Program Overview

Voice Performance Degree

Overview

The University of North Texas (UNT) offers a Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree in Voice Performance. This program is designed to provide students with training to develop their native vocal talent and help them focus their musicianship through the study and performance of music from various periods and genres.

Program Details

• Program Type: Major
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 134 hours

Why Earn a Degree in Voice Performance?

UNT's Bachelor of Music with a major in performance and a specialization in voice provides students with training to develop their native vocal talent and help them focus their musicianship. The program prepares students to apply for continued study in master's graduate performance degrees at the highest quality institutions and to help especially gifted students prepare for immediate entry into the professional arena as performers and teachers.

Marketable Skills

• Performance communication
• Excellent memory capability
• Command of music computer programs
• Pattern understanding
• Improvisation and analytical capabilities

Voice Performance Degree Highlights

• Abundant opportunities for performance with on- and off-campus groups
• Vocal ensembles sponsored by the college, including A Cappella Choir, Concert Choir, Men's and women's choruses, and University Singers
• Faculty members are dedicated teachers and nationally and internationally known performers
• Opportunities to meet top music scholars and artists through specialized lectures and events
• State-of-the-art facilities, including the Murchison Performing Arts Center, which houses the Winspear Performance Hall and the Lyric Theater

What Can You Do With a Degree in Voice Performance?

Some graduates have performed with the Royal Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, and the Paris Opera. Others have worked with leading symphony orchestras and early music groups, are faculty members at prominent colleges and universities, or have distinguished private voice studios.

Voice Performance Degree Courses You Could Take

• English Diction for Singers (1 hr)
• Choral Conducting (2 hrs)
• Science and Pedagogy of Singing (3 hrs)
• Opera Theatre (1 hr)
• Music History and Literature Since 1750 (3 hrs)
• Voice (1-5 hrs)