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    Welcome to the Thornton School of Music Winds and Percussion department! Along with information to help you get settled in the School of Music, this page contains information about your degree requirements, advisement meeting, and registration.


    Department Chair

    Professor Sharon Lavery
    lavery@usc.edu

    Department Coordinator

    Gordon LaCross
    lacross@usc.edu
    MUS 315 – 213-740-7416

    Academic Advisor

    Daniel Andrade
    daniela0@usc.edu
    TMC 200 – 213-740-4721

    Requirements List

    Familiarize yourself with your degree requirements, which includes non-course requirements. You will refer to this list each semester as you prepare for your advisement meeting with your advisor.

    MM in Bassoon Curriculum Requirements
    MM in Clarinet Curriculum Requirements
    MM in French Horn Curriculum Requirements
    MM in Flute Curriculum Requirements
    MM in Oboe Curriculum Requirements
    MM in Percussion Curriculum Requirements
    MM in Saxophone Curriculum Requirements
    MM in Trombone Curriculum Requirements
    MM in Trumpet Curriculum Requirements
    MM in Tuba Curriculum Requirements

    Music Graduate Entrance Exams (MGEEs)

    Carefully read through the details and policies of the Music Graduate Entrance Exams on the MGEE website. Be sure to refer to the MGEE chart on the website to determine which exams are required for your major.

    Advisement Meeting

    Your academic advisor, Daniel Andrade, will be emailing you on August 1 at your USC email account with information for an advisement meeting on Zoom. You must attend an advisement meeting in order to register for your classes in the coming semester. If you do not meet with your advisor, then you will not have the necessary departmental clearances (D-clearances) to register for your classes.

    Please be sure to have access to your myUSC portal during the advisement meeting so that you are able to use Web Registration.

    Registration

    You will be able to register for your classes in the coming semester during and immediately following your advisement meeting as long as you do not have a hold on your account and are able to log into Web Registration.