Program Overview
School of Music
The School of Music offers a variety of programs and ensembles for students to participate in.
About
The School of Music is dedicated to providing a well-rounded education in music, with a focus on diversity, virtue, harmony, and musicianship.
Facilities and Instruments
The School of Music has a range of facilities and instruments available for students to use, including:
- Markham Organ Studio
- McLane Organ
- Music Education Resource Center (MERC)
- Powell Chapel Organ
- Recital Hall II Organ
- Roxy Grove Hall Organ
- Practice Organs
Research
The School of Music is committed to research in music, with a focus on advancing the field and providing students with opportunities to engage in research projects.
Student, Faculty, and Staff Resources
The School of Music provides a range of resources for students, faculty, and staff, including:
- Incoming Students
- Undergraduate Student Handbook
- Graduate Student Handbook
- Faculty/Staff Handbook
Admissions
The School of Music offers a range of programs for undergraduate and graduate students, including:
- Explore Admissions
- Applied Instruments
- Brass
- Keyboard
- Percussion
- Strings
- Vocal Studies
- Woodwinds
- Majors, Minors, and Certificates
- Church Music
- Collaborative Piano
- Composition
- Conducting
- Music Education
- Musicology
- Performance
- Piano Pedagogy
- Theory
- BA in Music
- Double Major in Music
- Secondary Major in Music
- Minor in Music
- Certificates
Areas of Study
The School of Music offers a range of areas of study, including:
- Brass
- Church Music
- Collaborative Piano
- Composition
- Conducting
- Keyboard
- Music Education
- Musicology
- Percussion
- Performance
- Piano Pedagogy
- Strings
- Theory
- Voice
- Woodwinds
Ensembles
The School of Music offers a range of ensembles for students to participate in, including:
- Ensemble Audition Information
- Bands
- Wind Ensemble
- Symphonic Band
- Concert Band
- Baylor Jazz Ensemble
- Concert Jazz Ensemble
- Golden Wave Band
- Courtside Players
- Mariachi Osos Dorados
- Choirs
- A Cappella Choir
- Bella Voce
- Chamber Singers
- Concert Choir
- Men's Choir
- Women's Choir
- VirtuOSO
- Orchestras
- Baylor Symphony Orchestra
- Campus Orchestra
- Chamber Groups
- Early Music
- Handbells
- Jazz
- New Music
- Percussion (BPG)
- Opera
- World Music
Community
The School of Music is committed to engaging with the community, with a range of programs and events, including:
- Purchase Tickets
- Summer Camps
- Middle School Band and Orchestra Camp
- High School Band and Orchestra Camp
- High School All-State Choir Camp
- Summer Piano Institute
- Summer Organ Camp
- Worship Lab
- Youth Programs
- Oso Musical
- Piano Laboratory Program
- BU String Project
- Central Texas Youth Wind Ensemble
- Baylor/Waco Piano Competition
- National High School Organ Competition
- Series and Programs
- Alleluia Conference
- [Band] Conducting Symposium
- Baylor Percussion Symposium
- Christmas
- Concerto Competition
- Hearn Innovators Series
- Lyceum Series
- Music Education Convocation Series
- Northcutt Lecture Series
- Semper Pro Musica Competition
- Musicians' Health and Wellness
- Hearing
- Vocal
- Musculoskeletal
- Emotional
- Self-Care
- Baylor Courses
- Recommended Links
- Recommended Reading
Women's Choir
The Women's Choir is a community of singers dedicated to the four pillars of diversity, virtue, harmony, and musicianship.
Course Number
The course number for the Women's Choir is MUEN 1124/5024.
Rehearsal Schedule
The rehearsal schedule for the Women's Choir is TR 11:00-12:15pm.
Conductor
The conductor of the Women's Choir is Reginal Wright.
Audition Details
Membership in the Women's Choir is open to all full-time female students, freshmen through graduate students, by audition. The choir performs annually in the Family Weekend Choral Concert, fall and spring concerts, and A Baylor Christmas, and hosts the Baylor Women's Choir Festival.