Bachelor’s degree · BM / BMus
Bachelor of Music
University of Houston · Moores School of Music · Houston, Texas, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of MusicBM
- Subject
- Music PerformanceCompositionMusic TheoryInstrument pathways: Piano, Organ, Classical Voice
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Four-year professional music degree at the Moores School of Music with majors in performance (several concentrations), composition, music theory and music education.
- Department
- Moores School of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Bachelor of MusicBM
- Award family
- BM / BMusA Bachelor of Music or BMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Qualification level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- No
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “The Bachelor of Music in Performance prepares students for professional careers as performers and private instructors.”Source |
| Composition | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “The Bachelor of Music in Composition prepares students for careers as composers of concert music”Source |
| Music Theory | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “The Bachelor of Music in Music Theory prepares students for advanced graduate study”Source |
| Jazz Studies | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Jazz PerformanceHow students choose it is not published“Students select a concentration in Jazz Performance, Piano Performance”Source |
| Music Education | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “The Music Education (Teacher Certification) program prepares students to become accomplished musicians and certified music educators.”Source |
Instrument and voice pathways
This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.
| Instrument | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Piano | Formal principal-study pathwayThe instrument is a formal principal-study option of the program, confirmed on an official page. Private lessons alone do not make a degree pathway. | Piano Performance“Students select a concentration in Jazz Performance, Piano Performance”Source |
| Organ | Formal principal-study pathwayThe instrument is a formal principal-study option of the program, confirmed on an official page. Private lessons alone do not make a degree pathway. | Organ Performance“Piano Performance (Pedagogy Emphasis), Organ Performance, Instrumental Performance (winds, strings, or percussion)”Source |
| Classical Voice | Formal principal-study pathwayThe instrument is a formal principal-study option of the program, confirmed on an official page. Private lessons alone do not make a degree pathway. | Vocal Performance“or Vocal Performance”Source |
Professional pathway
Academic study and professional licensure or clinical registration are different things. This is recorded exactly as the program states it.
- Type
- Teacher licensure or qualification route
- What the page says
- The music education program leads to a Texas All-Level (EC-12) Certification.Source
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
Qualifications and professional recognition vary by country and program. Confirm requirements with the relevant professional body before enrolling.
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
Stated by the schoolNational Association of Schools of MusicProgram accreditationUS
Scope: School-stated NASM accreditation of the Moores School of Music
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- University of Houston main campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition required
- Audition details
- Theory or aural tests: Music theory placement examination (freshmen); Theory Diagnostic Exam required for all incoming music majors.
- Portfolio
- Portfolio optionalComposition students: Submit a composition portfolio (if available)
- Interview
- Not published
- Statement
- 250-word statement of purpose
- Documents
- 250-word statement of purpose; music resume; letter of recommendation from a music professional.
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)