Fall Recruitment Day
A Day in the Life of a Music Major
Join us for a day filled with presentations, performances, class observations, open rehearsals, and more. You will have the opportunity to meet many of our faculty and current students and get a sense of what “A Day in the Life” of a USF music major is really like. Lunch is provided, and a full schedule is listed below.
Eligibility: Open to all high school juniors and seniors and transfer students
Date: Monday, October 16, 2023
Register: Registration is now closed. For more information please contact Dr. Matthew McCutchen, Director of Bands, at mccutchen@usf.edu.
Schedule:
9:00AM
Performance – Faculty WW Quintet – Concert Hall
9:15AM
Opening Meeting - USF Application Procedures and SOM Degree options – Concert Hall
10:00AM
Meet with Studio Professors
Flute - MUS339 Clarinet - MUS342 Saxophone - MUS336 Oboe - MUS338
Bassoon - MUS334 Horn - MUS347 Trumpet - MUS341 Trombone - MUS345
Tuba/Euph - MUS342 Percussion - MUS150 Piano - MUS353 Voice - MUS329
Violin - MUS360 Viola - MUS359 Cello - MUS358 Double Bass - MUS361
Jazz - MUS142
11:00AM
Class Observation – 10-minute rotations
Aural Theory - MUS207 Commercial Music - MUS214 Opera Theater - MUS119
Conducting - MUS140 Jazztet - MUS142
12:00PM
Lunch - Hot dogs, Veggie Dogs, Chips, Desserts
12:45PM
Panel-Led Presentation on Audition Preparation
-Tina DiMeglio, Andrew Karr, Christina Adams, Francesca Arnone
Bassoon Studio Class – MUS334
Oboe Studio Class – MUS206
1:20PM
Q & A with Faculty
-Allyssa Jones, Matthew McCutchen, Trevor Butts, Jack Wilkins
2:00PM
Ensemble Observations
Symphonic Band – MUS140 Jazz I – MUS142 Orchestra – Concert Hall
Contemporary Music – MUS114 Sing-along with Professor Jones – MUS119
3:00PM
Campus Tours
4:00PM
Students Dismissed
For further information please contact Dr. Matthew McCutchen at mccutchen@usf.edu