Lone Star College-University Park offers students an affordable way to take dozens of music classes, taught by internationally recognized faculty. Students can pursue an Associate of Arts degree in music, take courses before transferring to university or take general music courses.
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Courses
- Fundamentals of Music (MUSI 1303) – New core class starting Fall 2025
- Appreciating Music (MUSI 1306)
- Music Literature (MUSI 1307)
- American Music (MUSI 1310)
- Music Theory I-IV (MUSI 1311/1312/2311/2312)
- Ear Training & Sight Singing I-IV (MUSI 1116/1117/2116/2117)
- Class Piano I-IV (MUSI 1181/1182/2181/2182)
- Music Literature (MUSI 1307)
- Performance Ensembles (MUEN)
- Private Voice, Instrumental, and Composition Lessons (MUAP)
- Class Piano I (MUSI 1181)
- Class Voice (MUSI 1183)
- Percussion Class (MUSI 1188)
- Class Guitar (MUSI 1192)
- Fundamentals of Music (MUSI 1303)
- Professional Development for Musicians (MUSC 1191) – a music industry class
- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for Singers (MUSI 1161)
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Learn more about our classes or download a music degree planning checklist:
Music Classes Degree Planning Worksheet
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Lone Star College-University Park offers the full Associate of Arts degree in Music! Here's how to get started on majoring in music in four easy steps!
- Enroll & Declare Your Major: Enroll in Lone Star College. Then, visit an advisor (on the second floor of building 13) and declare your major as the AA in Music at LSC-University Park. Students may also email Advising at UP-Advising@LoneStar.edu to declare their majors.
- Plan Your Degree: Email aaron.alon@lonestar.edu or Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu with your name, student ID, and area of interest (voice, composition, or a particular instrument) to receive your customized degree plan to set up a meeting to discuss your degree.
- Audition: Set up an audition (or submit a video audition) for private lessons (voice, instruments, or composition) and a large ensemble (Concert Choir or Symphony Orchestra).
- Sign Up for Classes: Enroll in first semester music major courses.
- MUSI 1311 Theory I
- MUSI 1116 Ear Training & Sight Singing I
- MUSI 1181 Class Piano I (unless you wish to try to test out)
- EDUC 1300 Learning Framework: First Year Experience
- ENGL 1301 Composition & Rhetoric.
- MUEN 1123/1141 Large Ensemble (if you're accepted by audition)
- MUAP 12## Private Lessons & Studio Classes (if you're accepted by audition)
Here's a general degree checklist to help you plan out your degree:
In addition to the courses in the degree plan, music majors can also take elective ensembles (Chamber Singers, Percussion Ensemble, or Jazz Ensemble) and diction courses (for singers). Those planning careers in music are also encouraged to enroll in MUSC 1191 Professional Development for Musicians, a one-credit, nontransferable workforce course on preparing for entry into the music industry.
Questions? Email Profs. Aaron Alon (Aaron.Alon@LoneStar.edu) or Joseph Nizich (Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu).
Lone Star College-University Park offers private voice lessons for majors and nonmajors, along with three choral ensembles:
- MUEN 1141.6001 Concert Choir - Performs a wide variety of traditional choral repertoire
- MUEN 1141.6201 UP Chorale - A Tuesday evening choral ensemble, bringing together students, faculty, staff, and community members
- MUEN 1151 Chamber Singers - a small vocal ensemble that performs sacred and secular choral literature
To get started with lessons and choirs, set up an in-person audition or submit a video audition. Your vocal audition can be used for lessons and all three choirs.
Singers may also be interested in taking MUSI 1161 International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for Singers. Those planning careers in music are also encouraged to enroll in MUSC 1191 Professional Development for Musicians, a one-credit, nontransferable workforce course on preparing for entry into the music industry.
If you're majoring in music, please use MUEN 1141 Concert Choir (or UP Chorale) for your four large ensemble credits. If you're not majoring in music, music classes, including ensembles and private lessons, can often be used as general electives in most degree plans! Check with an advisor today.
