MSU invites high school, two-year college students to Music Discovery Day

MSU invites high school, two-year college students to Music Discovery Day

Contact: Bethany Shipp

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Department of Music is hosting its annual Music Discovery Day for high school juniors, seniors and community college students Nov. 4 on MSU’s campus.

The event takes places 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Music Building located at 124 Hardy Road. Registration—free for attendees who can bring one guest—is open at https://www.music.msstate.edu/events/2024-08/music-discovery-day.

An MSU student plays a trumpet
MSU is hosting its annual Music Discovery Day for high school juniors, seniors and community college students Nov. 4. (Photo by Megan Bean)

Attendees will have opportunities for one-on-one visits with faculty members and current students. In addition to learning about the department’s academic programs, scholarships and career opportunities, participants can observe music classes and attend faculty and student performances.

For more about Music Discovery Day, contact Assistant Professor Olivia Boatman at oboatman@colled.msstate.edu.

Recently celebrated as an All-Steinway School, MSU’s Department of Music is housed in a $21 million, state-of-the-art facility equipped with sound-proof practice rooms, a high-tech recording studio, an acoustically advanced lecture-recital hall, over $3.5 million in Steinway pianos and more. It offers undergraduate degrees in music, music education and music performance in addition to a master’s degree in music education.

Learn more about the Department of Music, housed in MSU’s College of Education, at https://www.music.msstate.edu/.

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