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.
Graduate assistantships include a stipend, student health insurance, and a tuition waiver of nine credits per fall and spring semester. Music theory GAs teach sections of undergraduate music theory and aural skills, mentored by a faculty supervisor. We consider this teaching experience essential, so we will not admit anyone to the Master’s degree in music theory whom we cannot offer at least one year of classroom teaching experience. Music theory GAs play an essential role in undergraduate education in the College of Music, teaching the following courses:
Michigan State University is strongly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of its educational mission. Academic Achievement Graduate Assistantships (AAGAs) are intended to achieve these goals in the recruitment of graduate students. These assistantships are intended for incoming applicants who meet one or more of the following criteria:
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Graduate students who receive fellowship awards from the music theory area serve as tutors in our Music Theory Learning Center (MTLC), the mission of which is to help undergraduate students succeed in core music theory and aural skills courses. Graduate tutors benefit greatly from the experience as well, gaining skills in individualizing instruction, solving problems, and communicating clearly.