Contact Us

UNT College of Music

Main Office

music.information@unt.edu
940-565-2791
Music Building, Room 247

Mailing Address

1155 Union Circle #311367
Denton, TX 76203-5017

Physical Address

415 Avenue C
Denton, TX 76201

Box Office & Concert Information

940-369-7802
www.theMPAC.com

Music Applications, Auditions & Awards
collegeofmusic@unt.edu
940-565-3860

Joel D. Wiley
Director of Admissions
joel.wiley@unt.edu
940-565-4349
Chilton Hall, Room 211-D

Lyndi Williams Krause
Assistant Director of Admissions
Lyndi.WilliamsKrause@unt.edu
940-369-8388
Chilton Hall, Room 211-S

Mafalda Chandler
Sr. Administrative Coordinator for Music Awards
Mafalda.chandler@unt.edu
940-369-7771
Chilton Hall, Room 211-R

College of Music Tours

Music Student Ambassadors
Music.ambassador@unt.edu
940-565-3423

Graduate Studies Office/Advising

Colleen Conlon
colleen.conlon@unt.edu
940-565-2930
Chilton Hall, Room 211-A

Brian McKee
brian.mckee@unt.edu
940-565-3721
Chilton Hall, Room 211-Q

Undergraduate Advising Office

(Questions regarding specific degree requirements)

Carol Pollard, M. A.
Director of Undergraduate Advising
940-565-3781
carol.pollard@unt.edu
Specific focus: Composition, Music Theory, BA in Music

Ana White, M. S.
Senior Academic Counselor
940-565-2381
Ana.White@unt.edu
Specific Focus: Music Education, BA in Music

Jessie Niu, M. Ed.
Academic Counselor / International & Study Abroad Liaison
940-565-3734
jessie.niu@unt.edu
Specific Focus: Performance, BA in Music

Shaunté Collins, M.S., L.P.C.
Academic Counselor
940-369-7545
Shaunte.Collins@unt.edu
Specific focus: Jazz Studies, BA in Music

Divisions

Composition Division
Music Education Division

Jamel Jackson
Jamel.Jackson@unt.edu
940-565-3730
Music Building, Room 216A

Music History, Theory & Ethnomusicology Division

Alex Yarbro
alexandra.yarbro@unt.edu
940-369-8724
Music Building, Room 242

Conducting & Ensembles Division
Keyboard Studies Division
Vocal Studies Division

Diana Cooley
diana.cooley@unt.edu
940-369-8709
Music Building, Room 244

Instrumental Studies Division

Christine Hill
christine.hill@unt.edu
940-565-4124
Music Building, Room 131

Jazz Studies Division

Christopher Walker
jazz@unt.edu
940-565-3743
Music Building, Room 284

Wind Studies Division

Heather Coffin
heather.coffin@unt.edu
940-565-3737

Academics and Ensembles

Divisions

Centers and Institutes

Ensembles

Admissions and Auditions

Admissions

Auditions

Tours

Events and Facilities

Upcoming Events

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Our Musical Community

Alumni

Community

Students

Alumni, Community and Student Highlights

Alumna Latonia Moore, soprano, praised in NYT review

Regents Professor of Piano Pamela Mia Paul has been selected as a juror for the 2020 Van Cliburn Amateur Competition

Childs and Cook Selected as Artistic Leadership for Dallas Brass Band

Jie (Jackie) Gao (DMA '17), violin, was the 2018 Gold Award Winner for associate producing “Treasures of the Earth: Gems, Metals and Power,” a documentary, science & technology feature on NOVA and PBS

Welcoming the Class of 2023

Patricia Racette (BM '88) will join the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as the artistic director of its young artist program

UNT College of Music Represented at Aspen Music Festival

Masters Student Raylin Hooks (BM '19) receives the Stanley Drucker Award

Peter Jutras (PhD '03) has been named Director of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia

Lindsay Pope (DMA '19) was honored with the 2019 Toulouse Dissertation Award in the Fine Arts field

Jazz Singers invited to perform at 2020 JEN conference in New Orleans

Alumna in the News: Mason Bynes (BM '19) tells her story

Professor Scott Tixier included on "The Lion King" Soundtrack

Piano Professor Joseph Banowetz served on 2019 Lang Lang International Piano Competition Jury

College of Music Faculty present in Ireland at Mayday Group Colloquium

Dave Meder single "This Road" named a 2nd prize winner in 2018 International Songwriting Competition

Rosana Eckert releases CD "Saling Home"

Vanity Fair Highlights Women in Jazz at UNT

Incoming Faculty Member to Work With Title I Houston High Schools

Musician saves her career, with a little help from UNTHSC

Alexander Longnecker (MM '18) accepted into the MM in Early Music Program at the Yale School of Music

Associate Professor of Music Theory Stephen Slottow's "The Americanization of Zen Chanting" reviewed

William J. Coppola Receives Hildegard C. Froehlich Early Career Researcher Award

Electronics Added as Instrument Concentration

2019 ISSME Conference Held at UNT

The UNT A Cappella choir, conducted by Dr. Allen Hightower, has been invited to perform in San Antonio during the 2020 TMEA state convention.

