Music education program welcomes new associate professor
Accomplished educator, researcher, and performer Lani Hamilton will join the University of South Carolina Music Education program in Fall Semester of 2025.
Music professor awarded Order of the Palmetto
Music professor and director of orchestras Dr. Scott Weiss recently was presented with the "Order of the Palmetto," the highest civilian honor awarded by the governor of South Carolina.
Learning every aspect of an opera production prepares students for diverse careers
Opportunities to work on stage, backstage and in the house allow students studying opera at USC to expand their skills and help make them more marketable job candidates.
Faculty Spotlight: Emily Ruth Allen
Lots of people like to party, but few have found a way to make a career of it. To be clear, Emily Ruth Allen isn't a full-time partyer -- she's an instructor of music and music history with a dual appointment in music and Southern studies. But she has a particular interest in parties -- specifically, in the culture of Mardi Gras and more generally in festivals and celebratory rituals.
Matt McCord: Drumming Up Scholarships
Matt McCord, '95 music, is a onetime marching band trumpet player, a former Carolina drum major and a Gamecock football season ticket holder. He is also a father of three -- and he's determined to pass his outsized Carolina pride to the next generation.
2024-25 Alumni Awards Announced
In celebration of the centennial celebration of 100 Years of Music at Carolina, the USC School of Music instituted two new alumni awards to be awarded annually. The alumni awards celebrate alumni of the School of Music who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and service to their profession or to their community.
Hands-on learning opportunities and industry connections lead to exponential growth of Music Industry Studies
The global music recording market is estimated to be $74 billion a year, with opportunities in areas such as production, distribution, recording, writing and publishing, management and performing. USC's Music Industry Studies program offers a diverse curriculum that aims to prepare students for a variety of careers.
It's fundamental
Before taking that shiny musical composition out for a spin, it makes sense to take a little look under the hood to understand how it works. Theory and history faculty at the University of South Carolina School of Music educate their students about the mechanics and foundations of music-making.
Hitting the right keys
This fall will mark the 25th year of the Carolina LifeSong Initiative, a program started by Scott Price, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of South Carolina, to provide piano lessons and creative music-making experiences for students with autism and other special needs.
USC Student Senate Recognizes Music Centennial
The 116th Student Senate of the University of South Carolina honored the Centennial of the USC School of Music with a resolution.
New USC Music Teaching Artist Certificate Program Announced
Acknowledging South Carolina's current music teacher shortage and the deficit in opportunities for some students to learn musical instruments, the University of South Carolina School of Music has created a new certificate program for musicians who wish to support music learning throughout all South Carolina schools.
Three Reasons to Watch the 2025 Grammy Awards
Several musicians with ties to the School of Music have been nominated to receive one of the most prestigious awards in the music industry.
Musical Tribute to the Ocean Receives Accolade
University of South Carolina School of Music alumna Meira Warshauer (DMA Composition, 1989) has been selected as the winner of The American Prize Charles Ives Award in Chamber Music, 2024, in the professional instrumental division for Ocean Calling.
Carolina Band Alumni Raise $15,000 to Support Marching Band's Macy's Parade Appearance
The Zeta Chi Alumni Association of Kappa Kappa Psi music service fraternity at the University of South Carolina proudly raised $15,000 at the 12th Annual JKC Golf Tournament for the Carolina Marching Band's upcoming Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
The Carolina Band receives an outpouring of support for NYC trip
These gifts celebrate the hard work of each of the 375 members representing every undergraduate college at the university who will experience the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform at the 2024 Macy's® Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Carolina Band takes its 'Mighty Sound of the Southeast' to the streets of New York in Macy's Parade
Getting the Carolina Band from the familiar confines of Williams-Brice Stadium to the bustling streets of New York City for a landmark performance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade takes coordination, organization, practice, patience and - of course - fundraising.
Jazz Takes Center Stage at University of South Carolina's Speakeasy Fundraising Event
On October 23, the School of Music created a vibrant homage to the Roaring Twenties with its Speakeasy Jazz fundraising event.
Centennial celebrates contemporary music with performances, percussion and new compositions
Listening to contemporary music provides a living, breathing experience that can react to societal or cultural events, reinterpret traditional pieces and create entirely new worlds of sound.
Investments in jazz program reverberate in momentum, reputation
The University of South Carolina’s jazz studies program is reaping the positive vibes of a revitalized, growing program.
Swimming With the Blowfish!
What's the best way to kick off your fall semester as a Music Industries Student here at the USC School of Music? Hanging out with the Blowfish, of course!
Freeman Sundays premiere alumni compositions to highlight School of Music centennial
Freeman Sundays is among the concerts and special performances with a centennial flair to commemorate the School of Music's 100th anniversary. Designed to showcase its programs, students and faculty, the theme for the yearlong celebration, "Sing Thy High Praise: 100 Years of Music at Carolina," is pulled from the first line of USC's alma mater.
Student ensembles featured in concert to kick off School of Music’s yearlong centennial celebration
A year in the planning, a Centennial Celebration Concert presented by the School of Music in September invites the university and local communities to share in its historic milestone.
Carolina Alive - USC School of Music's Show Choir Proves Fertile Ground for Ticket to Broadway
For many singers, dancers, and actors appearing on the Broadway stage is the pinnacle of achievement. For a very elite few, this dream becomes a reality, but for those who persevere, challenge themselves, and stay true to their foundations, anything is possible... no matter the age.
USC School of Music receives community enriching donations
The School of Music at the University of South Carolina was recently awarded two donations that will make a difference in the lives of South Carolinians, all through the power of music.
Parekh family leaves lasting legacy
For the first time in the history of the Southeastern Piano Festival at the University of South Carolina's School of Music, a concert was performed on a state-of-the-art Steinway Spirio R concert grand piano. Longtime supporters of the School of Music, Jyotindra (JP) and Mary Parekh, along with a gift from Mary's brother, Richard Samulski, donated the piano to the USC School of Music.
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