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Degree Description

The Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music at 91ÖÆƬ³§ offers a Bachelor of Music Degree which you may tailor to suit your talents and professional goals by choosing a concentration in performance, composition or music education through applied studies of your chosen instrument, ensemble performance, and of music theory, history, literature and current trends.

If you love to show your talent in front of adoring crowds, a performance concentration is the choice for you. Your courses will be designed to hone your chosen talent(s). The four performance tracks include piano and band, piano and choral, voice and winds or percussion. If you choose the piano and choral track, for example, you'll take a lot of piano and voice lessons in addition to the music core.

Why Study Music Performance at Lamar?

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, your Bachelor of Music Degree with a concentration in Performance in the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music fully immerses you in the cultural study of music, composition, performance techniques, education, history and more. Here, you can sing in a chorus, go to a live performance, compose an original piece, enjoy music of various genres and play your instruments, all while refining your natural gifts and talents. Surrounded by artistic institutions throughout our area, we strongly encourage you to participate in Southeast Texas’ cultural life.

Some of our regional ensembles include the Symphony of Southeast Texas, Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society, Beaumont Community Players, Beaumont Ballet Theatre and the Beaumont Civic Ballet. Other opportunities lie in our rich variety of religious institutions, live music venues and community theatre companies, to name a few, that are always willing to have LU music students as performers – and some of those pay scholarships or stipends. Southeast Texas is an ideal place to study music in all its forms.