For current students: Fall 2024 Ensembles Audition Information
A wide variety of performance opportunities await our students each year, with orchestras, bands, choirs and opera, jazz nonets and combos, small ensembles, and more.
A variety of programs and initiatives operate continuously or annually to enhance learning experiences and help students prepare for their future in music.
The MSU College of Music supports and challenges students, values innovation and creativity, and helps every community member achieve professional excellence.
1. You may count any course in musicology or ethnomusicology at the 400-level or above
2. 400-level courses (2 cr) require taking the corresponding MUS 892a Graduate Seminar (1 cr) for a total of 3 crs
3. MUS 413, 414, 415, 416, 417 do NOT count toward the required coursework in music history
4. MUS 830 does NOT count toward the 6 credits of required coursework in Musicology
5. The 400-level courses ALWAYS require an override before enrollment
6. Please do not sign up for multiple courses to ‘hold a space’ while you make your decision
1. You may only count courses at the 800- or 900-level to meet your music history requirement
2. 400-level and corresponding MUS 892a Graduate Seminar count as Electives only
3. MUS 830 does not count toward the 6 credits of required coursework in music history
4. Please do not sign up for multiple courses to ‘hold a space’ while you make your decision