Music

Two asian students playing violin in a pit orchestra at the Winspear Opera House

If music is a must for you, Meadows is a place to do what you love and garner tools to build a life. Be it a music-intensive B.M. or a more flexible B.A., adapt your education to meet your needs and fulfill your dreams. Read more about the Division of Music.

Music alum Adam Salas (M.M. '18) is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music and the current President of the Dallas Music Teachers Association.

Alumni Spotlight: Adam Salas

April 15, 2024

Alumni

Music alum Adam Salas (M.M. '18) shares his passion for piano with students of his own now as both a private piano studio owner and professor of piano at SMU and TWU.

Two Meadows students smile and pose with Mustang signs at an SMU event. — Our student workers are often the first faces Meadows visitors to the school get to see, whether that's via a campus tour with Admissions or the Meadows Box Office for an event.

National Student Employment Week: Celebrating Meadows’ Student Workers

April 12, 2024

Students

In honor of National Student Employment Week, we are highlighting the various groups of student workers at SMU Meadows, from ticketing to recruitment, who help keep operations running smoothly for our school.

SMU Student Theatre Group Promotes Cross-Collaboration for Arts Majors

March 27, 2024

Students

SMU Student Theatre (SMUST) produces student-led productions that allow for interdisciplinary work between Meadows students in a variety of majors.

A photographic component from Jenna Davis' project, "Fabric," featuring a performer stretching a shirt over her face. — A photographic still from Jenna Davis' multi-medium performance “maybe it’s in the lining of my jacket?" that explores dancers' sensibility to fabric.

Meadows Students Pursue Research Projects with Engaged Learning Fellowship Grants

March 22, 2024

Students

Discover what meaningful research projects Meadows students across four different majors are pursuing with their Engaged Learning grants.

Undergraduate Majors	B.A. Music B.M. Performance B.M. Composition B.M. Music Therapy B.M. Music Education (Teacher Certification) Dual Degree (Performance/Education)
Undergraduate Minors	Minor in Music Music Minor in Songwriting Music Industry Practices Minor
Graduate Majors	M.M. Composition M.M. Conducting M.M. Music Education M.M. Musicology M.M. Performance Master of Sacred Music M.M. Theory Pedagogy Performer's Diploma Artist Diploma

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Alumni Spotlight: Adam Salas

National Student Employment Week: Celebrating Meadows’ Student Workers

SMU Student Theatre Group Promotes Cross-Collaboration for Arts Majors

Meadows Students Pursue Research Projects with Engaged Learning Fellowship Grants

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