Information for Current Students
April 2023
Music Student Bulletin
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Music Student Bulletin 4.27.23
Summer Advising Appointments
Finals Week Health and Wellness Events
Destination Survey
Summer Career Advising Appointments
Career advising appointments are available over the entire summer for current and new students! Schedule yours on Handshake to get your questions answered by the excellent Running Start staff!
Finals Week Health and Wellness Events
The Main Library is hosting several events to help students get through finals week.
Friday 4/28
11:30AM-1PM: Classic Guitar Covers (at the ICI Spring Block Party)
12-3PM: ICI Spring Block Party (games and giveaways)
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Main Library South Lobby, 1st floor
Sunday 4/30
6-9PM: The Finals Countdown
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Green Room (Main Library, 4 West)
Monday 5/1
12-6PM: F***ing Finals, LGBTQIA2S+ Study Space
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Student Services Building, Room 110
Tuesday 5/2
9-11AM: Bagel Breakfast
- Main Library, south lobby on the 1st floor
3-5PM: Make a Tiny Terrarium
- Hollander MakeCentral (Main Library, 2 West)
Click here for a full list of activities.
Destination Survey
For all graduating students: please help us with this important data before you leave! Access the Destination Survey here.
Music Student Bulletin 4.20.23
Week of Care + Community
Free Summer Tutoring Program in Music Theory and Aural Skills
Video B-roll Capture at our Facilities
National Music Student Well-being Survey
Week of Care + Community
Monday, 4/24, 9-11:30 a.m.
Running Start Lobby Takeover. Free coffee and breakfast pastries for students needing job opportunities, resources, and ideas for their summer or help planning for fall. (Jobs at the college are recruiting NOW for fall!)
Monday/Wednesday, 4/24 and 4/26, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Chair massages for students (Monday) and chair massages for faculty/staff (Wednesday). Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0448aaac2ca5f58-april2#/
Wednesday, 4/26, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Oscar the Therapy Bulldog in the Billman Lobby.
Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Dean’s community lunch. Free lunch with the College of Music community! Stop by any time during the lunch.
Free Summer Tutoring Program in Music Theory and Aural Skills
The Music Theory Area invites and encourages College of Music students to participate in a free summer tutoring program.
Who is eligible to participate in tutoring?
Any undergraduate student who will be taking or retaking one or more of these music theory and aural skills courses during 2023-24: MUS 180, MUS 180E, MUS 181, MUS 182, MUS 183, MUS 280, MUS 281, MUS 282, MUS 283, MUS 381.
What are some reasons why you might want to sign up for tutoring?
- You'd like to get a head start on upcoming material to set yourself up for success next year.
- You'd like to fill in some gaps in your understanding of this year's material.
- You earned a failing grade in, or had to withdraw due to physical or mental health challenges from, a theory or aural skills course this year and would like to make sure that you succeed when you retake it.
- You’d like to minimize how much you forget over the summer.
- Any other reason: this tutoring program is here to help you learn and support your success.
Who are the tutors?
Three of our Master's students in Music Theory: Brendan McEvoy, Matthew Oakes, and Josiah Scott. There will also be an undergraduate peer tutor.
When and how will the tutoring take place?
From May 8th through August 18th, in 30-minute individual meetings weekly during whichever weeks you are available. All tutoring will take place via Zoom.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. It's free.
Do I have to commit to coming every week?
No. You'll benefit most if you set up regular appointments, but we understand that students may be unavailable some weeks during the summer.
What will we work on?
At your first meeting, you and the tutor will discuss your goals for the summer and go from there.
How do I sign up?
It's simple. Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/ugB1USanVMvEuk8f9
Please consider signing up. The tutors are skilled, caring teachers who are here to help you to learn.
Video B-roll Capture at our Facilities
To assist with the creation of future videos for the College, the Communications Office is working with an external video group to shadow student and faculty activities within our facilities and document them with high-quality videos. This work will take place on April 19, 20, 26, and 27. A variety of ensemble and instrumental rehearsals, class instruction and informal gatherings within the Billman Music will be represented. If you have any questions about this videography, please contact Michael Sundermann in the Communications Office, sunderm7@msu.edu.
