Department of Music
16 Mt. Pelia Rd.
108 Fine Arts
Martin, TN 38238
Ph:(731) 881-7402
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If you have any questions, please contact us at (731) 881-7402.
After you have auditioned and been accepted as a music major or minor, you must take the Music Theory Diagnostic Exam when you come to campus for orientation. This exam is designed to assess your level of mastery in the music theory area in order to place you in the appropriate course: MUS 120 (Fundamentals of Music Theory) or MUS 131 (Music Theory I).
The Bachelor of Music curriculum is designed to provide the gifted student with training and knowledge essential for a career in teaching and/or performing or for future graduate work. The major provides a Music Education Option as well as a Performance/Pedagogy Option.
The option in Music Education provides professional training leading to state licensure to teach music in the public schools, kindergarten through 12th grade. Licensure emphases in Instrumental Music and Vocal/General Music are available. Students who choose this degree program participate in private lessons, small and large ensembles, study concepts in music education and prepare and perform a senior recital. In addition, Music Education students work with mentors in the field in a student-teaching environment to gain practical and first-hand knowledge of teaching in the public schools. Our students, upon graduation, are thoroughly prepared to lead in the field of music education. Many of our graduates with this degree go on to teach middle school and high school music throughout Tennessee or attend graduate school throughout the United States.
To learn more, visit the Music Education Website.
The performance option includes an emphasis in instrumental, instrumental pedagogy, piano, piano pedagogy, or voice. The Performance Option is limited to those highly talented performers who concentrate a large portion of their time on individual practice and performance. Students enrolled in the Performance or Pedagogy Degree programs take private lessons, participate in ensembles as well as study music theory, history and the pedagogy of their instrument(s). This degree programs aims to train students in all aspects of performance and/or pedagogy to further prepare them to be well-rounded musicians who contribute successfully to the field of music. Many graduates with this degree go on to prestigious graduate schools and/or open private teaching studios.
The Bachelor of Arts in Music Degree is designed for students who desire concentrated study in music as the central part of a broader, liberal-arts based education. The degree provides a significant Music Component, a General Education Core and a Supporting Elective Plan. The Supporting Elective Plan must be developed in conjunction with the faculty and according to the guidelines set forth by the Department of Music. Many students choose to use the Supporting Elective Plan to study a minor field in addition to music. Graduate with this degree are prepared as well-rounded musicians who may go on to perform, teach, attend graduate school or pursue a field outside of music.
Elective Plan and Senior Project Forms
The music minor at the University of Tennessee at Martin is intended for students who possess a background in music and wish to continue their study while majoring in another discipline. This program is designed to enhance career opportunities, while increasing students’ skills and knowledge in the areas of performance, music theory, and music history.
Acceptance into the Minor in Music program is by audition.
The Minor in Music (M-2730) consists of the following:
Note 1: Students must take MUS 113 to use MUS 251 as an elective
Note 2: Music 120 may not be counted towards a minor in music
Note 3: MUAP 110, 310 may not be counted towards a minor in music
Total hours required: 24
Participation in performance organizations is open to all students regardless of academic major. Scholarships are available by audition for participation in a select few of these ensembles. Click the brochure above to learn about music scholarship information.
Wind Ensemble - Contact Dr. John Oelrich; joelrich@utm.edu
Concert Band - Contact Dr. William Waterman; wwaterma@utm.edu
University Singers & New Pacer Singers - Contact Dr. Mark Simmons; marks@utm.edu
Orchestra - Contact Dr. Angela Ammerman; aammerm1@utm.edu
Jazz Band - Contact Dr. Kurt Gorman; kgorman@utm.edu
Athletic Bands - Contact Dr. William Waterman; wwaterma@utm.edu
Lyric Opera Theatre & Musical Theatre - Contact Dr. Amy Yeung; ayeung@utm.edu
University Steel Band - Contact Chelsea Jones; cjone228@utm.edu
Chamber Ensembles - Contact Dr. John Oelrich; joelrich@utm.edu
Private Lessons - Contact the applied faculty for your voice/instrument
The department also houses two chapters of national professional music fraternities: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (men) and Sigma Alpha lota (women). These organizations emphasize professionalism, creativity, and service in music.
Students receiving degrees other than the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts in Music may not earn more than 30 hours in courses that apply toward the degrees from the Department of Music, that is, courses in the following disciplines: Applied Music (MUAP), Music Education (MUED), Music Ensembles (MUEN), Music (MUS).
This pathway is designed for students transferring to UTM who have taken some form of lower division music courses at a different institution. Students who transfer in with less than two years and/or have not taken the necessary music courses to be considered for transfer credit, will need to start at the entry level of those proper course sequences to fill in any gaps in their foundational music coursework.
A transfer student will need to demonstrate competency in the lower division courses that establish the foundation for our music degrees and represent the majority of music classes during the first two years. Therefore, they will need to take the following entrance exams (NOTE: This pathway will only assess students based on the first two years of our degree sequence in conjunction with the transfer credits that the student brings. It will not assess students to test out of upper division coursework. Successful completion of all of these exams would allow a student to begin their study here as a junior-level music major.):
Music Theory/Aural Skills Entrance Exams:This test will be a graduated test. It will include material from all four semesters of Music Theory in increasing order. A student will need to complete each representative section to successfully test out of that level of music theory. The Aural Skills portion will assess the student’s level of sight singing and musical dictation in the same way.
Music History Entrance Exam: This test will be in two parts representing each class of music history (Ancient Greece-Baroque & Classical-Modern Day)
Piano Class Entrance Exam: The current Piano Class diagnostic exam will be used to determine how much, if any, of the piano classes will be waived.
Entrance Audition: The entry audition will allow the faculty in that particular instrumental area to determine the proper skill level of the student and what at what level of applied lessons they are able to begin and further. The audition, combined with actual ensemble credits transferred in, will also be used to determine how many, if any, lower-division ensembles may be waived.
Department of Music
16 Mt. Pelia Rd.
108 Fine Arts
Martin, TN 38238
Ph:(731) 881-7402
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