Department of

Music

Programs

Our highly skilled faculty teach students to expect excellence in all aspects of performance and practice, giving them the tools necessary to achieve this expectation and accomplish their musical goals.

Camps and Clinics

The Department of Music sponsors a variety of clinics, workshops, and camps throughout the year.

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Music Project

The Auburn University Music Project program aims to provide private and beginner group lessons to local students, as well as practical hands-on training for music and music education undergraduates.

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Giving

Each year, the Department of Music is able to offer financial support to remarkable students in part through the generous support of individual donors.

Be a part of the Music

The Auburn University Music Department sponsors many instrumental, vocal, classical, and contemporary ensembles. All of our ensembles are open to anyone at Auburn University, so find the one that interest you!

Bands Choirs Orchestra Chamber Ensembles Jazz Ensembles Commercial Ensembles

Graduate Teaching Assistantship Available!

Auburn University’s Department of Music is offering graduate assistantships in band, choral, and music areas. Duties include administration, instruction, planning, and conducting opportunities. Apply by March 15, 2025.

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Spotlights

Kate Higgins '91

Musician, Voice Actor

Julia Herrin

Music & Communication

Jeremy Samolesky

Ike & Rhonda Scott Endowed Professor of Piano

News

Music professor appointed editor-in-chief of the Journal of Singing

The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) has named Matthew Hoch, professor of voice, as the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Singing, the premier peer-reviewed publication in the field of voice pedagogy.
CLA congratulates newly tenured and promoted faculty

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the promotion and/or tenure of 26 CLA faculty members, reflecting the institution’s high standards of professional achievement in instruction, research, creative scholarship and service.
Auburn Music student Karsen Betzold sings on national stage

With growing performances and hands-on experience at Auburn, Betzold aspires to build a career in the music industry.
Auburn senior Julia Herrin: From Miss South Carolina to law school at the University of South Carolina

Julia Herrin's path from a small town in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to the spotlight as Miss South Carolina 2021 and now to the University of South Carolina law school was built from confidence, ambition and unwavering determination.