Training
•Private voice lessons and class voice instruction with individualized attention
•Small class sizes with weekly one-on-one faculty instruction
•Transfer-prep curriculum designed for seamless transition to four-year music programs
•Core coursework includes Music Theory I-IV, Music Survey, Voice Lessons I-IV, and Class Piano I-IV
Performance & Productions
•Required participation in choral ensembles: Concert Chorale, Coachmen Singers, The Holmes Connection!
•Departmental Recitals with fellow music majors each semester
•Annual NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) auditions across Mississippi
•Two major campus concerts per year: Carols of Christmas and Spring Pops Concert
•Holmes Concert Chorale has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City
•European goodwill tours to Spain, England, and France including Notre Dame Cathedral
•Regular collaborations with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and Mississippi Chorus
