Texas A&M University College of Performance,
Visualization & Fine Arts
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University College of Performance,
Visualization & Fine Arts

Explore Music

At Texas A&M University

Students looking for a bold, one-of-a-kind experience in musical education will find it at Texas A&M University. Our accomplished faculty members will help them to discover their artistic voice while mastering the foundations of music. Whether you’re onstage, in the studio or collaborating across art forms, this is the place to transform your passion into powerful, original performance.

Learn about our Music Program

Where Music Meets Innovation

The Music Performance degree fosters a stylistically open approach by blending technical instruction, individualized mentoring and professional development training. This includes developing new and creative ways of thinking about performance; innovative ways of integrating music performance in social engagements; and creative concepts of music performance and technology. We actively explore music’s vibrant connection with dance, theatre, visual arts and emerging fields like game design.

Students can develop technical proficiency in performance through individual lessons and ensemble participation. Individual performance instruction courses are offered in brass; composition; electronic music; guitar; percussion; strings; voice; and woodwind. Our performance ensembles specialize in experimental and improvised music; guitar; steel pan; opera and musical theatre; percussion; trombone; and video game and film music.

Coursework includes performance training, collaboration, music technology, music history, global studies and business/entrepreneurship.

An in-depth understanding of the visual and performing arts can also be developed through the Performance and Visual Studies program, including ethnomusicology, media studies and sound studies. Interdisciplinary coursework and the college’s rich performance schedule provide a broad foundation of knowledge.

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Our Mission

With a technology-infused foundation, this college was created to bring together visual arts, performing arts, interactive media, visual computing and humanities.
A student performs on steel pan in an outdoor courtyard.
College students play different instruments during an ensemble concert.
A college student sings into a microphone in a bar setting. The lit sign for "The Owl" is visible in the background.
Three college students play experimental music. Two of them are looking at a laptop computer.
A steel pan ensemble performs an evening concert outside of a university building.
A trumpet player performing with other musicians in front of a group of people. We can also see his conductor.
A college student sings into a microphone in a busy bar setting.
Two college students are seated at a table onstage, performing by using analog equipment.
Two college students sit together at a piano as they perform for an audience.

Undergraduate Degrees

All Undergraduate Degrees
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Music Performance

Bachelor of Fine Arts

The Bachelor of Fine Arts offers a comprehensive grounding in music, while emphasizing the intersections of music with other art forms such as dance, theatre, game design and the visual arts. Coursework includes musical performance, interdisciplinary collaboration, music theory and musicianship, music technology and music business.

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Performance and Visual Studies

Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts in Performance Studies offers an in-depth understanding of the visual and performing arts, including ethnomusicology, media studies and sound studies.

We provide the foundational knowledge that every student needs, but we also have courses in the curriculum like Music and Film; Music and Dance; Music and Theatre. It’s looking at those intersections of art forms that we have in close proximity. They’re not housed in a different part of campus. Therefore, we’re able to collaborate more easily and draw influences from those disciplines.

Andrea EdwardsProgram Director, Music College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts

Graduate Degrees

All Graduate Degrees

Performance Studies, M.A.

The Master of Arts degree is built around a multifaceted understanding of performance. The program bridges scholarship and practice, ranging from applying qualitative research methods to transmitting knowledge through performance.

7:1 Ratio
of faculty to students across the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts

In the 2023-2024 Academic Year

35+ Music Performances
presented by students, faculty and guest artists

In the 2024-2025 Academic Year

59 Students
participated in study abroad experiences across the college

Global Engagement

Minors

All College Minors

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Dance

Students interested in the art and science of dance can thrive at Texas A&M University. Our faculty don’t just teach students how to be great performers. We use anatomy, psychology, wellness, current research and safe dance practices to keep them dancing longer and healthier.

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Theatre

With an emphasis on devised theatre, our faculty members help students create original works and build broad expertise in the skills necessary to collaboratively develop and mount theatrical productions.

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Visual Arts

From animation to video game design, virtual reality to virtual production, we offer the opportunity to explore the creation and development of the visual experience by learning the equal importance of art, technology, science and design.

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Computing in the Arts

Technology is deeply rooted in our mission, giving our students a foundation in innovation and expertise in digital literacy. Computing methods are the building blocks that make this possible, and are used throughout all of our disciplines.

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Writing in the Arts

Through storytelling, communication, research and analysis, writing plays a significant role in the arts. Our students are equipped with the ability to analyze the history and cultural context of art, with critical assessment skills that will serve them in their careers.