Colleges and Universities in Paris

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Paris Junior College

• 2400 Clarksville Street, Paris, TX 75460-6298
• (903) 782-0341 (903) 785-7661
• Beth Shelton, Associate Dean • Philip Briggs, Music Instructor • Jennie Vaughan, Music Majors Contact/Performance School Contact
• Website
• • Year department established: 1950
  • Teaching certification: no
  • Internship required: no
  • Recording facility: no
  • Typical undergraduate tuition: $1,800
  • Scholarships available: yes
• General performance scholarships are available.
• Accreditations/Affiliations: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools • Texas Association of Music Schools • Texas Music Educators Association
• Paris Junior College offers a variety of music majors with an emphasis on keyboard and vocal music, as well as some instrumental music. Paris Junior College sponsors a show choir, chamber singers, chorale and a small instrumental ensemble. Musical theater productions are presented in alternate years. Music fundamentals and the four-semester sequence of harmony, sight-singing, and ear-training classes are offered. Individual instruction is available in piano, organ, voice, woodwinds, and brass.
• Ensembles include: the PJC Chorale with 45 members - contact Pat Fowzer (903) 782-0343; the PJC Chamber Singers with 20 members - contact Pat Fowzer; Encore! which is PJC's show choir with 22 members.
• On-campus concert halls include the Karrer Theatre for the Performing Arts with 375 seats - contact Cathey Huey (903) 782-0242; the DeShong Chapel with 100 seats - contact Pat Fowzer (903) 782-0343; and the J. Emory Shaw Recital Hall with 110 seats - contact Jennie Vaughan (903) 782-0341.
• Genres: Classical • Musical Theater, Musical Theater