Division of Music - Prospective Students

Welcome to the Division of Music!
Ouachita's Division of Music prepares students for careers in music performance, music education, theory-composition, history and literature, church music and musical theatre. The music faculty offers personalized attention in teaching and research with the goal of developing the talents and abilities of each student.

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Ouachita prides itself on its outstanding Division of Music, with a student-faculty ratio of 6 to 1.

All of our music curricula comply with the standards of the National Association of Schools of Music. In addition, the music education curricula meet the requirements of the Arkansas State Department of Education and of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Admission Requirements

Although no examination is required, each prospective music major is required to audition for the appropriate faculty prior to admission to a degree program. Remedial work may be required to remove deficiencies.

Transfer students will be evaluated during their first semester on campus. Remedial work may be required.

Scholarship Auditions
Music Departmental Scholarships are available up to $5000 per year for music majors based on audition. Instrumental Activity Scholarships are available up to $2000 per year to non-music majors. We do not have a pre-determined audition day. We will schedule your audition as much as possible to fit your schedule. Please contact one of the following to schedule your audition:

Voice:
Dr. Jon Secrest, Voice Coordinator
870-245-5134
secrestj@obu.edu

Instrumental:
Dr. Craig Hamilton, Director of Bands
870-245-5137
hamiltonc@obu.edu

Piano:
Dr. Ouida Keck, Piano Coordinator
870-245-5352
kecko@obu.edu

Click one of the following links for audition guidelines:

• Vocal Scholarship Auditions
• Instrumental Scholarship Auditions
• Piano Scholarship Auditions

Prospective Band Members
If you are interested in becoming part of our band program, please complete our online form for prospective band members.

For more information contact:
Dr. George Keck, Chair
Division of Music
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71998-0001
870-245-5145
keckg@obu.edu