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The University of North Texas College of Music is the largest public university music program in the USA and one of the most respected globally. The UNT College of Music serves our diverse musical culture with excellence, integrity and imagination.
The College of Music is one of the nation’s largest and most respected comprehensive music schools. It offers fully accredited degrees from the bachelor to doct...oral levels and is home to the world’s first jazz studies degree program. Faculty include internationally acclaimed artists and scholars in composition, conducting, ethnomusicology, music education, music entrepreneurship, music history, music theory and performance. The college presents more than 1,100 concerts and recitals annually. UNT music alumni can be found around the globe in impressive, award-winning careers across a wide-range of music professions. See More
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1890
Awards
-113 Grammy Winners and Collaborators
-306 Grammy Nominations
-College of Music ranked 19th in the world among the Top 25 Music Schools for Film and TV by the H...ollywood Reporter
-Named Top 21 Best Music Business School in the nation by Billboard Magazine three years running.
-1st PHD in Music in Performing Arts Health in the world
-College of Music named Best in Texas for Veterans by College Factual
-College of Music named 3rd in the USA for Veterans by College Factual
-College of Music named a Top 25 Major Universities Strong in Music in the nation by Fiske Guide to Colleges
-Denton is ranked 1st in the nation as a best college town for music majors by MusicSchoolCentral.com
-College of Music ranked 3rd in the nation for best value by GreatValueColleges.net
-Jazz studies program ranked 1st in Texas, 1st in the South and 3rd in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-General music program ranked 5th in the nation for veterans by CollegeFactual.com
-General music program ranked 4th in the nation for best value by CollegeFactual.com
-General music program ranked 2nd in Texas, 3rd in the South and 11th in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-College of Music ranked 1st in Texas, 2nd in the South and 13th in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-Music history and literature program ranked 1st in Texas, 3rd in the South and 13th in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-Music theory program ranked 1st in Texas, 2nd in the South and 14th in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-Music performance program ranked 1st in Texas, 2nd in the South and 15th in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-College of Music ranked 19th in the nation by USCollegeRanking.org
-Jazz studies program ranked one of the Top 25 U.S. Jazz Guitar Schools by Jazzguitar.be
-College of Music's Symphony Orchestra named one of the Top 20 most impressive college orchestras in America by OnlineSchoolsCenter.com.
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-306 Grammy Nominations
-College of Music ranked 19th in the world among the Top 25 Music Schools for Film and TV by the H...ollywood Reporter
-Named Top 21 Best Music Business School in the nation by Billboard Magazine three years running.
-1st PHD in Music in Performing Arts Health in the world
-College of Music named Best in Texas for Veterans by College Factual
-College of Music named 3rd in the USA for Veterans by College Factual
-College of Music named a Top 25 Major Universities Strong in Music in the nation by Fiske Guide to Colleges
-Denton is ranked 1st in the nation as a best college town for music majors by MusicSchoolCentral.com
-College of Music ranked 3rd in the nation for best value by GreatValueColleges.net
-Jazz studies program ranked 1st in Texas, 1st in the South and 3rd in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-General music program ranked 5th in the nation for veterans by CollegeFactual.com
-General music program ranked 4th in the nation for best value by CollegeFactual.com
-General music program ranked 2nd in Texas, 3rd in the South and 11th in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-College of Music ranked 1st in Texas, 2nd in the South and 13th in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-Music history and literature program ranked 1st in Texas, 3rd in the South and 13th in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-Music theory program ranked 1st in Texas, 2nd in the South and 14th in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-Music performance program ranked 1st in Texas, 2nd in the South and 15th in the nation by Best-Music-Colleges.com
-College of Music ranked 19th in the nation by USCollegeRanking.org
-Jazz studies program ranked one of the Top 25 U.S. Jazz Guitar Schools by Jazzguitar.be
-College of Music's Symphony Orchestra named one of the Top 20 most impressive college orchestras in America by OnlineSchoolsCenter.com.