Courtyard Plans Revealed

Composition and Media Assistant Professor, Drew Schnurr, composed the music for the film Eco-Terrorist: Battle for Our Planet

The Jazz Studies division received a number of honors for the 42nd Annual Music Awards. Avenue C, directed by Marion Powers (center) won the Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance

Alumna Stephanie Hansen (BM '18) received Outstanding Soloist and current student Kara Walton was named Outstanding Scat Soloist from Downbeat's 42nd Annual Music Awards

Marc Reed, (MM '04, DMA '07) will join the University of Akron as the director of the School of Music and the School of Dance, Theatre and Arts Administration

Chris McGinty (MM '11, DMA Candidate) has won a euphonium position with the United States Air Force Band

UNT CoM Student Kyle Myers wins Undergraduate Outstanding Composition from Downbeat’s 42nd Annual Student Music Awards

UNT Students win the American Guild of Organists Student Commissioning Project

STUDENT SUCCESS: Flute DMA student, Charles Gibb, has won the National Collegiate Solo Competition hosted by the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own."

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Jonathan "Capital" Patterson, recently completed a multi-city performing tour of Japan where he was also featured in a new NHK documentary

STUDENT SUCCESS: College of Music DMA student, Juana Monsalve Mejia, has been offered and has accepted a faculty position at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia

Brad Leali wins UNT Foundation Community Engagement Award

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Professor of jazz guitar, Davy Mooney, becomes Benedetto artist

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: DMA student, Limeng Zhang, recently performed at Carnegie Hall as a first prize winner of the International Golden Classical Music Awards

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT - UNITED STATES NAVY BAND: The College of Music recently welcomed (l-r) Cindy Wolverton – Bass Clarinet (DMA ’02), Josh Arvizu – Oboe (MM ’04), Dan Geldert – Euphonium (BM ’09), Jason Ayoub – Horn (BM ’00), Ken Moses – Trombone (’16-‘18)

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: CoM DMA student, Meilin Ai, has accepted a full-time position at the Conservatory of Music at Sichuan Normal University beginning Fall 2019

STUDENT SUCCESS: Olivia Funkhouser, College of Music 2nd year MM trumpet student has won a trumpet position with the United States Navy Fleet Band.

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Davy Mooney career showcased by Jazz Guitar Today

Jazz Guitar Today highlights the many facets of the UNT jazz guitar program

OPERA REVIEW: Gregory Sullivan Isaacs reviews College of Music production of Gianni Schicchi and Le Testament de la tante Caroline

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Sgt. 1st Class Phillip Johnson (MM '03), trumpeter in the United States Army Field Band, sees his graphic novel made into a Netflix movie.

ALUMNA SPOTLIGHT: Jazz studies alumna, Jessica Curran ('13-'15), has been announced as part of the 2019 Provincetown Jazz Festival

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei (BM '14 Composition) has been included in the 2019 Eurasia Festival

Finzer Named to "Artists to Watch" List

College of Music Director of Admissions Named UNT Employee of the Year

Alumni Spotlight: Jay Sutey (BM'13) and Ally (Hany) Albrecht (BM'14) visit UNT Booth at Midwest Clinic

UNT graduate, Jeremy Bradstreet (MM '98), has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2019 GRAMMY educator award.

UNT Alumna to perform in Bush State Funeral

Katrina Cain visits UNT

Alumni Spotlight: Aaron Olguin

Alumni Spotlight: Jackie Gao

Davy Mooney releases album

Student Resources

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Academic Advising

Undergraduate Advising Prospective and Transfer Student Advising Graduate Advising Current Student Academic Resources Undergraduate Core Curriculumn Semester-by-semester plans Orientation Study Abroad and Exchange FAQ

Undergraduate Advising

Prospective and Transfer Student Advising

Graduate Advising

Current Student Academic Resources

Undergraduate Core Curriculumn

Semester-by-semester plans

Orientation

Study Abroad and Exchange

FAQ

Music Applications, Auditions & Awards
collegeofmusic@unt.edu
940-565-3860

Composition Division
Music Education Division

Conducting & Ensembles Division
Keyboard Studies Division
Vocal Studies Division