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.
Music
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Meet the Faculty
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Joaquin Achucarro Professor of Piano, Joel Estes Tate Chair -
Christopher Adkins Adjunct Professor of Cello -
Stephen Ahearn Adjunct Associate Professor of Clarinet -
Sarah Allen Associate Professor and Co-Chair of Music Education -
Christopher S. Anderson Associate Professor of Sacred Music -
Deborah Baron Adjunct Assistant Professor of Flute -
Brian Bentley Adjunct Lecturer -
Aaron Boyd Chair of Strings, Director of Chamber Music -
David Brown Assistant Director For Music Operations -
John Bryant Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Industry Practices; Drumset Studies -
Kim Corbet Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jazz/Rock History/Interdisciplinary Studies -
Jack Delaney Director of Bands and Professor of Music
Chair of Instrumental Ensembles -
Scott Dettra Adjunct Associate Professor of Organ -
Andres Diaz Professor of Cello -
Dale Dietert Senior Lecturer in Voice -
Virginia Dupuy Professor, Voice -
Pamela Elrod Huffman Associate Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities -
Stefan Engels Leah Young Fullinwider Centennial Chair in Music Performance and Professor of Organ -
Donald Fabian Adjunct Associate Professor of Saxophone -
Mark Feezell Senior Lecturer in Music Theory and Composition,
Co-Chair of Music Theory and Composition -
Kevin Finamore Adjunct Professor of Trumpet -
Clifton Forbis Professor and Chair of Voice -
Robert Frank Associate Professor of Composition and Theory and Director of Electronic Music -
Paul Garner Adjunct Associate Professor of Clarinet -
Liudmila Georgievskaya Adjunct Lecturer in Piano, Chamber Music Coach and Coordinator of Accompanying -
Matthew Good Adjunct Associate Professor of Tuba
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Kevin Gunter Senior Lecturer, Coordinator of Class Piano, Co-Director, SMU Institute for Young Pianists -
Robert Guthrie Adjunct Professor of Guitar -
Hank Hammett Director of Lyric Theatre, Senior Lecturer
Chair of Vocal Ensembles -
Erin Hannigan Adjunct Professor of Oboe -
Lane Harder Senior Lecturer in Music Theory and Composition, Co-Chair of Music Theory and Composition, Director of SYGYZY -
Carole Harris Assistant to the Director, Coordinator for Business Operations and Planning -
Barry Hearn Adjunct Associate Professor of Trombone and Euphonium -
Laura Hearn Assistant Director for Student Affairs
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Willa Henigman Guest Artist - Oboe -
Nora Henson Adjunct Associate Professor of Music Education -
David Heyde Adjunct Associate Professor of Horn -
Sam Holland Algur H. Meadows Dean and Professor of Music -
Chad Hoopes Professor of Practice in Violin -
Haley Hoops Adjunct Associate Professor of Horn -
Derrick Horne Professor of Practice in Music
Director of the Meadows Jazz Orchestra -
Ronald Houston Adjunct Associate Professor of Viola and Violin -
Gregory Hustis Adjunct Professor of Horn -
Hyae-jin Hwang Lecturer in Piano Pedagogy -
Lynne Jackson Adjunct Lecturer in Wind Pedagogy -
Brian Jones Adjunct Assistant Professor of Percussion -
David Karp Professor of Piano -
Alexander Kienle Adjunct Associate Professor -
Camille King Adjunct Associate Professor of Voice -
Kara Kirkendoll Welch Adjunct Associate Professor, Flute -
Diane Kitzman Adjunct Associate Professor, Violin -
John Kitzman Adjunct Professor, Trombone -
Peter Kupfer Associate Professor of Musicology
Chair, Department of Musicology -
Drew Lang Adjunct Assistant Professor, Percussion and Co-Coordinator of Percussion Studies -
Pierre Lapointe Adjunct Associate Professor of Viola -
Jean Larson Garver Adjunct Professor, Flute -
Jon Lee Adjunct Assistant Professor, Director of Percussion Ensemble
Co-Coordinator of Percussion Studies -
Carol Leone Professor of Piano, Chair of Piano Studies -
Emily Levin Adjunct Associate Professor of Harp -
Annie Lin Adjunct Associate Professor -
Janice Lindstrom Lecturer, Music Therapy -
Michael Lively Senior Lecturer in Music Theory -
Catharine Lysinger Professor of Practice, Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Piano Preparatory Department
Coordinator of Piano Performance and Pedagogy -
David Mancini Director, Division of Music,
Associate Professor of Music Theory -
David Matthews Adjunct Assistant Professor, English Horn -
Darren McHenry Adjunct Assistant Professor of Bass Trombone -
Jamal Mohamed Adjunct Lecturer, Director of the Meadows World Music Ensemble; Instructor: Percussion Ensemble, Hand Drumming and Ethnic Percussion -
Barbara Hill Moore Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor of Voice -
Melissa Murchison Murray Senior Lecturer, Music Theory
Associate Director, Division of Music -
Naoko Nakamura Adjunct Assistant Professor of Harp -
George Nickson Adjunct Assistant Professor of Percussion -
Kristina Nielsen Assistant Professor of Musicology -
Brian Perry Adjunct Associate Professor, Double Bass -
Paul Phillips Martha Raley Peak Centennial Chair and Director of the Meadows Symphony Orchestra -
Gregory Raden Adjunct Associate Professor of Clarinet -
James Richman Adjunct Lecturer, Harpsichord -
Ellen Rose Adjunct Associate Professor, Viola
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Adam Salas Adjunct Lecturer in Class Piano, Piano Preparatory Department -
Paul Schmidt Adjunct Lecturer in Wind Pedagogy -
Julie Scott, Ph.D. Professor of Practice in Music Education; Co-Chair, Music Education; Director, SMU Music Educators Workshops -
Alexander Sitkovetsky Violin -
Ed Smith Adjunct Lecturer, Vibraphone -
Jason Smith Senior Lecturer and Vocal Coach -
Ted Soluri Adjunct Associate Professor of Bassoon -
Barbara Sudweeks Adjunct Professor, Viola -
Daniel Tague Assistant Professor and Chair of Music Therapy -
Laureen Whitelaw Visiting Assistant Professor of Musicology -
Xi Wang Associate Professor of Music Composition and Theory -
Susan Younghans Adjunct Associate Professor String Music Education
Featured Courses
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MUAS 3200 Intro to DAWs |
Presents the concepts of recording and mixing music and audio using computer-based Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs). |
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PERE 5114 Meadows Chamber Singers |
A select vocal ensemble composed of the most advanced vocal talent in the University; open through audition to all undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of major. |
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MUHI 4345/6345 Issues in Opera History |
Can I double major in music and another field of study and keep my music scholarship?
Absolutely! As long as you stay a B.M. or a B.A., you keep your music scholarship.
Caruth Auditorium
Concert performances are presented in Caruth Auditorium, a 490-seat concert hall with an acoustical construction that can be "tuned" for any type of musical presentation. Caruth Auditorium is also the home of the splendid C.B. Fisk Opus 101, a 51-stop, 3681-pipe organ used for recitals as well as symphonic and choral concerts.