Oct 19, 2021

Voice care for teachers

By Dr. Nathan Leaf, Jennifer Beattie, Dr. Daniel Monek and Dr. DeMar Neal The pandemic has affected all of us in ways both seen and not seen. As we approach the home stretch of the fall semester, some who use their voices in teaching or other activities may be feeling as though their voices are… 

Oct 8, 2021

Departmental Recitals

The Department of Music’s fall recitals will take place Oct. 12-14 at 7:00 p.m. The performances by our music minors will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel via the streams below. They will remain available for viewing for one week. Oct. 12 Recital, 7:00 p.m. Program Ariadna Nacianceno, collaborative pianist Andrea Aguirre Salazar Voice The… 

Aug 26, 2021

Understanding music’s influence on the environment

It’s easy to see the impact of humanity on the planet in terms of physical changes made, such as building cities or clearing trees for farm land, but what about the impact of the sounds and the music we make?  The latest issue of the journal 19th Century Music, guest edited by Assistant Teaching Professor… 

Aug 26, 2021

Trumpet section leader Gage Fringer receives Masini marching band scholarship

The Department of Music’s prestigious Toni Christine Masini Memorial Music Scholarship was awarded this year to Gage Fringer, a senior majoring in computer science and minoring in music performance. The Masini scholarship—the largest music scholarship offered at NC State—is awarded each year to one student who exemplifies academic and musical excellence, as well as leadership in… 

Aug 20, 2021

Drumming up support for music students

Aug 19, 2021

Wolfpack Outfitters Announces Power Sound of the South™ Collection

Aug 18, 2021

Fall piano series

Details on the individual events can be found below. All events are free and open to the public. Advanced registration is required. Coming soon August Workshop: Becoming You How to design a career doing the work you do better than almost everyone, that brings the most value to others, that people need and that makes… 

Jun 1, 2021

New Student Orientation Events

Welcome to the Wolfpack, class of 2025 and transfer students! To help you learn more about the music making opportunities available to you at NC State, there are several ways you can connect with us during New Student Orientation either virtually or on campus. Welcome video (online module) Zoom Q&A Sessions – Meet Our Faculty (virtual… 

May 11, 2021

Kirsten Paige joins Department of Music faculty

The Department of Music welcomes Assistant Teaching Professor Kirsten Paige who will join NC State in August to teach musicology.  Paige comes to NC State after three years as a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer in Stanford University’s liberal arts program for first-year undergraduates. She said she especially enjoys teaching first-year students because of the fresh, innovative and… 

May 3, 2021

Honoring our piano pioneers

A new piano performance scholarship is named in honor of Marilyn Lynch and Phyllis Vogel, faculty who built the piano program at NC State and helped shape the music department. When an anonymous donor made a generous gift to endow a new piano performance scholarship in the Department of Music, they left it up to the…