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Metropolitan State University of Denver

Overview

Region

Denver,

Colorado,

United States

Faculty

Jenna Hunt

Program summary

From state-of-the-art performance venues to internationally-recognized professors who are innovative musicians, scholars, and composers, the Department of Music at MSU Denver will elevate your musicianship so you can turn your passion into a successful career. Whether you choose to pursue performance, composition, or music education, our diverse curriculum helps prepare the musician for a modern career in music.

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program details

Type of school

University

Music and arts degrees offered

  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Musical Arts
  • Bachelor of Music Education

Lessons available for non-majors?

Yes

Harp minor offered?

Yes

Number of school harps

1

Space provided for personal harps?

Yes

Metropolitan State University of Denver

This program is best suited for students who:

"students who want to experience a city experience at an affordable rate."

What sets this program apart from others is:

"MSU offers the lowest tuition out of Colorado's five largest universities."

Students who graduate from this program go on to:

"have successful careers including a 100% placement rate for the Music Education program."

The three words that best describe this school's environment are:

"flexible, supportive, relevant."

Forbes magazine lists MSU Denver among the nation’s top four-year colleges and universities for the return on investment we provide our students. At MSU, harp students will have the flexibility to expand their interests into classical, jazz, and world music. With the campus being in the heart of the city, students will have access to concerts performed by the Colorado Symphony, Broadway performers, local and visiting pop artists, and much more. Harp instructor Jenna Hunt received her Master’s degree from the University of Denver where she was a finalist in their concerto competition and received her undergraduate degree in jazz performance from the University of Northern Colorado. She leads a successful career as a free lancing musician in Colorado performing in orchestras, chamber ensembles, studio sessions, solo events, and collaborations. Her main goal is to show the versatility of the harp as a relevant instrument in today’s modern music scene.

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