A week long residency workshop each semester with an established music theatre artist gives students rich and varied experiences. A music minor is also available to students who wish to further develop their musicianship and knowledge of music as a secondary course of study. The music program is housed in the Ferman Music Center, an 11,000 square foot facility designed by the Music faculty. It includes a computer room, an audiovisual room and a technology suite filled with digital recording equipment, computers and synthesizer equipment, as well as band and choral rehearsal rooms, classrooms, practice modules and faculty studios. The campus s location in downtown Tampa provides easy access to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, just across the river.
Guest artists perform on campus and provide vocal and instrumental master classes.
Music majors also have many performance opportunities, both on campus and throughout the Tampa Bay area. Music majors also perform individually on programs and recitals and receive academic credit for them and for their participation in the ensembles. Career and Graduate School Opportunities Graduates of the Music program are continuing their studies at various graduate schools or working in the professional field as public and private school music teachers, church school music teachers, band directors, recording studio operators, and professional actors, singers, dancers, and instrumentalists. To prepare for a major in Music, high school students should take every opportunity to join school, church or community musical groups, study with a private teacher and take any available music theory classes. Piano study is a basic requirement for all Music majors, and all Bachelor of Music degree candidates must pass the piano proficiency examination.