2025-2026 Course of Study Bulletin
Music
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Faculty/Staff
James Worman, Ph.D., Interim Chair, Associate Professor
Alyssa Avenatti, Part-Time Faculty
Lydia Beasley Kneer, D.M.A., Part-Time Faculty
Brian Bondari, D.M.A., Associate Professor
Jeffrey Castle, Part-Time Faculty
Yoo-Jung Chang, Part-Time Faculty
Wayne Ching, D.M.A., Part-Time Faculty
Brian Christensen, Part-Time Faculty
Gary Fair, D.M.A., Part-Time Faculty
Erin Hawkins, Manager, Ruth Taylor Recital Hall
David Heller, D.M.A., Professor
Sean Holmes, D.M.A., Part-Time Faculty
Joe Kneer, D.M.A., Associate Professor
Carl Leafstedt, Ph.D., Professor
Chia-Wei Lee, D.M.A., Professor
Gillian Lopez, Part-Time Faculty
Jacquelyn Matava, D.M., Associate Professor
John Meriwether, Part-Time Faculty
Kimberlyn Montford, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Zachary Ridgway, D.M.A., Part-Time Faculty
Gary Seighman, D.M.A., Professor
Raymundo Tamez, Part-Time Faculty
Carolyn True, D.M.A., Professor
Andrew Tucker, Academic Office Manager
Overview
Two degrees are offered in the field of music: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music. The degree Bachelor of Arts offers a broad and comprehensive course of study in the liberal arts. The degree Bachelor of Music offers a plan of specialization and the opportunity of attaining a high level of accomplishment with majors in performance, composition, or a five-year music education program.
Music Individual Instruction Courses
Individual instruction is provided as follows:
- One three-quarter hour lesson per week for a semester earns 1 credit hour.
- One hour lesson per week for a semester earns 2 credit hours.
Piano and organ practice rooms are provided without additional charge to full-time students taking private lessons. Individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, harpsichord, and orchestral instruments is required for all majors and minors in music, and is available as elective study for other students. Placement in individual instruction courses is determined by audition interview. Enrollment is subject to faculty availability, as determined by the Chair; preference is given to music majors and minors. All students who enroll for private instruction in music will pay a special applied music fee of $400.00 per semester.
All individual instruction students will attend group performance classes as scheduled by the instructor, in addition to the individual lessons.
Individual instruction courses are designated with the prefix MUSI and a four-digit course number. As usual, the first digit indicates the level and the second digit indicates the credit hours for the course. The third and fourth digits indicate the instrument, as shown below, and also indicate whether the course is for majors and minors or for non-majors and non-minors. The first pair of numbers in each instrument sequence indicates courses for majors and minors, while the second pair in each sequence indicates courses for non-majors and non-minors. Thus, for example, MUSI 2200 indicates a second year level, two credit hour individual instruction course in voice for music majors/minors, while MUSI 2102 indicates a second year level, one credit hour individual instruction course in voice for non-majors/non-minors.
| Course Topic |
Course ID |
| Voice |
-00-03 |
| Piano |
-04-07 |
| Guitar |
-08-11 |
| Organ |
-12-15 |
| Clarinet |
-16-19 |
| Saxophone |
-20-23 |
| Flute |
-24-27 |
| Oboe |
-28-31 |
| Bassoon |
-32-35 |
| Trumpet |
-36-39 |
| Trombone |
-40-43 |
| French Horn |
-44-47 |
| Euphonium |
-48-51 |
| Tuba |
-52-55 |
| Violin |
-56-59 |
| Viola |
-60-63 |
| Cello |
-64-67 |
| Double Bass |
-68-71 |
| Harpsichord |
-72-75 |
| Harp |
-76-79 |
| Percussion |
-80-83 |
Department of Music Tuition
Within the framework of a strong liberal arts curriculum, Trinity University provides an outstanding Department of Music. In addition to those students seeking a Bachelor of Music degree, many students apply offerings in the Department of Music toward the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Private instruction in piano, voice, organ, harpsichord, or orchestral instruments is required for all fulltime students who major or minor in music and is available as elective study for all other students. Enrollment in applied music is contingent upon the availability of instructional time as determined by the chair. All students who enroll for private instruction in music will pay a special applied music fee of $400.00 per semester.
Approval for private instruction will be given by the chair of the Department of Music when time is available and in the following order of preference.
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