MSUM Percussionists Attend International Conference

Dr. Kenyon Williams, Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at MSUM, will take a group of four MSUM percussion students to San Antonio, TX this week to attend the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) Nov. 11th-14th. This annual convention attracts over 7,000+ percussionists from around the world for four days of clinics, masterclasses, and world-class performances. Their […]

Psy 390: Psychology of Sound and Music offered this spring

This coming spring, the Psychology Department is offering Psy 390: Psychology of Sound and Music. This is a course of potential interest to students of various backgrounds. Current issues in the psychology of music and sound will be examined, with a focus on how music affects our brains, our minds, our thoughts. This is NOT a course about music therapy, […]

Jazz great Ruben Alvarez to perform in Weld Hall tonight

Jazz great Ruben Alvarez comes to the MSUM campus to perform and work with students for several days, starting Friday. Alvarez is a Chicago-based Latin percussionist, drum set artist, and educator. He performs with Fuego Tropical Friday, Nov. 6, in the Comstock Memorial Union Ballroom. Fuego Tropical is a steel drums and salsa group led by Dr. Kenyon Williams, Music. […]