Updated 6.4.2019 See More
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The College of Music has nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate music majors, 152 faculty members, 300 Teaching Fellows and Assistants, and 40 staff members. T...he College of Music consists of eight Divisions recognized for artistic and academic excellence that have a full complement of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in Conducting, Composition, Jazz Studies, Music Education, Musicology, Music Theory, Performance and Performing Arts Health. The College also offers Graduate Artist Certificates in Performance for strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, piano, harpsichord, organ, voice, jazz and early music concentrations, and specialized study in opera, music and medicine, ethnomusicology, and world music.
The College of Music offers approximately 1,100 performances each year held in nine performance spaces distributed among the Winspear Performance Hall and Lyric Theater within the Murchison Performing Arts Center, Voertman Concert Hall, Frank Kenton Hall, the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, Main Auditorium, Organ Recital Hall and the recital hall. There are more than 70 musical ensembles in which students participate inclusive of all genres - from early music to television and film scoring.
Parking
For concerts in the Murchison Performing Arts Center after 5pm, park in the Fouts Field Parking Lot just north of the hall along North Texas Boulevard. Parking is free.
For concerts in the music building after 5pm, park in the lot off Highland between Bain Hall and the North/South practice buildings. DO NOT park in the lot behind Chilton Hall just off Chestnut Street or you will be ticketed. Highland is a one-way street going east, so to get to the Bain Hall/practice building lot entrance, take the North Texas Blvd. exit from I-35. Head north on North Texas and then take a right on Highland. The parking lot entrance will be on your left after you pass Bain Hall.
During normal business hours, visitors have three options for parking: parking garages, parking meters, or the purchase of a visitor permit. Meters near the music building can be found on Highland Street between North Texas Blvd. and Avenue C. The parking garage is located on Highland Street at the corner of Avenue A (southeast of the music building, east of the business building). Parking permits may also be purchased at this garage location, and visitor spaces are located in various parking lots, including the lot off Highland between Bain Hall and the North/South Practice Buildings.
For full visitor parking information, visit the UNT Parking Services website. See More
The College of Music offers approximately 1,100 performances each year held in nine performance spaces distributed among the Winspear Performance Hall and Lyric Theater within the Murchison Performing Arts Center, Voertman Concert Hall, Frank Kenton Hall, the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, Main Auditorium, Organ Recital Hall and the recital hall. There are more than 70 musical ensembles in which students participate inclusive of all genres - from early music to television and film scoring.
Parking
For concerts in the Murchison Performing Arts Center after 5pm, park in the Fouts Field Parking Lot just north of the hall along North Texas Boulevard. Parking is free.
For concerts in the music building after 5pm, park in the lot off Highland between Bain Hall and the North/South practice buildings. DO NOT park in the lot behind Chilton Hall just off Chestnut Street or you will be ticketed. Highland is a one-way street going east, so to get to the Bain Hall/practice building lot entrance, take the North Texas Blvd. exit from I-35. Head north on North Texas and then take a right on Highland. The parking lot entrance will be on your left after you pass Bain Hall.
During normal business hours, visitors have three options for parking: parking garages, parking meters, or the purchase of a visitor permit. Meters near the music building can be found on Highland Street between North Texas Blvd. and Avenue C. The parking garage is located on Highland Street at the corner of Avenue A (southeast of the music building, east of the business building). Parking permits may also be purchased at this garage location, and visitor spaces are located in various parking lots, including the lot off Highland between Bain Hall and the North/South Practice Buildings.
For full visitor parking information, visit the UNT Parking Services website. See More
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The College of Music is one of the nation’s largest and most respected comprehensive music schools. It offers fully accredited degrees from the bachelor to doctoral levels and is home to the world’s first jazz studies degree program. Faculty include internationally acclaimed artists and scholars in composition, conducting, ethnomusicology, music ed...
