USC Thornton School of Music

USC Thornton alumna Isa Klar works in marketing for some of hip-hop’s biggest stars at record label Top Dawg Entertainment.

Some of the foremost innovators in hip-hop are part of the Trojan Family. USC artists and scholars look back on 50 years of the art form – and forward to its future evolution.

USC Thornton will host the premier music writing and pop music studies conference, bringing such luminaries as George Clinton, Wendy & Lisa, dream hampton and Danyel Smith to the University Park Campus.

USC Thornton faculty and alumni — from artists to composers to industry professionals representing winners — receive more than 15 awards.

USC Thornton Dean Jason King previously served as the chair of NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.

Jazz pianist Donald Vega ’99 talks about working on a very personal album — and his Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition.

The USC Thornton School of Music shares music performed, written and/or produced by some of the school's Black faculty and alumni.

The multihyphenate musician and scholar comes to USC from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

USC program — supported by the university’s Good Neighbors Campaign — connects implant recipients with musicians to recapture and rediscover the feelings one gets from listening to music.

As the music school unveils a new master’s degree in popular music teaching and learning, graduates who are already teaching are adapting to the growing demand for music instruction beyond band, choir and orchestra.