On Monday, April 16, 2012, the University of Memphis Symphony Orchestra kicked off the campaign for the new Music Center! The 200,000 square foot Music Center will serve as the new "front door" to campus and it will house the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. A 900-seat performance hall will accommodate large-scale performances and allow for collaborations with visiting guest artists and other arts organizations. State-of-the-art practice rooms and rehearsal spaces will dramatically improve the student experience.

Learn more about the history of the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music and the vision for the new Music Center in our video and visit the website to keep up to date on the Music Center campaign and construction.

The Orff Institute at the University of Memphis will bring teachers from around the world to the School of Music July 9 – 20, 2012.  Level I is being taught by Konnie Saliba, Level II by Ellen Koziel and recorder by Carol King.  The program offers courses in Orff Schulwerk, a way to teach children to learn music. It is based on things children like to do: sing, chant rhymes, clap, dance and keep a beat on anything near at hand. Read more.

May 21 – 22       
For Fall 2012 music students who are recipients of the following academic scholarships or awards:  Cecil C. Humphrey's Presidential, Provost's, Valedictorian, Dean's, Emerging Leaders, Memphis Advantage, Non-Resident Honors Student.

June 7 - 8          
Register by May 30

June 25 - 26       
Register by June 15

July 12 - 13        
Register by July 3

If you have not registered for your New Student Orientation, do so soon. Read more at http://memphis.edu/nso.