About the School of Music

The UA School of Music is Alabama's comprehensive music school in its Capstone institution of higher education. The University campus is located in Tuscaloosa, in the west-central region of Alabama. Tuscaloosa is 50 miles from Birmingham, Alabama's largest city, and 100 miles from Montgomery, the state capital. See Directions to find the campus.

The School of Music has 300 music majors and 35 full-time faculty members. The School offers graduate and undergraduate programs in

performance
education
composition
theory
history
therapy
jazz studies

and more. Follow the links at left for more information on graduate and undergraduate programs.

The School of Music occupies the splendid Frank Moody Music Building. Since it opened in 1987, the Moody Music Building has become one of our state's most important cultural facilities.

Our School of Music is more than a collection of curricular and facilities; it is a community with a unique culture that has evolved over the past century. Here are links to documents that describe, from various perspectives, segments of that culture.

Mission Statement
Why we are here.

The Endowed Chair in Music
A history of the Endowed Chair, through which distinguished musical artists and scholars teach on our campus.

Guest Artists
A list of important musicians who have performed at The University of Alabama School of Music.

A History of the Department of Music, The University of Alabama
Tom Garner's chronicle, to 1944.

The Frank Moody Music Building
All about our facility.