by Scott Jared, The Well, Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 Carolina music professor Jim Ketch talks teaching, performing and basketball as he nears retirement. “Life is like a trumpet. If you don’t put anything into it, you don’t get anything out.” … Read more

Connect with Your Fellow Music Alumni Join our UNC Department of Music Alumni Facebook Group!To the Class of 2020, we will be together to celebrate one day soon, but until then, we hope these videos will help show you how … Read more

by Parth Upadhyaya Yadira Rodríguez-Cruz clicked send on the morning of April 20. And that was it. Her final project as a music student-teacher was submitted. She had nothing else to turn in for her last semester at UNC. It … Read more

Although we had to finish the year apart, we still found a way to create music together. Thank you to all of our students, faculty, and staff for your hard work in making this project possible! Hark the Sound!

In honor of Professor Allen Anderson’s service as chair of the Department of Music, and in recognition of his exemplary and tireless leadership during this time, the faculty and staff of the department put together the following video and card … Read more

by Nicole Gagliardi If you asked me year ago what I thought would be happening right now, being right in the middle of a global pandemic would have been the last thing I would have told you. As a current … Read more

by Ashley Lucas Last week of classes. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that I am about to finish my junior year of college. Other times I feel like I have been at it forever and it is just … Read more

by Parth Upadhyaya Shortly after UNC announced in mid-March that it would extend spring break and transition to online instruction, ensemble directors from the Department of Music met to come up with a plan. They had to find a way … Read more

MUSC 211.009: Piano Ensemble, Duet Associate Professor Clara Yang Tuesday, 4:00-5:50, Kenan 2011 The repertoire written for piano ensembles, such as one piano four hands, two pianos, and one piano multiple people, is incredibly rich and exciting. We will explore … Read more

by Ashley Lucas Remember last week when I said that I was lacking motivation to do schoolwork? This week, I am feeling the consequences of my procrastination in full force. As the last week of school approaches, I am flailing … Read more