Our Mission Statement:

Founded in 2004, the music division of UTPB is dedicated to helping students achieve their full potential in music and offers a supportive learning environment with the highest professional standards, small classes, and hands-on practical experience. The University, proud of its accomplished music faculty, provides education programs of study at the undergraduate level. The mission of the music division at UTPB includes recruiting musically talented youth, fostering musical activity on campus and in the community, encouraging scholarly research in music, utilizing technology in teaching and learning environments, and educating our students to a high level of accomplishment as musicians, scholars, and teachers.

The Objectives to Achieve that Mission:

1) Compete for the best and most talented student-musicians.
2) Establish music scholarships for undergraduate music students at UTPB
3) Create and implement a music curriculum at UTPB
4) Build a music education research program worth of praise and recognition on the regional and state level.
5) Establish student-based music clubs
6) Establishment of programs that bring junior high, high school, and public school music teachers to campus for participation in music events such as honor bands, honor choirs, solo and small ensemble contests, music camps, Kodaly teaching workshops, or jazz clinics.
7) Recruit and hire highly qualified, energetic, motivated, and dedicated faculty to teach applied lessons, adjunct courses, and guest lecture.
8) Develop an identity and on-campus culture for the music program at UTPB.
9) Allow students the opportunity to create digital videos of their teaching or conducting and place them on the web as part of their professional portfolios.
10) Continue the philosophy of community service in each of the performing ensembles.
11) Enhance community relations with the music program in both Midland and Odessa.
12) Develop a quality, interactive, and informative Music Program Website.
13) Develop partnerships with other institutions of higher education.
14) Faculty growth to include another tenure-track faculty member.