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.
At MSU, music educators thrive in a dynamic, inspiring, and collegial learning environment. Undergraduate and graduate programs provide core knowledge and skills, enhanced by electives that allow students to innovate, explore individual interests, and develop unique voices as music educators.
Students benefit from outstanding faculty in the colleges of Music and Education and often become exceptional K-12 music teachers across Michigan and the nation. Graduates frequently rise to leadership positions in public schools and state music education associations, while doctoral graduates transform the profession by training future teachers globally.
At MSU, music educators thrive in a dynamic, inspiring, and collegial learning environment. Undergraduate and graduate programs provide core knowledge and skills, enhanced by electives that allow students to innovate, explore individual interests, and develop unique voices as music educators.
Students benefit from outstanding faculty in the colleges of Music and Education and often become exceptional K-12 music teachers across Michigan and the nation. Graduates frequently rise to leadership positions in public schools and state music education associations, while doctoral graduates transform the profession by training future teachers globally.
The music education program is led by nationally recognized teacher-scholars whose research informs their teaching and the field. Their expertise spans creativity, social justice, early childhood, choral music education, and policy studies.
All successful applicants are considered for merit-based scholarships. Graduate applicants can also compete for assistantships, fellowships, and scholarships without a supplemental application. The conducting faculty ensures all students develop their abilities with voice, winds, percussion, and strings, regardless of their primary focus.
At Michigan State University, students can pursue a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Music Education. These programs provide comprehensive training and opportunities for aspiring music educators at all levels.
Enjoy a blend of jazz works by Rodney Whitaker and Charles Ruggiero, performed by the MSU Professors of Jazz with saxophonist Joseph Lulloff.
Three jazz orchestras perform swing and classics from jazz masters, inviting the audience to dance along in this lively concert.
The program includes works by Nixon, Grainger, Ellerby, and David, conducted by David Thornton.
The concert features Boston Brass with the MSU Wind Symphony performing works by Björk, Navarro, Pegram, Goodwin, May, and Lecuona, conducted by Kevin L. Sedatole.
Join us for Beethoven’s Concerto with MSU faculty, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, and a student Fanfare, conducted by Octavio Más-Arocas.
Juliet Hess addresses Madness and distress in her new book.
Multi-faceted educator combines serious inquiry with a sense of playfulness.
Music Faculty Helton, Rayl, and Sinder invest in programs and shape the future through endowments.
On-site availability of counseling strengthens health and wellness in the community.