Known for its appearances at University of Georgia football games, the Redcoat Marching Band (MUSI 4835) was founded 1905 as a section of the UGA Military Department.  What started as 20 military cadets slowly grew into the band's current roster of over 400 male and female students representing the diversity of the University of Georgia at Bulldog football games.

The Redcoat Marching Band is under the direction of Brett Bawcum, Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands. All University students are invited to apply for membership, which is determined by audition. Membership requires a weekly rehearsal schedule and performance at all the UGA home football games. When attendance does not infringe on academic requirements, attendance at away games is required.

Concert and University Band website

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s woodwind department features internationally recognized faculty, attracting talented young musicians from the United States and abroad.

Woodwind students at the Hodgson School enjoy countless opportunities for solo and ensemble performances, including annual concerto competitions. Students have the opportunity to participate in and collaborate with the Hodgson School's numerous small chamber ensembles, orchestras, bands, and choirs. Additionally, student musicians can also gain valuable interactive performance and teaching experience by participating in one of the Hodgson School's numerous educational and community outreach programs.

The voice area at UGA’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music is a comprehensive program, supporting students in our various undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as the Musical Theatre Certificate Program. Whether you aspire to be a performer, conductor, educator, therapist, composer, or want to use your vocal training in another vocation, there’s a place for you here. Our internationally recognized faculty have a broad range of expertise, performing and teaching multiple genres and vocal styles.

Performance opportunities for singers at The Hugh go beyond required solo recitals and ensemble concerts. Undergraduates can participate in staged productions as a member of Opera Ensemble or by auditioning for musicals in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. Voice students frequently collaborate with student composers, commissioning new works to be premiered and performed at UGA and beyond. Students are encouraged to think creatively and explore their own identities through performance of music of diverse cultures, languages, and perspectives.

Our faculty and curricula aim to nurture and the whole artist. In addition to rigorous training in singing, musicianship, acting, lyric diction, and professional studies with our acclaimed faculty, UGA students have access to world-class visiting artists. Among the artists who have given masterclasses for our students recently are Angela Brown, Eric Owens, Lea Salonga, Renée Fleming, Talise Trevigne, and Renée Elise Goldsberry.

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s string department features internationally recognized faculty, attracting talented young musicians from the United States and abroad. 

String students at the Hodgson School enjoy countless opportunities for solo and ensemble performances, including annual concerto competitions. Students have the opportunity to participate in and collaborate with the Hodgson School's numerous small chamber ensembles, orchestras, bands, and choirs. Additionally, young musicians can also gain valuable interactive performance and teaching experience by participating in one of the Hodgson School's numerous educational and community outreach programs.

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s piano department features internationally recognized faculty, attracting talented young musicians from the United States and abroad. The Hodgson School became Georgia's first All-Steinway School in 1996 and boasts outstanding performance and practice facilities with keyboard instruments maintained by two full-time Steinway-trained piano technicians. 

Piano students at the Hodgson School enjoy countless opportunities for solo and ensemble performances, including annual concerto competitions. Students have the opportunity to participate in and collaborate with the Hodgson School's numerous small chamber ensembles, orchestras, bands, and choirs. 

Additionally, students can gain valuable experience as educators through teaching at UGA's Community Music School and participating in numerous other experiential programs, including international collaborations in remote piano teaching. Scholarships and graduate teaching assistantships are available to qualifying applicants.

LEARN MORE

• Undergraduate Piano Auditions

• Graduate Piano Auditions

• Piano Area Events

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s percussion department is led by internationally recognized faculty, with decades of performing and teaching experience of the highest caliber.

Our students can be found throughout the country and the world working in all areas of the industry, ranging from orchestras to Broadway musicals; university educators to music therapists; freelancers to band directors.

Percussion students at the Hodgson School can expect a well-rounded curriculum encompassing study of the entire battery of percussion instruments through the use of proven methodologies designed to build strong, refined technique, and beautiful sound production.  In addition, we incorporate thorough training and skill building of effective ensemble, chamber, and solo performance through weekly performance classes.

Our studio’s philosophy is one of strong work ethic, humility to the process of creating beautiful music, and discipline to the study of being a refined, meticulous artist in an ever-evolving industry. 

We address our students as individuals with unique circumstances and career interests and we work hard to meet every student where they are in their journey to facilitate the accomplishment of their intended goals.

The Musicology/Ethnomusicology program at the University of Georgia is a growing and innovative program that provides its students with training in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and musical analysis while also encouraging interdisciplinary connections with other units.  The greatest strength of the area lies in its diverse faculty, whose research interests include Classical, Romantic, and 20th-century music, popular musics, film music, music history pedagogies, music and religion, and gender studies, as well as regional geographic specializations in North America, Russia, Africa, and Latin America. 

At the graduate level, students may choose from small seminars on focused topics, pro-seminars that examine methodologies or large-scale issues, as well as lecture-oriented courses.  PhD students must choose a secondary discipline outside of music to supplement their research agenda.  All students in the graduate program are encouraged to develop a strong research profile and our students regularly participate in regional, national and international conferences and publish their work. 

Graduates of the Musicology/Ethnomusicology program have enjoyed much recent success.  The area currently enjoys a high placement rate for PhDs who choose to pursue an academic career.  Our undergraduate and masters students are regularly admitted into other top programs around the country.

WHAT IS MUSIC THERAPY?

Music Therapy is an allied health profession that utilizes evidence-based practice, using music uas a tool to address non-musical goals. 

WHO ARE MUSIC THERAPISTS?

Music therapy can only be provided by a board-certified music therapist who has:

• Completed an approved music therapy university program
• Obtained 1,200 hours of supervised clinical placement 
• Passed the board certification exam given by the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT), gaining the MT-BC (Music Therapist – Board Certified) credential.
• In the state of Georgia, music therapists must also obtain state licensure, gaining the LPMT (Licensed Professional Music Therapist) credential. 

WHY IS MUSIC THERAPY BENEFICIAL?

Research has shown music therapy interventions can be beneficial in addressing:

• Sensorimotor function
• Communication needs
• Social behaviors
• Cognitive skills
• Emotional health 

HOW DOES MUSIC THERAPY WORK?

Participation in music therapy can include listening to music or actively engaging in music making, movement to music, or songwriting. Music therapists must be proficient in voice, piano, and guitar, and commonly use these instruments in music therapy sessions. 

WHERE DO MUSIC THERAPISTS WORK?

MT-BCs work in a variety of settings, including but not limited to:

• Assisted Living Communities
• Hospice Organizations
• Medical Hospitals
• Mental Health Agencies
• Non-Profit Organizations 
• Private Practice 
• School Systems 
• Rehabilitation Facilities 

Academic Programs

• Bachelor of Music - Music Therapy
• Undergraduate Application Overview
• Master of Music - Music Therapy

Tapping the potential of the next generation of music educators from all over the United States and the globe.

Our mission? To equip a generation of exceptional and compassionate music educators through well-rounded training in music performance, pedagogy, and research. Experience intensive, hands-on instruction from world-class faculty at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music when you enroll in one of our 5 music education degree and certification programs. In addition to performing and collaborating with UGA's award-winning music ensembles, you will gain valuable firsthand teaching experience through diverse educational and community outreach programs.

Degree Offerings

• Bachelor of Music (B. M.) in Music Education
• Master of Music Education (M.M.Ed.)
• Master of Music Education (M.M.Ed.) Online
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Music Education

Non-Degree Programs and Workshops

• T4 Teacher Certification
• Orff-Schulwerk Teacher Training
• UGA String Project