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.
1. You may count any course in musicology or ethnomusicology at the 400-level or above
2. 400-level courses (2 cr) require taking the corresponding MUS 892a Graduate Seminar (1 cr) for a total of 3 crs
3. MUS 413, 414, 415, 416, 417 do NOT count toward the required coursework in music history
4. MUS 830 does NOT count toward the 6 credits of required coursework in Musicology
5. The 400-level courses ALWAYS require an override before enrollment
6. Please do not sign up for multiple courses to ‘hold a space’ while you make your decision
1. You may only count courses at the 800- or 900-level to meet your music history requirement
2. 400-level and corresponding MUS 892a Graduate Seminar count as Electives only
3. MUS 830 does not count toward the 6 credits of required coursework in music history
4. Please do not sign up for multiple courses to ‘hold a space’ while you make your decision
MUS 419 Baroque Music*
Mon Wed: 9:10am-10:00am (M. Ray)
MUS 423 History of Opera *
Mon Wed: 10:20am-11:10am (M. Ray)
MUS 426 Music of Africa*
Tue Thu: 9:10am-10:00am (S. Long)
MUS 430 Music of the Caribbean*
Mon Wed: 10:20am-11:10am (M. Largey)
MUS 436 Popular Music of Black America*
Mon Wed: 11:30am-12:20pm (K. Prouty)
MUS 491.096 Spec Topics: History of Orchestral Music*
Mon Wed: 10:20am-11:10am (N. Field)
*Grad Students MUST Take Corresponding MUS 892a Course
MUS 810 Graduate Jazz History – Jazz of 1980’s
Mon Wed: 8:30am-9:50am (K. Prouty)
MUS 992.002: Romanticism and its Legacy
Tue: 3:00pm-5:50pm (K. Bartig)
MUS 992.003: Music and Creativity
Tue Thu: 10:20am-11:40am (C. Scales)
MUS 992.004: Music, Tradition, and Modernity
Mon Wed: 12:40pm-2:00pm (N. Field)
MUS 992.005: Marching Band, Tradition & Community
Tue Thu: 10:20am-11:40am (S. Long)