Department of Music

Faculty: Associate Professor Blackburn, Chair; Professor Traster; Associate Professor Zamparas; Assistant Professors Hebert, Jung, Omelchenko.

Accreditation

The University of Tampa is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Music is as follows:

1. To prepare music majors for successful careers or for graduate study in teaching, performing, composition and related areas.
2. To prepare the non-music-major student for lifelong participation in the enjoyment of music.
3. To provide music training for those students who need musical skills, understanding and appreciation in their chosen fields such as performing arts, elementary education, new media production or communication.
4. To enrich the academic and cultural life of the University community and the Baccalaureate Experience.
5. To serve the Tampa Bay and greater community through public performance, educational outreach and scholarly creativity.
6. To provide opportunities for professionals in the field to return to school to refresh and sharpen their skills, to update their credentials and to take advantage of workshops for themselves and their students.

Degrees Offered

1. Bachelor of Arts in Music
2. Bachelor of Music in Performance
3. Bachelor of Music in Music Education

The Department of Music also participates in the New Media Production interdisciplinary program that focuses on designing and creating applications for interactive media, mobile platforms and the Internet for both commercial and artistic intent.

(For Musical Theatre, see the “Performing Arts” section under the Department of Speech, Theatre and Dance.)

Admission Requirements

Admission to all music degree programs and the minor in music requires the following:

1. A successful music audition/interview on a primary applied instrument or voice. Audition requirements and an audition application are available at www.ut.edu/music.
2. The Music Theory and Aural Skills Placement Exam, to be taken at the time of audition or the beginning of the first term.
3. The Piano Placement Exam, to be taken at the time of audition or the beginning of the first term.

Transfer students bringing in 60 or more credits who plan to enter Bachelor of Music programs in Music Performance or Music Education must meet audition requirements equivalent to the requirements of the Upper Division Evaluation. (Particular audition requirements are determined by the area director who administers the student’s audition. Prospective students should confirm these requirements with the area director, in advance of their audition.)