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Home » Academics » Majors, Minors & Programs » Music Department » About AC Music

About AC Music

Austin College offers a full music major and minor within the framework of the liberal arts and sciences degree. For non-majors who wish to continue in performance and study of music, you will have the same access to ensembles.

 

Choral Music

Wind Ensembles

 

Why is AC Music for you?

Scholarships are available for all qualified students regardless of major.

 

All classes, lessons, and ensembles are taught and directed by professors. No grad students!

 

All of our ensembles are open to all students, no segmentation by year or non-major.

 

Learn from professors who are also performers and scholars.

 

Your studies are tailored to both your current and future interests. Whether you plan to teach in the public schools or go on to graduate work, we will guide you toward the kind of coursework that will help you make that happen.

Our graduates are out in the world working in areas such as:

  • Music EducationMusic Word Cloud
  • Performance
  • Conducting
  • Composition
  • Music Therapy
  • Music Theory
  • Church Music
  • Musicology
  • Music Business
  • Arts Management
  • Media and Recording Arts

Need more inspiration?

The music major and minor have been combined with every other major on campus as well as being a popular option for pre-med and pre-law students.

 

Interested in ethnomusicology? You can double major in music and anthropology.

 

Music therapy? Pair psychology and music with courses in biology and sociology.

 

Envision a career in the music industry? A combination of music, media, and business course can get you there.

 

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If you would like more information about music, contact:

 

  • Daniel Dominick (department chair, orchestral music, history, piano)
  • Wayne Crannell (choirs, voice)
  • Ricky Duhaime (chamber music, winds, cello)
  • Alan Harkey (bands, low brass)
  • John McGinn (theory/composition)
  • Cathy Richardson (chamber music, high strings)
  • Sylvia Rivers (voice, music education)

And if you don't see your specific area, contact Daniel Dominick who can provide the information you need.

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