National Music Student Well-being Survey
Researchers at the University of Southern California invite College of Music students to participate in the National Music Student Well-being Survey, a comprehensive questionnaire that collects information about experiences of well-being as a student.
Although performance-related injury is a well-studied topic, little is known about musician well-being and how to facilitate health and well-being in music students. This survey is an important first step towards addressing well-being needs of student musicians. More information is included on the attached document.
You must be at least 18 years old and currently enrolled as a music student to participate. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes. If you complete the survey, you can enter a raffle to win one of five $50 gift cards.
Simply click this link to go directly to the anonymous survey:
Take the Survey
Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:
https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eLLaBdVYloUuYDk
Feel free to share this survey link with any music student friends or colleagues.
If you have any questions about this survey or have difficulty accessing the site or completing the survey, please contact the Principal Investigator, Yoko Fukumura, at fukumura@chan.usc.edu.
Music Student Bulletin 4.11.23
Dr. Derrick Fox
An interesting discussion to attend via Zoom
Free chair massages
The final Running Start lobby takeover of the semester
Dr. Derrick Fox
After a lengthy and comprehensive search process, we pleased to announce that Dr. Derrick Fox has been recommended for appointment to the administration at Michigan State University as Professor of Choral Music and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Creative Endeavors in the College of Music. His appointment will become effective on August 16, 2023.
Dr. Fox comes to MSU from the University of Nebraska-Omaha where he is the Director of Choral Activities and Distinguished Professor of Music. We greatly look forward to having Dr. Fox join our faculty and leadership team effective in the upcoming Fall Semester.
Gendered Labor and the Origins of Electronic Music: Women Workers and the RCA Thermin
Co-sponsored by the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, the final Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives brown bag session of the academic year presents a topic that may interest Music students.
"Gendered Labor and the Origins of Electronic Music: Women Workers and the RCA Thermin" will be led by Clara Latham, Professor of Music Technology at The New School.
Thursday, April 13
12:15 - 1:30 EST (via Zoom)
https://msu.zoom.us/j/94010529643
Meeting ID: 940 1052 9643
Passcode: April
Free Chair Massages
Free chair massages will be offered by Kelly Lane, Licensed Massage Therapist and Licensed Athletic Trainer and will take place in Music Practice Building Room 102 on April 21 and 24.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0448aaac2ca5f58-april2#/
Kelly graduated and obtained her massage therapy certification from Lansing Community College. She has been practicing massage therapy since 1998. She became Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Body Massage in 2006. Kelly also has a bachelor's degree in kinesiology, specializing in athletic training, from Michigan State University, 2004. NASM certified Personal Trainer 2022.
Kelly specializes in: Integration of optimal athletic sports training and conditioning with Sport, Orthopedic and TPR massage therapy; SASTM Soft Tissue Mobilization, massage technique Flexibility and Mobilization.
The final Running Start lobby takeover of the semester
The Running Start Final Lobby Takeover of the year will be Monday, April 24th from 9AM-11:30AM. We will be offering explorative resources for the summer, prizes for completing the final destination survey, finals week Health & Wellness opportunities, and last-minute summer internship opps. And as always, free food and coffee to all who stop by!
Music Student Bulletin 4.6.23
Summer 2023 Arts Internship Award Program
Graduate Student Independent Project Funding
Summer 2023 Arts Internship Award Program
Looking for summer plans to expand your resume or explore your future career in music?
The summer arts internship award provides a $1,200 ($12/hour) scholarship for a student to complete a hybrid internship at one of the following arts organization host sites:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- CMS-Detroit
- Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival/ArtOps
- Jackson Symphony Orchestra
- Hearing in Color
Internships range in work including social media, marketing, grant writing, outreach and education, and more!
Applications are due April 9th by midnight.
Click here for more information and job postings.
Graduate Student Independent Project Funding
The College of Music seeks to fund students who are working towards building their brand, business, or future career through project-based work. $500 awards will be given to accepted projects.
To apply, submit a 250-300 word proposal to beamerch@msu.edu by April 11.
Click here for details on proposal requirements.
