Music

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Two asian students playing violin in a pit orchestra at the Winspear Opera House

SMU Meadows' Division of Music provides a professional and comprehensive education devoted to the advancement of music performance and the preparation of the next generation of music professionals. In addition to this full range of music-major options, the Division of Music provides opportunities for the general university student to pursue a love of music. If music is a must for you, Meadows offers a place to do what you love and garner tools to fulfill your dreams.

Departments

SMU Meadows' Division of Music is comprised of departments that offer instruction from internationally recognized faculty in a wide variety of musical pursuits. Students may choose from several undergraduate and graduate degree programs that most fit their interests. Learn more about each of the departments within the Division below.

Meet Our Faculty

The distinguished music faculty at SMU Meadows are internationally recognized performers, scholars, and educators dedicated to mentoring the next generation of artists. With expertise spanning performance, composition, music education, and more, they bring real-world experience and artistry into the classroom. Together, they foster a vibrant, collaborative environment where students thrive both as musicians and as individuals.

Piano Student Selected to Perform in Prestigious Cliburn Competition

Piano performance and Artist Diploma student Korkmaz Saglam will compete in the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition next month.

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Featured Courses

MUHI 1313

Critical Reasoning Through Music

Examine music as a global practice shaped by culture, history, and society while developing skills in research, critical reasoning, and effective writing. Students learn to build strong arguments, evaluate evidence, and communicate ideas persuasively through the lens of music studies.

MUTH 1320

Introduction to Film and Game Scoring

Discover the art and craft of scoring for film and games through lectures, projects, and demonstrations. Students learn to score to image, location, and emotion using techniques such as synchronization, looping, layering, and editing, while also gaining experience with the collaborative practices that define today’s scoring industry.

PERE 5122

Meadows Opera Theatre

Explore opera and musical theatre through role preparation, dramatic coaching, and live performance. Undergraduates as well as graduate students are cast in main-stage productions, gaining professional-level stage and musicianship experience.

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