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Special Opportunities and Programs at USC
Graduate Quartet
Students in graduate string quartets receive a yearly stipend plus substantial
reductions in tuition fees. These quartets perform recitals, assist with coaching
undergraduate chamber groups, and perform as an outreach to area school programs.
Opportunities for Non-Music Majors
String players who attend the University but are not music majors are encouraged
to play inthe University Orchestras and to participate in other School of Music
activities. Non-music majors may receive credit for orchestra, private lessons
and other music courses in many degree programs. Orchestral scholarships are also
available for non-music majors.
Opportunities in Columbia, SC
The University is located in the state capital, where students have the chance to experience diverse cultural activities. The Koger Center for the Arts promotes major touring opera companies, musicals, symphony orchestras, chamber music, and recitals. Past performances have included Isaac Stern, Leon Fleisher, the Cleveland Quartet, New York City Opera, the London Philharmonic, Itzhak Perlman, the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, the New Orleans Philharmonic, Leonard Rose, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, and the Tel Aviv String Quartet. In addition, the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, Columbia Ballet, Palmetto Mastersingers, Columbia Choral Society and more than a dozen community and professional theatres provide students with performance opportunities as well as year-round entertainment. Columbia's central location also offers students the opportunity to play in nearby orchestras, such as the Augusta Symphony, Greenville Symphony, Spartanburg Philharmonic, Charleston Symphony and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.
Performance Certificate Program
The Performance Certificate recognizes outstanding undergraduate musicians who are not enrolled in the B.M. in performance degree program.
School of Music Facilities
The state-of-the-art School of Music building includes high-tech classrooms;
a fully-equipped recording studio; music technology centers; and acoustically-designed
rehearsal facilities, teaching studios, and individual practice rooms. The Music Library contains 45,000 books and scores, 50,000 recordings, 135 periodical subscriptions and 300
music videos and laser discs. The library also includes the Lucien De Groote Collection with
several thousand scores including chamber works and solo violin and cello literature. Nearly
500 music majors are served by an outstanding full-time faculty.
The String Project
This innovative program offers University string music education majors the opportunity to receive practical teaching experience during their college years. USC students in the String Project teach private lessons and string classes, and conduct youth orchestras under faculty supervision. Students earn a stipend in addition to any other scholarship aid they receive. For more information, please visit the String Project website or contact Dr. Gail Barnes.
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