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• How do I check for upcoming concerts, recital, and exhibitions sponsored by the Department of Music and Art?
• Where do I park when attending evening concerts in the Bryan Fine Arts Building?
• What if I need special accommodations at concerts?
• How do I inquire as to the availability of students, faculty, or a University ensemble to perform at an event on campus or in the Cookeville area?
• Where do I find a private music teacher for my child?

• How do I arrange for an audition?
• What jobs are available to music majors upon graduation?
• Must I be a music major to perform in a Department ensemble?
• Does the University provide instruments for student use?
• What scholarships are available to artist/musicians at Tennessee Tech?
• Must I declare a music major to qualify for a music scholarship?

Where do I park when attending evening concerts in the Bryan Fine Arts Building?
Parking restrictions in University lots are effective from 7:45 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except when school is officially out of session. (School is officially in session the first day of registration and officially out the day of commencement). After 4:30 p.m. weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday, concert attendees may park anywhere on the Tennessee Tech campus (except where prohibited by posted signs).
The closest parking lots to the Bryan Fine Arts Building include the lot across North Dixie Avenue (immediately north of Murphy Hall and west of Walton House, the President’s Residence). Street parking is available both immediately south of the Bryan Fine Arts Building and also behind the building along North Peachtree Street.

What if I need special accommodations at concerts?
There is an accessible entrance on the West side of the Bryan Fine Arts Building, near the loading dock, and the East side of the building. The elevator is located on the South side of the building and accesses three floors of the building. The stairs on the North and South sides of the building access three floors of the building. There are accessible restrooms located on the North side of the building on the second floor. They are located just outside the main entrance to Wattenbarger Auditorium.
How do I inquire about students, faculty, or a University ensemble to perform at an event on campus or in the Cookeville area?

Please contact the Office of the Department of Music and Art (931.372.3161). Anyone in the Office can assist you with this request.

What jobs are available to music majors upon graduation?
There are many career and job options for musicians. Most musicians do a combination of jobs and professional activities that amount to more than full-time work. Do not create a single label for yourself: performer, composer, contractor, teacher, arts administrator, or music technologist. Most often musicians are a combination of all of these. Performers find employment as conductors, solo and chamber musicians, commercial or studio musicians, ensemble players, freelancers, or military ensemble performers. Composers work as an arranger, orchestrator, film scorer, or copyist. Music educators teach in private studios, public schools, colleges and universities, community music schools, and in early childhood music programs (Suzuki, Kindermusik, etc.). There are many other positions in arts administration, artist management, media music, music retailing, instrument repair, manufacturing, and design, and the recording industry. Only the talent, skill, and imagination of the candidate limit the job prospects in music.

Does the University provide instruments for student use?
The Department expects music majors to own their own instruments, and non-majors performing in Department ensembles are encouraged to bring their own instruments for use in these groups. However, the Department of Music and Art has a limited number of University-owned instruments for student use. These instruments are, generally, the larger color instruments (i.e., baritone saxophone, contrabassoon, English horn, bass trombone, string bass, etc.). Please see the music faculty member responsible for each ensemble should you need to borrow a University instrument.

The Department awards the majority of its scholarship funds to students majoring in art and music. Entering freshman art majors compete for the Nichols Award, a cash prize recognizing the most outstanding portfolio of an entering art student. Currently enrolled art students compete for the annual Bacchanal Scholarships, significant financial prizes awarded to art students majoring in art education, painting, and fine crafts.

Music majors qualify for a variety of scholarships based on the results of the student’s audition. Entering music majors may qualify for studio awards, ensemble participation scholarships, and one-time residential housing awards, or a combination of the above. Enrolled music majors qualify for all of the above-mentioned awards, and many other scholarships named for donors who sustain the Department through their gifts.

All art and music majors should visit the Scholarships section of this site for further information regarding financial aid awards for artists and musicians at Tennessee Tech.

Must I declare a music major to qualify for a music scholarship?

The majority of music scholarships are awarded to those students declaring a music major. However, a limited amount of money is available to highly qualified student musicians who are not music majors. Non-music majors interested in receiving a music scholarship should visit the Audition Information section of this website.