Dr. David Scott, Department Head
The Department of Music is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music and the Texas Association of Music Schools. The Department of Music offers the Master of Music degree in Music with an emphasis in: Performance, Music Education and Piano Pedagogy.
Maintained within the Music Building are ample facilities for developing the various phases of musical ability. The recording and score collection in the general university library provides a valuable supplement for music scholarship and research. Private instruction is available in voice, keyboard, winds, percussion, and conducting.
Program of Graduate Work
Students in the Master of Music program choose either performance (applied music or conducting), music education or piano pedagogy. The M.M. in performance develops specific music skills and abilities to a high degree in the fields of instrumental and vocal performance and conducting. The M.M. in music education focuses on teacher training at the elementary and secondary levels. The M.M. in piano pedagogy combines an emphasis in performance with teacher training for private and small group settings.
Admission
Admission to a graduate program is granted by the Dean of Graduate Studies upon the recommendation of the department. Graduate students are required to submit a writing sample, audition (performance or teaching demonstration) for Performance and Piano Pedagogy emphasis or dept interview for Education Emphasis for admission. Students may obtain specific requirements for the audition by contacting the Graduate Coordinator in the Music Department. Students with a bachelor’s degree in music from A&M-Commerce may use a letter of recommendation from their applied teacher(s) in lieu of an audition.
Department Requirements
Diagnostic (Advisement) Examinations
Depending on the student’s intended emphasis, diagnostic or advisement examinations may be required in music education, major and/or minor applied music, piano, orchestration, conducting, and foreign language diction. The results of the diagnostic examinations are used for academic advisement and normally do not constitute a basis for actual admission. Once the student completes any diagnostic examinations, the student is assigned a committee which will determine a degree plan to address the student’s strengths, needs, and areas of interest.
Recital
Graduate students pursuing the Master of Music degree in performance must perform a fifty-minute public recital.
Final Comprehensive Examinations
The Department of Music requires the candidate to pass a written examination over the course work listed on the degree plan prior to taking an oral examination.
Note: The Department reserves the right to suspend from the program any student who in the judgment of the departmental graduate committee, does not meet the professional expectations of the field.
Music
Jeffrey Baker
Assistant Professor
B.M, University of Oklahoma; M.M., D.M.A., University of North Texas
Chris Beaty
Assistant Professor
BS., Austin Peay State University, MA., University of Cincinnati, DMA., University of Memphis
Jim W. Clark
Assistant Professor
B.M., University of North Texas; M.M. East Texas State University.
David Davies
Assistant Professor
B.M., Houghton College; M.M., D.M.A., University of Miami
Mary Druhan
Associate Professor
B.M., Louisiana State University; M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., Louisiana State University.
Theodore C. Hansen
Professor
B.M., University of Colorado; M.M., Arizona State University; D.M.A., University of Arizona.
Randall Hooper
Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities
B.M.E., Texas State University; M.M., Baylor University; D.M.A., Louisiana State University.
Daniel Kelly
Assistant Professor
B.S., Austin Peav State University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Illinois.
Michael H. Morrow
Associate Professor
B.S., Indiana State University; M.M., Morehead State University.
Luis Sanchez
Associate Professor
M.M., D.A., Ball State University.
David Scott
Professor and Department Head
B.M.E., Baylor University, B.M., Baylor University, M.M., The Ohio State University, Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Julee Walker
Assistant Professor
B.M., The University of Texas at Austin; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., University of North Texas
Brian Zator
Associate Professor
B.M.E., Baylor University; M.M., University of Michigan, D.M.A., University of North Texas