声乐艺术区为那些寻求通过古典唱歌技巧发展歌手技能的人提供指导。课程和课程设置旨在提高表演的技术和艺术能力，并鼓励诠释，创意和学术表达。这样的准备可以使学生在音乐事业和相关领域具有竞争力，并可以继续进行高级学习。乐队包括大学歌手，歌剧剧院工作坊，室内合唱团，当代室内合唱团和大学合唱团。UofM的歌手在整个孟菲斯及周边地区演出，其作品由歌剧孟菲斯，孟菲斯交响乐团，孟菲斯剧院和广场剧院组成。声乐部提供音乐学士学位，音乐硕士学位和音乐艺术博士学位。
The Vocal Arts area offers instruction for those seeking to develop skills as singers with a classical singing technique. The curricula and course offerings are designed to develop technical and artistic abilities in performance and to encourage interpretive, creative and scholarly expression. Such preparation enables students to be competitive in music careers and related fields and to continue study at an advanced level. Ensembles include University Singers, Opera Theater Workshop, Chamber Choir, Contemporary Chamber Players and Collegiate Choir. UofM vocalists perform throughout Memphis and the surrounding region in productions by organizations such as Opera Memphis, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Theatre Memphis and Playhouse on the Square. The Vocal Arts Division offers the Bachelor of Music, the Master of Music, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degrees.