Faculty
LSC-UP has fantastic vocal/choral faculty. Read their bios to learn more about them on our Music Faculty page.
- Joseph Nizich, MM (choral)
- Emily Margaret Ceres, MM
- Chelsea DeLorenz, MM
- Laura Lisk-McCallum, MM
- Matthew Reynolds, MM
Questions? Email Prof. Joseph Nizich at Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu.
Lone Star College-University Park offers private brass lessons and performance ensembles for brass players.
Student brass players may audition for private lessons for majors or nonmajors, along with MUEN 1123 Symphony Orchestra.
To get started with lessons and ensembles, set up an in-person audition or submit a video audition:
If you're majoring in music, please use MUEN 1123 Symphony Orchestra for your four large ensemble credits. If you're not majoring in music, music classes, including ensembles and lessons can often be used as general electives in most degree plans! Check with an advisor today!
Faculty
LSC-UP has fantastic brass faculty. Read their bios to learn more about them on our Music Faculty page.
- Ryan McArthur, MM - High Brass
- Ryan Rongone, MM - Low Brass
Questions? Email Profs. Aaron Alon (Aaron.Alon@LoneStar.edu) or Joseph Nizich (Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu).
Lone Star College-University Park offers private guitar lessons, performance ensembles, and courses for guitarists.
Beginning guitarists should enroll in MUSI 1191 Class Guitar (no audition required). More experienced guitarists should audition for private guitar lessons and should consider auditioning for MUEN 1127 Jazz Ensemble (coming soon) as well.
To get started with lessons and ensembles, set up an in-person audition or submit a video audition:
If you're majoring in music, please use MUEN 1127 Jazz Ensemble (coming soon) for your four large ensemble credits. If you're not majoring in music, music classes, including ensembles and lessons, can often be used as general electives in most degree plans! Check with an advisor today!
Faculty
LSC-UP's guitar classes and private lessons (classical/acoustic) are taught by John Vidovic, MM. Professor Vidovic holds master's degrees in guitar performance and composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Learn more About Prof. Vidovic on our Music Faculty page. (The campus is currently hiring for additional guitar faculty to teach bass guitar and commercial and jazz guitar.)
Questions? Email Profs. Aaron Alon (Aaron.Alon@LoneStar.edu) or Joseph Nizich (Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu).
Lone Star College-University Park offers private percussion lessons, performance ensembles, and courses for percussionists.
Percussionists and drum set players should audition for private percussion lessons and should consider auditioning for one of these performance ensembles:
- MUEN 1123 Symphony Orchestra
- MUEN 1134 Percussion Ensemble
To get started with lessons and ensembles, set up an in-person audition or submit a video audition:
If you're majoring in music, please use MUEN 1123 Symphony Orchestra for your large ensemble credits. If you're not majoring in music, music classes, including ensembles and lessons can often be used as general electives in most degree plans! Check with an advisor today!
Faculty
LSC-UP's percussion lessons and Percussion Ensemble are taught by Lamar Burkhalter. Professor Burkhalter is endorsed by Yamaha Percussion, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Latin Percussion Music Group, and Evans Drum Heads. Learn more About Prof. Burkhalter on our Music Faculty page.
Questions? Email Profs. Aaron Alon (Aaron.Alon@LoneStar.edu) or Joseph Nizich (Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu).
Lone Star College-University Park offers private piano lessons, class piano instruction, and general music coursework.
Beginning pianists should enroll in MUSI 1181 Class Piano I (no audition required). Class Piano II, III, & IV are also available for students who complete level 1 or test out of lower levels. More experienced pianists should audition for private piano lessons.
To get started with lessons and ensembles, set up an in-person audition or submit a video audition:
If you're majoring in music, you'll need to use MUEN 1123 Symphony Orchestra or MUEN 1141 Concert Choir for your large ensemble credits. If you're not majoring in music, music classes, including ensembles and lessons can often be used as general electives in most degree plans! Check with an advisor today!
Faculty
LSC-UP has fantastic piano faculty. Read their bios to learn more about them on our Music Faculty page.
