High school, community college students invited to MSU’s 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. 9.
The event takes place 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Music Building, located at 124 Hardy Road. Registration—free for attendees and one guest—is available online.
Attendees will have opportunities to visit 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. High school seniors and community college students also may audition for a music scholarship during the event.
For more about Music Discovery Day, email Assistant Professor Jenna Klein at jmk734@msstate.edu.
Designated as an All-Steinway School, MSU’s Department of Music is housed in a $21 million, state-of-the-art facility equipped with soundproof practice rooms, a high-tech recording studio, an acoustically advanced lecture-recital hall, more than $3.5 million in Steinway pianos, among other amenities. It offers undergraduate degrees in music, music education and music performance in addition to a master’s degree in music education.
MSU’s College of Education, home of the Department of Music, also includes four additional academic departments, a division of education, one research unit and numerous service units.
Mississippi State University is taking care of what matters.