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2501 4th Avenue
Canyon,Texas 79016
806.651.2840
admissions@mail.wtamu.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Music Education

Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy

Bachelor of Music in Music Business

Bachelor of Music in Music Technology

Bachelor of Music in Composition

Bachelor of Music in Performance


The School of Music at West Texas A&M University prepares undergraduate and graduate students for careers in music in a student-centered, experiential learning environment. By fostering outstanding performance and academic rigor and recognizing the diversity of musical expression in culture, the School of Music promotes excellence in education for all musical endeavors. The School of Music offers professional training in performance, conducting, composition, music education, music therapy, and music industry and technology, with emphasis on creative entrepreneurship and future success in a rapidly evolving musical landscape. The School of Music supports the university’s mission to provide a cultural center for a multi-state region, serving the university, community, and region with a large number of public performances and educational opportunities.

Faculty Info:

Lyudmila Abbasova, Dr. James Barger, Dr. Mark Bartley, Sarah Beckham-Turner, Helen Blackburn, Dr. Benjamin J. Brooks, Dr. Tina Carpenter, Steven Dolezal, Dr. Robert Hansen, Dr. Kimberly Beck Hieb, Rossitza Jekova-Goza, DMA, Dr. Edward Kahler, Dr. Robert Krause, Dr. Cloyce Kuhnert, Donald Lefevre, Dr. Jeremy Lewis , Dr. Guglielmo Manfredi, Dr. Christopher Meerdink, Dr. Choong-Ha Nam, Matthew Oglesby, Dr. Sean Pullen, Dr. Nicholas Scales, Dr. John G. Shanks, Douglas Storey, Dr. William Takacs, Dr. Susan Martin Tariq, Dr. Russell Teweleit, Vesselin Todorov, Evgeny Zvonnikov.



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Past Student Productions

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(2/10/23 - 2/19/23)
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
(9/28/22 - 10/2/22)
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You on the Moors Now
(9/17/21 - 9/26/21)
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Phaedra
(2/4/21 - 2/14/21)
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KISS ME, KATE (Revised 1999)
(4/16/20 - 4/26/20)
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(11/7/19 - 11/17/19)
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SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD in Broadway SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
(9/12/19 - 9/22/19)
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SPRING AWAKENING in Broadway SPRING AWAKENING
(2/7/19 - 2/17/19)
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PETER AND THE STARCATCHER in Broadway PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
(1/24/19 - 1/27/19)
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9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL
(4/19/18 - 4/29/18)
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(10/12/17 - 10/22/17)
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(4/21/16 - 4/30/16)
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THE FANTASTICKS
(9/10/15 - 10/1/15)
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INTO THE WOODS
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