Music Discovery Day

For students interested in the BGSU College of Musical Arts (CMA), join us for a day designed with you and your college search in mind. At this event, you'll spend the day exploring our outstanding collegiate music program whose graduates become professional educators, performers and scholars.

This event offers a full, robust day with opportunities to:

• Connect with faculty and current students
• Prepare for your next steps towards admission, scholarships and auditions
• Learn about our curriculum and your time in the classroom
• Explore a variety of spaces where you'll spend time as a BGSU student
• Enjoy faculty performances

Tentative Schedule for Music Discovery Day 2024:

8:30 a.m. Exhibitor Area Opens & Faculty Connections

      Connect with Admissions, Financial Aid, Residence Life, the Honors College and College of Musical Arts faculty and students prior to the formal program.

9:30 a.m. BGSU Welcome & College of Musical Arts Overview

      Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center

9:50 a.m. BGSU Scholarships Overview

      Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center

10:20 a.m. Interactive Rhythm Session

      Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center 

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Faculty & Graduate Student Performance

      Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center

11:35 a.m. Meet the Studio Sessions

      Please plan to attend only one session. 

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  • Flute

  • Oboe  

  • Clarinet  

  • Bassoon

  • Saxophone

  • Jazz (all jazz instruments)

  • Horn

  • Trumpet

  • Trombone

  • Tuba/Euphonium

  • Percussion  

  • Piano  

  • Violin, Viola, Cello, & Bass (all strings)

  • Voice

12:15 p.m. Lunch

      Olscamp Hall, Room 101

12:45 p.m. Audition Preparation

      Olscamp Hall, Room 101

1:15 p.m. Preparing to be a Music Major

      Olscamp Hall 

1:45 p.m. Closing Remarks & Optional Activities

      Locations vary; please note the timing of activities listed below, as some will conflict.

• Music Education Info Session

  Olscamp Hall

  2:00 – 2:30 p.m.

• Music Composition Info Session

  Olscamp Hall

  2:00 – 2:30 p.m. 

• Music Performance Q&A Session

  Olscamp Hall

  2:00 – 2:30 p.m.

• General Campus Tour

  Leaves from and ends at Olscamp Hall, Room 101

  2:30 – 4 p.m.

• Collegiate Chorale Rehearsal Observation

  Wolfe Center, Conrad Room (1st Floor)

  2:30 – 3:20 p.m.

• Philharmonia Orchestra Rehearsal Observation

  Moore Musical Arts Center

  2:30-3:20 p.m.

• Moore Musical Arts Center Tour

  Leaves from MMAC Lobby

  2:40 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. OR 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

• Falcon Marching Band Rehearsal Observation 

  Leaves from MMAC Lobby

  4:15 p.m.