Course Catalog » Apply Now » Tell me more... The Bachelor of Music degree is tailored for the specific talents of music students who definitely want music as a career. Students may choose from the following areas of specialization: * Church Music * Organ Performance * Piano Performance * Vocal Performance * Music Education * Theory/Composition What will I experience at HBU? Small class sizes allow our students to study with mentor-professors, and build lifelong relationships with colleagues and faculty. Students may choose to participate in exciting ensemble experiences with Schola Cantorum, University Singers, the Guitar Ensemble, Opera Workshop, or the Chamber Music Ensemble. Selected students may collaborate with faculty to experience heightened challenges in the Music Honors Program. Performances by the world-class cultural organizations in the city– the Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet – are all included in several course requirements, and solo and chamber performances available from Da Camera, Nexus, Society for the Performing Arts, and the Friends of Music are readily available. The School of Music presents between 50 and 70 programs each year, including student recitals, faculty concerts, major ensemble concerts and invited guest performances. The Choral program hosts a week long residency each year by a well-known choral composer. The Opera Workshop presents two operas involving interaction with personnel from the professional companies in Houston.

Where can I go from here? HBU Bachelor of Music majors have gone on to successful performing and conducting careers. They teach at universities and colleges, maintain private studios and/or pursue advanced degrees in graduate school. Graduates are also teaching in public and private schools as band directors and choir directors, and are serving as ministers of music and worship leaders in churches.