

Creativity. Flexibility. Innovation.
This is who we are.
The University of Tennessee College of Music boasts a world-class faculty and staff who are deeply committed to helping students become well-rounded leaders in the field of music.
The College of Music offers a rich diversity of programs that affords students both traditional and novel opportunities in music studies and beyond. We strive toward a holistic training of the musician of the future, modeling traditional skills in academics and performance along with globally applicable skills like leadership and critical thinking. Our curricula melds lessons, ensembles, and academic classes spanning the Western canon to World and popular music. Beyond core classes in analysis, education, musicology, and music performance, students take classes dedicated to acquiring life skills in business, communication, health and wellness, and marketing necessary for professional and personal success. We strive to maintain the highest quality academic and performance opportunities you have come to expect from our flagship institution.
The College of Music maintains a healthy student to faculty ratio to ensure all students have regular access to faculty and our award-winning facilities.
We are the only College of Music in Tennessee, the premier state in the nation for music. Come create your future with us!
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Events in the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall can be found above. For events in the James R. Cox Auditorium, click here.

Featured News
- Leslie C. Gay, Jr. of UT Music Contributes to Award-Winning BookLeslie C. Gay, Jr., associate professor of musicology, was a contributing author to the book Audible Infrastructures: Music, Sound, Media, which was awarded the prestigious Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize at the 2023 Society for Ethnomusicology Meeting. The prize is… Read more: Leslie C. Gay, Jr. of UT Music Contributes to Award-Winning Book
- UT Symphony Orchestra named 2023 winner of The American Prize in Orchestral PerformanceFounded in 2010, The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts. The American Prize is designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, directors, ensembles… Read more: UT Symphony Orchestra named 2023 winner of The American Prize in Orchestral Performance
- College of Music Launches New Degree in Fall 2024: Accepting Applications NowIn collaboration with the College of Communication & Information, the College of Music is launching a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Music Advertising and Public Relations for Fall Semester 2024. With coursework and opportunities provided by both colleges, students will… Read more: College of Music Launches New Degree in Fall 2024: Accepting Applications Now
- College of Music Announces New Partnership with Pellissippi State Community CollegeThe University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Music has entered into an agreement with Pellissippi State Community College that provides a bridge from Pellissippi State’s Associate of Applied Science in media technologies/audio production engineering to UT’s Bachelor of Arts in… Read more: College of Music Announces New Partnership with Pellissippi State Community College

