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.
Greets students, families and visitors that participate in Community Music School programming and supports the Registrar with registrations and billing functions. Also produces programs and maintains instrument inventory.
Oversees and manages the operations of the Main Office, including key loans, room reservations, and incoming mail and packages. Prepares and prints concert programs for faculty, guest artists, and students. Serves as the College of Music Box Office during normal business hours. Generates monthly financial reports. Schedules and supervises student employees, ensuring proper training. Serves as the main point of contact for event scheduling for multiple performance venues and coordinates communications between multiple internal stakeholders to ensure successful execution of performance activities.
In-person and telehealth counseling appointments for undergraduate and graduate students in the college of music; group counseling; support for faculty and staff including consultations, class visits, and training.
Provides administrative support to Admissions, Advising, Career Services/Entrepreneurship, Composition, Computer Support, Counselor, Facilities, Keyboard, Music Theory, Recording/Video Services, and Vocal Arts areas. Makes travel arrangements, prepares reimbursement requests, purchases supplies, pays guest honoraria and vendors, deposits funds, reconciles accounts and manages ticket revenue reconciliation. Performs hiring and payroll functions for student and temp/on-call employees for all areas except bands and orchestra under the leadership of the HR Director.
Undergraduate advising; single-degree master’s advising; degree tracking; College of Music academic event planning; approval of academic forms; study abroad.
Directs the Running Start program for career and professional development; provides career and creative project coaching for undergraduate and graduate students; teaches career related coursework and programs; coordinates student experiential learning and outreach activities; develops relationships with employers and organizations; manages Music in the Garden summer series and Entrepreneurial Musical Artist in Residence program.
Manage the ticket box office during performances to make sure the sales events run smoothly; sell customer tickets, handle seat exchanges, print tickets, and handle monetary transactions.
Manages the daily and ongoing tasks related to Early Childhood, Aspiring Musicians Program (AMP), and Music Therapy programs.
Directs and coordinates undergraduate academic student affairs, scheduling of courses, scholarships, academic orientation programs, and annual production of Undergraduate Handbook for the College of Music; guides curricular changes; mediates between undergraduate students and faculty; coordinates non-tenured teaching observations, study abroad and study away programs, administrative academic actions involving undergraduate students, SIRS program from all College of Music students, and undergraduate research; plans and directs undergraduate commencement; and serves as College of Music liaison with Honors College.
Assists the Senior Director of Development for the College of Music with planning and implementing a comprehensive fundraising program for the College of Music with a focus on managing a portfolio of individual major gift prospects to fully develop potential gifts to support students, programs, faculty, and facilities in the College of Music.