The Music Department at Southern Arkansas University, a department in the SAU School of Education, is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music. We offer the Bachelor of Music Education degree with an emphasis in vocal, instrumental, or keyboard, a music degree designed to prepare music majors to teach elementary or secondary music, teach music in private studio, pursue a career in performance, or enter graduate school. Other options are also available to graduates with a Bachelor of Music Education degree, such as a career in business or law. Students who do not wish to major in music also have the opportunity to participate in performance ensembles and take applied music lessons and other courses such as Music Theory and Music History and Literature. The Music Department consists of a highly qualified and caring faculty dedicated to students' musical and personal development.
Class sizes are generally small, allowing for maximum individual attention.
In addition to performances by students and faculty, each year the department, along with the Magnolia Arts Council, brings guest artists to campus through its Performing Arts Series.