Musician Health & Wellness
Music at MSU Denver takes special care in providing music students resources for physical and mental health.
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Resources for Current Students
Advising
Every music student is assigned a music faculty advisor.
Recital Attendance & Performance Class
Students enrolled in private lessons must also attend their instrument's weekly Performance Class and Recital Attendance.
Music Scholarships
Our generous donors provide many different scholarships to music students,
The Music Student Handbook
Music at MSU Denver's Student Handbook provides important information and policies for all declared Music Majors and Minors.
Music Department Student Handbook (PDF)Music Student Exam Guidelines
Music Theory Placement Exam Level Guidelines
View the Level GuidelinesClass Piano Exam Guidelines
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View PRAXIS GuidelinesMusic Student Clubs and Organizations
National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
The National Association for Music Education is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all. MSU Denver maintains an active collegiate chapter of NAfME and travels yearly to the Colorado Music Educators Association conference in Colorado Springs. For more information, contact Music Education coordinator Carla Aguilar ([email protected]).
Music Activities Committee (MAC)
The Music Activities Committee (MAC) is comprised of one student member from each of the performance areas. MAC meets with the Chair of the Music Department to evaluate and award financial support to various projects that benefit student learning in the music department. Students are nominated to be a member of the Music Activities Committee by their performance area coordinators.
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
Founded in 1959, the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is a nonprofit music-education organization whose central purpose is to promote excellence in choral music through performance, composition, publication, research, and teaching. In addition, ACDA strives through arts advocacy to elevate choral music’s position in American society. MSU Denver maintains an active collegiate chapter of ACDA. For more information, contact MB Krueger ([email protected]).
Pi Kappa Lambda
MSU Denver has maintained a chapter of the National Music Honor Society Pi Kappa Lambda since 2010. Students are voted in by faculty during their final semester based on GPA and other outstanding qualities. For more information, contact Cherise Leiter, ([email protected]).