The Department of Music at The University of Memphis is a component of the College of Communication and Fine Arts. With 45 full-time faculty, and through its various divisions, the Department offers degree programs leading to the Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Doctor of Musical Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology degrees. The Department has more than 300 undergraduates and over 100 graduate students. Training in the performance of early music is offered for recorder, cornett, sackbut, and .
Composition is taught as private instruction.
The Department offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Commercial Music Business and Technology. The Department's programs in musicology cover both historical musicology and ethnomusicology regional studies. Musical groups in the Department include the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Varsity Band, Marching Band, jazz bands, jazz combos, University Orchestra, Contemporary Chamber Players, Orff Ensemble, University Opera, Camerata Singers, the University Singers, Sound Fuzion, Gospel Choir, and the Collegium Musicum. Throughout the academic year, the Department offers an extensive program of concerts, workshops, festivals, and special events. During the summer months, the institution sponsors a series of specialized short term educational programs in various areas of music and music education.