Industry Opportunities
Approximately 23k jobs for music majors will open yearly through 2032.
Music Studies at UAPB.
Enhance your passion for music through a program with a legacy of representing AND impacting culture. We are home to renowned alumni, outstanding faculty and a wide-ranging music curriculum…and we’re saving a seat for you!
FACTS
From our celebrated marching band to our nationally recognized Vesper Choir, we take PRIDE in elevating greatness.
Big Stage Performance
Opportunities for our students are boundless. M4, our marching band, performed at an NFL halftime show in 2023.
Community Support
Our programs receive outstanding community support-including a $150k donation from
the Trinity Foundation in 2023.
EXPERIENCE MUSIC AT UAPB
Scholarships
We take PRIDE in helping students who have a passion for music pay for college. We may have the perfect scholarship opportunity for you.
Internships
The Music Department proudly offers internship opportunities that provide real-world educational experiences and bolster student marketability, develop performing opportunities that enrich both students and community, produce technologically experienced music professionals, and train students to become leaders and advocates for the music profession.
Our Programs
Mu Alpha Nu Honorary Choral Fraternity and Mu Alpha Mu Honorary Choral Sorority
Our music department houses organizations for students who desire to assist in achieving and maintaining a true academic, professional, and intellectual atmosphere with respect to choral knowledge and choir activities! Active members of Mu Alpha Nu Honorary Choral Fraternity and Mu Alpha Mu Honorary Choral Sorority are those currently participating in the Vesper Choir. Students must be active members of a UAPB choral performing organization. Any student desiring admission to these organizations: must be a member in good standing in the choir; must have a grade point average of at least 2.40, must have at least 14 UAPB credit hours, and must pay the required membership fee.
For more information, contact
Dr. Michael J. Bates, Director
UAPB Vesper Choir
Professor of Music
1200 N. University, Mail Slot #4956
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
batesm@uapb.edu
Office: 870-575-8907
For more information, contact
Dr. Michael J. Bates, Director
UAPB Vesper Choir
Professor of Music
1200 N. University, Mail Slot #4956
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
batesm@uapb.edu
Office: 870-575-8907
