Overview

In the Music program at Texas Christian University you can earn a degree in music with a concentration in brass, church music, music education, music theory/composition, organ, percussion, piano pedagogy, piano, strings, voice or woodwinds.

The TCU School of Music offers world-class musical opportunities with a 5:1 student-to-faculty ratio, which means you’ll get individualized mentoring from faculty and have ample opportunities to perform in a variety of ensembles.

Faculty will challenge you to grow and excel personally and musically, preparing you to join the next generation of world-changing teachers, performers, scholars, composers and arts advocates.

Career Prospects

At TCU, you’ll graduate with the skills — collaboration, creativity, organization and leadership — to pursue a successful career inside and outside the arts. Some music graduates decide to attend law or medical school. Others continue their graduate studies at prestigious universities and conservatories across the country.

With a job placement rate over 90 percent, our graduates go on to succeed as public and private school teachers, church music directors, freelance musicians, arts administrators, music producers and professional musicians in symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles or opera companies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

World Music for Music Majors

Ear Training

Symphony Orchestra

Diction for Singers

Instrumentation

History of Sacred Music

Survey of Opera Literature

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fort Worth, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be admitted to the MM/MME degree programs, students must possess a Bachelor of Music or its equivalent, with a major in the area of proposed graduate study, including sophomore-level credit in an approved foreign language in the case of prospective majors in musicology, theory, composition, voice, or voice pedagogy.
For admission, the student must have satisfactory undergraduate preparation for the particular degree sought which includes at least a “B” average (comparable to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale) in all undergraduate work
International Student Requirements
Test scores must be sent to TCU from the testing agency to school code: 6820.
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

39780 USD / year

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Out-of-State

39780 USD / year

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39780 USD / year

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Living costs

Fort Worth

United States

1071 - 1679 USD / month

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Living costs

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Financing

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