Taught by world-class faculty in state-of-the-art facilities, the majors in the Music & Performing Arts subject area produce performers known the world over. Some key features of this subject area are:

  • Diverse performance opportunities from lab bands, the Mean Green Brigade, and theatrical productions
  • Hands-on experience in the form of private lessons, technical theatre courses, and audio engineering experience
  • Industry exposure through Music Business Departmentals, networking opportunities, and global partnerships. 

Students graduating from Music & Performing Arts subject area majors at UNT emerge as versatile, skilled, and well-rounded artists prepared to make meaningful contributions to the ever-evolving landscape of the arts, whether as performers, educators, directors, producers, or advocates for the arts in their communities and beyond.

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You may be a good fit for a major in the Music & Performing Arts subject area if you consider yourself to be one or more of the following: 

Artistic
Creative | Flexible | Innovative | Original | Expressive | Storytellers | Feelers | Unconventional | Talented
Artistic students emphasize creativity, self-expression, aesthetics, innovation, passion for the arts, and effective communication skills. They play a crucial role in nurturing the artistic talents and interests of students while fostering a love for learning and creativity. Career environments suitable for them include music, arts, media, entertainment, graphic design, advertising, and creative industries.

Enterprising
Enthusiastic | Persuasive | Confident | Risk-Taker | Ambitious | Sociable | Influential | Talkative | Fast-Paced
Enterprising students are often energetic, ambitious, adventurous, sociable, and self-confident. They may enjoy being self-starters, they seek out leadership roles and are often effective public speakers. Preferred work environments encourage leadership, management, political influence, communication, etc. 

Social
Empathetic | Insightful | Collaborative | Friendly | Extroverted | Caring | Accepting | Sociable | Understanding
Social individuals often enjoy helping, training, counseling, or managing others. Social types may enjoy working as part of a team to solve problems and view themselves as understanding and helpful. The preferred work environment of the Social type encourages teamwork and allows for significant interaction with others

Music & Performing arts subject area themes, marketable skills, & careers