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.
Applicants are required to submit a prescreening recording by Dec 1 (video required). Upload the videos to the Digital Portfolio section of the College of Music Supplemental Application. You will be given access to the Digital Portfolio after the College of Music Supplemental Application is submitted. If video is not possible, please write the College of Music Admissions Office to request an exception. Recordings will be reviewed by a committee from the piano area beginning the week following the December 1st deadline. You will be notified via email as to whether or not you have been invited for a live audition. The recording quality must be sufficient to make a reasonable judgment of ability and should contain one composition from solo repertoire as well as a major composition from collaborative piano repertoire.
Live Audition (for those invited):
You are welcome to bring your own instrumentalist and vocalist to the audition. However, if you need the school to provide or if you have any further questions, please notify Dr. Zhihua Tang, Director of Collaborative Piano, at least two weeks before your audition date.