Welcome to the Lone Star College-Kingwood Music Website!
The music program at Lone Star College-Kingwood has two primary functions, depending on our students’ needs.
First, it is designed to prepare students to earn an Associate of Arts degree in Music and transfer to a university. For these transfer students we offer core courses such as music fundamentals, music literature, diction, music theory, sight singing/ear training, and music appreciation. We also offer class piano. For more advanced students, we offer instruction in applied voice, piano, violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, percussion, flute, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, and horn. Students in applied lessons perform in recitals during the semester. Our eight ensembles (both vocal and instrumental) perform at least one formal concert a semester.
Second, there is a community education track which encourages local citizens to participate in our music classes and performing ensembles, enhancing the skills of the students and the culture of the community.
In addition, we have the Camerata Music Club that meets twice a month and covers various topics about the music profession. We have Master Classes, Faculty Recitals, and other performing arts events throughout the semester. Our students also audition for the All-State Band & Choir every year that perform at TMEA in San Antonio, Texas.
Our Building
The Music Instructional Building (MUS) is a high-tech facility that houses state-of-the-art rehearsal classrooms, a piano lab, a recital hall, and multiple practice rooms. The recital hall offers students and the community a performance space complete with an exemplary acoustic environment for recitals, small ensemble performances, meetings and other events. The 23,000 square-foot facility is also the home to several community/student combination music groups: the Kingwood Chorale and Chamber Orchestra, the Kingwood Big Band, the Kingwood Winds, and the Kingwood Pops Orchestra, as well as numerous student ensembles.
Quick Facts
- Construction began: March 2010
- Location: South of Royston Road on the northeast corner of campus
- Construction Completed: August 2011
- Architect: Perkins + Will
- Gross Square Footage: 23,000
- Construction Manager: Jacobs Engineering
- Purpose/Services: a recital hall, practice rooms, rehearsal spaces, class rooms, faculty offices, and much needed instrument storage space
- General Contractor: Miner-Dederick Construction