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.
All applied faculty attend the jury and each faculty member comments individually on every jury. Each faculty member assigns their personal jury grade for each student. The area chair reviews the individual grades and reports the averaged jury grade back to the faculty who place the averaged grade back on their commentary sheet. This is the individuals “jury” grade. Area guidelines strongly encourage each applied professor to assign their student’s semester grade based within .5 above or below each student’s jury grade.
P=Performance E=Education BA=Bachelor of Arts in Music
Year/Semester | Major | Requirements | Clarifying Instructions |
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1st Freshman | BA | 1 song any language | |
E | 2 songs any language | ||
P | 3 songs any language | ||
2nd Freshman | BA | 2 songs any language | No song performed from previous jury. |
E | 2 songs any language | No song performed from previous jury. | |
P | 3 songs any language | No song performed from previous jury. | |
1st Sophomore | BA | 1 song any language | No song performed from previous jury. |
E | 2 songs any language | No song performed from previous jury. | |
P | 3 songs any language | No song performed from previous jury. | |
2nd Sophomore | BA | 2 songs (1 song each in Italian and English) + 1 assigned but unassisted song. | Total 3 songs |
E | 4 songs (1 each in Italian, German, French, English) + 1 assigned but unassisted song. | Total of 5 songs. Two songs may be previously performed. | |
P | 4 songs (1 each in Italian, German, French, English) + 2 songs of any language + 1 assigned but unassisted song. | Total of 7 songs. 3 songs may be previously performed. | |
1st Junior | BA | 1 song any language | No song performed from previous jury. |
E | 2 songs any language | No song performed from previous jury. |