Departmental News

Music Theory Upper Division Proficiency Examination Information


Following longstanding tradition, the MSU Department of Music will offer the written theory, aural dictation, and musicianship skills tests of the Upper Division Proficiency Examination in Music Theory on Monday, August 14, 2023, starting at 8:30 a.m., in Room 1140 of the Music Building. Incoming transfer students who have successfully completed at least three (3) semesters of accredited music...

Undergraduate Students Publishing at American Music Teachers Magazine


The piano area is proud to announce the accomplishment of three piano majors: Kindal Gammill, Desmond Henderson and Nathan Shelton. The Music Teachers National Association e-Journal, a peer-reviewed research-oriented online publication, selected their poster presentation to be included in their magazine. The poster, “The Pedagogical Piano Works of William Grant Still", was presented at the 2023...

Chamber Music Recital by Latin American Composers


Sheri Falcone, clarinet; Denise Rowan, bassoon and Rosangela Sebba, piano will collaborate with University of Alabama professor Rachel Frederiksen, bassoon in performances of Chamber Music Works by Underrepresented Latin American Composers. Both performances are free to the audience and will happen at UA on Tuesday, May 9th at 5:30pm in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall and Thursday, May 11th...