- Ying-Chieh Chen, DMA
- Jinkyung Kim, DMA
- Phuong Son Bao Nguyen, MM
- Mary Katherine Schober, MM
- John Vidovic, MM (Class Piano)
Questions? Email Profs. Aaron Alon (Aaron.Alon@LoneStar.edu) or Joseph Nizich (Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu).
Lone Star College-University Park offers private string lessons and performance ensembles for orchestral string players.
Student string players may audition for private lessons for majors or nonmajors, along with MUEN 1123 Symphony Orchestra.
To get started with lessons and ensembles, set up an in-person audition or submit a video audition:
If you're majoring in music, please use MUEN 1123 Symphony Orchestra for your four large ensemble credits. If you're not majoring in music, music classes, including ensembles and lessons can often be used as general electives in most degree plans! Check with an advisor today!
Faculty
LSC-UP has fantastic orchestral string faculty. Read their bios to learn more about them on our Music Faculty page.
- David Dietz, MM (cello)
- Samuel Park, MM (violin)
- Jacob Schafer, MM (violin)
- Matthew Weathers, MM (viola)
Questions? Email Profs. Aaron Alon (Aaron.Alon@LoneStar.edu) or Joseph Nizich (Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu).
Lone Star College-University Park offers private woodwind lessons and performance ensembles for orchestral wind players.
Student wind players may audition for private lessons for majors or nonmajors, along with MUEN 1123 Symphony Orchestra.
To get started with lessons and ensembles, set up an in-person audition or submit a video audition:
If you're majoring in music, please use MUEN 1123 Symphony Orchestra for your four large ensemble credits. If you're not majoring in music, music classes, including ensembles and lessons can often be used as general electives in most degree plans! Check with an advisor today!
Faculty
LSC-UP has fantastic woodwind faculty. Read their bios to learn more about them on our Music Faculty page.
- Katie Hart, MM (oboe)
- Haley Houk, DMA (bassoon)
- Garrett Hudson, MM (flute)
Questions? Email Profs. Aaron Alon (Aaron.Alon@LoneStar.edu) or Joseph Nizich (Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu).
Lone Star College-University Park offers private composition lessons and four semesters of Music Theory and of Sight Singing & Ear Training.
Student composers should audition for private composition lessons by submitting a portfolio of pieces written in past or arranging a conversation with a member of the composition faculty to determine readiness for lessons. Student music theorists should take lessons in composition, voice, or an instrument of their choosing.
To get started with lessons and ensembles, set up an in-person audition or submit a video audition:
Both composers and theorists are recommended to take the music theory sequence (MUSI 1311/1312/2311/2312) and the sight singing/ear training sequence (MUSI 1116/1117/2116/2117), along with Class Piano I-IV (MUSI 1181/1182/2181/2182) unless they're able to test out of one or more levels.
If you're majoring in music, please use MUEN 1123 Symphony Orchestra or MUEN 1141 Concert Choir for your four large ensemble credits. If you're not majoring in music, music classes, including ensembles and lessons can often be used as general electives in most degree plans! Check with an advisor today!
Faculty
LSC-UP has fantastic theory and composition faculty. Read their bios to learn more about them on our Music Faculty page.
- Aaron Alon, DMA - Theory Faculty
- Mark Buller, DMA - Composition Faculty
- Joseph Nizich, MM - Sight Singing/Ear Training Faculty
- John Vidovic, MM - Theory & Sight Singing/Ear Training Faculty
Questions? Email Profs. Aaron Alon (Aaron.Alon@LoneStar.edu) or Joseph Nizich (Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu).
For further details about the LSC-University Park Music Department, please contact:
| Aaron Alon, D.M.A. Aaron.Alon@LoneStar.edu Department Chair Director of Music Professor of Music 281.290.5009 | B12.110 |
Joseph Nizich, M.M. Joseph.Nizich@LoneStar.edu Assistant Professor of Music Director of Choirs Department Lead 281.655.3751 | VPA 114 |
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