Departmental News
November 15, 2023
Instructions Caregiver Introduction video: https://youtu.be/h8PIAPd83LU Thank you for your interest in the toddler and preschool family music class at the Community Music School of Mississippi State University. Caregiver definition: A parent, grandparent, another family member, or babysitter. Objectives of the course:Family music class will allow young...
October 31, 2023
MSU music majors who have completed the Music Theory I–IV and Ear Training I–IV sequences with grades of C or higher, but have not yet satisfactorily completed both halves of the Music Theory Upper Division Proficiency Examination, can take the corresponding component tests at the end of the semester during the first week of December. The Music Theory Upper Division Proficiency Examination, which...
October 20, 2023
Music Theory professor James Sobaskie represented Mississippi State University at an international conference organized by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw, Poland, called “Romanticism in Music: Poland in its European Context.” Dr. Sobaskie’s lecture, “Evolution of the Nocturne: Gabriel Fauré’s Opus 36,” given on Thursday, October 19, 2023, demonstrated how the French composer honored the...
October 13, 2023
MSU professor Jason Baker recently gave a clinic to students and faculty at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He performed and discussed solo works he recently commissioned, as well as several of his own compositions. Jason's appearance was funded by Yamaha, Sabian, Innovative Percussion, Remo, Grover Pro Percussion, and the Berklee College of Music.
September 20, 2023
The Department of Music is pleased to announce its season of events for 2023-24, featuring a vibrant schedule of over 100 concerts, recitals, guest artists, and other musical activities. We invite you to join us throughout the year for world class music, right here at home. Download the season brochure...
September 14, 2023
The Mississippi State University Department of Music is auctioning three baby grand pianos from its former inventory. For more information please go to GovDeals at: https://www.allsurplus.com/asset/2032/3407https://www.allsurplus.com/asset/2031/3407...
September 8, 2023
Mississippi State University music theory professor James Sobaskie contributed a peer-reviewed article to the August 2023 issue of Nineteenth-Century Music Review. His essay, “Stylistic Duality in Gabriel Fauré’s Music for Pauline Viardot’s Salon,” shows how two of Fauré’s early songs and a violin solo appeal to diverse audiences and professional musicians in different ways. It appears at ...
August 25, 2023
Once a month Mississippi State University in partnership with Brazil, Portugal and Colombia presents a podcast/interview. This Friday, August 25, our broadcast starts at 3:00 PM Mississippi, 2:00 PM Colombia, 4:00 PM New York, 5:00 PM Brazil and 9:00 PM Portugal. You can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1ZC_HWzzzI The Piano and...
July 15, 2023
The Piano Proficiency Exam is part of the proficiency examination required for all majors at MSU. It will be administered on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, please contact Dr. Klein at: jklein@colled.msstate.edu Incoming transfer students who have successfully completed at least three (3) semesters of accredited piano class/group piano sequence, as well as...
July 10, 2023
The written theory, aural dictation, and musicianship skills tests of the MSU Music Theory Upper Division Proficiency Examination will be administered on Monday, August 14, 2023, starting at 8:30 a.m., in the Music Building’s room 1730. Incoming transfer students who have successfully completed at least three (3) semesters of accredited music theory and ear training courses, as well as current...
June 22, 2023
Once a month Mississippi State University in partnership with Brazil, Portugal and Colombia presents a podcast/interview. This Friday, June 23, our broadcast starts at 3:00 PM Mississippi, 2:00 PM Colombia, 4:00 PM New York, 5:00 PM Brazil and 9:00 PM Portugal. You can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6oectss4Dg The Piano and Its...
May 26, 2023
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...
May 22, 2023
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...
May 11, 2023
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...
April 30, 2023
New music dominated at the Student Composers Concert held on Saturday, April 29, 2023, in the MSU Department of Music Lecture-Recital Hall. Six works, composed by five Music Theory IV class members, appeared on the program. Reminiscence, by Savery Goodwin, was interpreted by oboist Madeleine Lee. From Where the Sun Sets, by Wade Parker, featured flutist Shelby Werneth and pianist Kindal Gammill...
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