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MUSIC PERFORMANCE

All Work, All Play at McNally Smith College of Music

At some music schools you feel like a number on a chair. Not here. At McNally Smith you're a musician with a name, a personal style, and a world of possibilities. Your instructor is your coach and mentor, and sometimes your booking agent. The McNally Smith College of Music curriculum draws upon the diverse innovations of American popular music, unlike traditional music schools' limited focus on classical and jazz.

Our instructors are real players, many of them gigging every week, with the academic credentials you expect from faculty at music colleges. With more individual coaching than at many music schools, McNally Smith lab classes are kept intimate with small class sizes. Live performing opportunities on and off campus are emphasized.

You've heard about other music colleges. You have a personal choice: McNally Smith.

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MUSIC PERFORMANCE MAJOR

Knowledge
Performance majors develop a strong foundation in music fundamentals and the study of harmony.

Skill
Performance majors learn sight singing and ear training skills for the purpose of developing good intonation, relative pitch, rhythmic accuracy, and timing.

Creativity
Composition and arranging classes promote individual creativity within a wide range of musical styles and genres.
DEGREES

DIPLOMAS

Guitar Instructor - Jerry Kosak

Learn From The Best
Learn From The Best

 At McNally Smith College of Music your instructors are as active in the music business as you are. In this performance Guitar Department Head Jerry Kosak plays for Artist & Industry, a class that brings artists from all over the world and at all levels of their careers' to preform and speak weekly to McNally Smith students. Additionally this video was shot and edited by students in the Music in Digital Media class, as was run by a Live Sound alumni.
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