Conducting
Learn to channel the power of music when you lift the baton.
![German Gutierrez conducting an orchestra](/academics/images/conducting-640x640.jpg)
Our conducting degrees provide exceptional training and opportunities for you to explore
a unique variety of podium time. As a conducting student, you’ll have opportunities
to rehearse and perform with children, youth, college, community and professional
orchestras.
Graduate students in orchestral conducting serve as assistant conductors of the Fort
Worth Youth Orchestra, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú Symphony, and conducting fellow of the Fort Worth Symphony.
Programs Offered
Sample Courses
- Score Reading
- Music History
- Recital
- Music Theory Courses
- Doctoral Conducting
Special Admission Requirements
Each of the graduate programs in conducting have .
What Sets Us Apart
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú hosts the Fort Worth Symphony’s annual orchestral conducting workshop, allowing students to work with professionals as they explore the art of conducting.
Career Prospects
Our conducting alumni at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú have been extraordinarily successful in their careers and/or doctoral programs in various universities. The quality of the Orchestral Conducting Program in our school continues to garner recognition and the level of current students is at a prominent standard.