TCU School of Music

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Our mission is to foster excellence in performance, teaching, creativity, and scholarship while affirming music as an integral part of a classic liberal arts education at TCU. Designated as a “Center of Focus” by the University, the TCU School of Music offers students a wealth of diverse and professional musical experiences while providing challenging academic opportunities in a liberal arts envir

onment. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the School provides professional training for performers, teachers, scholars, and composers at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, recitals, concerts masterclasses, and workshops by visiting faculty and guest artists enrich the regular curricular offerings. TCU’s award-winning ensembles in the choral, orchestral, opera, jazz, marching band, symphonic winds, and chamber music areas enrich the students’ experience and local performances contribute to Fort Worth’s vibrant cultural climate. TCU’s distinguished, renowned faculty are leaders in the fields of performance, music education, scholarly pursuit, and conducting. These 73 faculty members are dedicated to providing the very best music education for their students, many who come from across the world to pursue their degrees at TCU. TCU music alums are active in all musical disciplines, enjoying successful careers as performers, educators, scholars, and composers.

07/01/2025
We are excited to announce that following a blind/refereed selection process open to all university percussion ensembles...
06/23/2025

We are excited to announce that following a blind/refereed selection process open to all university percussion ensembles in the world, the TCU Percussion Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Brian A. West, was selected to perform at the prestigious PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Convention) this November. Only three universities are selected annually, and once selected, groups must wait out three years before entering again. Winning this competition, and performing at this international convention attended by more than 7,000 percussionists is equivalent to winning the "national championship" in their field. Performance at PASIC is the pinnacle accomplishment for any university percussion ensemble.

We are excited to welcome TCU’s new chancellor, Daniel Pullin.
05/30/2025

We are excited to welcome TCU’s new chancellor, Daniel Pullin.

05/26/2025

Music, Art and Legacy: TCU Faculty Earn Prestigious Gentling Fellowship College of Fine Arts / School of Music May 23, 2025 Professor Martin Blessinger, Associate Professor Stuart Cheney and Instructor II Gina Bombola of the TCU School of Music have been named 2024–2025 Gentling Fellows by the Amo...

05/21/2025
The TCU School of Music is thrilled to announce the recent appointment of Jeff Hodge as full-time instructor of music in...
05/15/2025

The TCU School of Music is thrilled to announce the recent appointment of Jeff Hodge as full-time instructor of music in percussion. Hodge previously worked at TCU as a part-time faculty member since 2007 before serving as visiting lecturer of music this past academic year. He will begin his new appointment in August. Welcome to TCU, Professor Hodge!

Bio:
Jeffrey S. Hodge has been a member of the percussion faculty at Texas Christian University since 2007. At TCU he is involved in every aspect of the Percussion Studio, including teaching/arranging for the TCU Drumline, conducting/directing the Percussion Orchestra II and Percussion Ensemble II, directing the Steel Band II, teaching percussion techniques and applied lessons at all levels.

As a performer, Mr. Hodge has performed in Mexico, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, England, and across the United States. He holds a master’s from the University of Arkansas, and a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce. Mr. Hodge is an active performer, clinician, composer/arranger, and adjudicator for a variety of percussion events across Texas. He works as a clinician/artist for Innovative Percussion. Mr. Hodge lives in Dallas with his wife Alex, and their son Carter.

The TCU School of Music is excited to announce that Myles Pinder has recently been appointed as a full-time instructor o...
05/14/2025

The TCU School of Music is excited to announce that Myles Pinder has recently been appointed as a full-time instructor of voice. Pinder is no stranger to TCU, having worked this past academic year as a visiting lecturer of voice. He will begin his new role in August. Welcome to TCU, Professor Pinder!

Bio:
Myles Pinder, tenor, is an active performer and dedicated educator hailed for a voice that is “deep and warm.” His previous opera roles include Nico (Lysistrata), Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Jenik (The Bartered Bride), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Martin (The Tender Land), Sam (Susannah), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Jimmy O’Keefe (Later the Same Evening), Leo Hubbard (Regina), and more. In addition to operatic roles, he is emerging as an in-demand tenor for concert and oratorio works. As a tenor soloist, Myles has sung Handel’s Messiah with Fort Worth Symphony, Irving Symphony and Midwestern State University; Mozart’s Requiem with Plano Civic Chorus and HPUMC Tower Arts Series; and performances of Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, Stainer’s The Crucifixion, and Haydn’s Theresienmesse. His recent concert engagements include a concert series with Lovers Lane UMC and an upcoming recital with St. Andrew Methodist’s concert series.

He served two summers as a Hans and Leslie Fleischner Young Artist for Pittsburgh Festival Opera, which included recording a full-length movie adaptation of Mark Adamo’s Lysistrata. He has also had the pleasure of singing with Indianapolis Opera and Opera Arlington. Myles has been a part of several recording projects in Jazz, Pop, Classical styles, most recently being commissioned to record an EP for an emerging artist in Paris.

Pinder is also an award-winning researcher with his project “Musician Eye Strain during Covid-19 as Related to Screen Exposure in Higher Education” winning an Outstanding Research Award at the 39th annual Performing Arts Medicine Association International Symposium in 2021.

Previously, Myles has taught at Midwestern State University, Texas Woman’s University, and the University of North Texas. Pinder enjoys singing and teaching across all genres and styles, with past students reaching the semifinals of NBC’s The Voice, performing at top theaters in the DFW metroplex, and many successful music educators emerging in their fields.

Pinder is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of North Texas. Myles holds an MM from Southern Methodist University and a BA from Butler University. He is excited to join Texas Christian University full-time after serving as a Visiting Lecturer of Voice at TCU for the 2024-2025 school year.

05/11/2025

Congratulations to all graduates!

05/11/2025

Congratulations to Anthony Chmielewski & Maggie Hogan for graduating with your Bachelor of Music Education degrees!
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05/11/2025

Congratulations Joe Donohue for graduating with your Master of Music degree!
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The TCU School of Music offers students a wealth of diverse and professional musical experiences while providing challenging academic opportunities in a liberal arts environment. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the School provides professional training for performers, teachers, scholars, and composers at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, recitals, concerts masterclasses, and workshops by visiting faculty and guest artists enrich the regular curricular offerings. TCU’s award-winning ensembles in the choral, orchestral, opera, jazz, marching band, symphonic winds, and chamber music areas enrich the students’ experience and local performances contribute to Fort Worth’s vibrant cultural climate. TCU’s distinguished, renowned faculty are leaders in the fields of performance, music education, scholarly pursuit, and conducting. These 73 faculty members are dedicated to providing the very best music education for their students, many who come from across the world to pursue their degrees at TCU. TCU music alums are active in all musical disciplines, enjoying successful careers as performers, educators, scholars, and composers.