Student club helps introduce children to music, whether in person or on Zoom
USC junior Danika Banh created the Music Inspiring Community club to bring regular lessons to underserved elementary school classrooms.
USC musician brings his violin to essential workers during the pandemic
Etienne Gara, artist-in-residence at USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute, has been staging outdoor classical music concerts for field workers all across California.
Jacob Vogel ready to become new USC Trojan Marching Band director
The Southern California native will take over direction of the band on Jan. 1, 2021, after four years as its associate director and arranger.
Digital recording uses today’s tech to bring music students together
Lecturer Jason Yoshida shares his expertise in a special USC Thornton class that helps students learn essential skills in a rapidly evolving music world.
Celebrated female artists remind USC music students to defy expectations
In a series of virtual master classes, guitarists Molly Miller and Ari O’Neal and USC Thornton’s Patrice Rushen shared how they’ve succeeded in a male-dominated industry.
USC Couples Who Found Love Amid the Music
These Trojan Marching Band members said “All Right Now” to spending their lives together. “All Hail” romance!
USC Thornton names first recipient of Victor McElhaney Memorial Jazz Drumming Endowed Scholarship
Dominic Anzalone, a student in USC Thornton’s Popular Music Program, has a background in jazz drumming and shares McElhaney’s belief that music can be a tool for social activism.
5 songs from USC student musicians shine in quarantine competition
The Quarantunes Student Music Competition gave USC Thornton students a fresh opportunity to get creative during the pandemic.
USC studio guitar students take online learning into the future
The USC Thornton School of Music saw COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders as an opportunity to show students how the music industry really works — remotely.
Mackenzie Postel’s years of USC excellence — and her voice — earn recognition
The doctoral candidate at the Keck School of Medicine is pursuing her third degree at USC and looking for her big musical break at the same time, even if she has to audition from a hospital bed.
Rethinking the K-pop industry’s silence during the Black Lives Matter movement
From crashing police department apps to co-opting hashtags, subversive tools have become part of Korean popular music fans’ resistance, notes USC Annenberg’s Hye Jin Lee.
New endowed scholarship honors late jazz student Victor McElhaney
The Victor McElhaney Memorial Jazz Drumming Endowed Scholarship will provide scholarship support each year for an undergraduate drummer who reflects the spirit and ideals McElhaney represented.
Through a Bill Withers tribute video, USC music professors spotlight how to perform remotely
Faculty in the Popular Music Program collaborated virtually on a musical eulogy aimed at lifting up their students — and themselves.
Music Moves Us in Unexpected Ways. But Why?
USC artificial intelligence experts took a closer look at how our brains, bodies and emotions react to music.
USC music professors learn how to teach from a distance
Faculty at the USC Thornton School of Music are rethinking their curriculum to maximize opportunities for musicians practicing social distancing.
Los Angeles Philharmonic, KUSC and KDFC team to present At Home with Gustavo
The special on-air and online series — which has been created in response to COVID-19 — features selections curated by the noted conductor plus personal reflections on the music that keeps us together, even when we’re apart.
Repairing instruments keeps USC Thornton alums around the music they love
Though instrument repair isn’t always lucrative work, it can be a satisfying way to make a living beyond the symphony hall. Meet some Trojans who have done just that.
Trojans well-represented among nominees, winners at Grammy Awards
Sunday’s ceremony brought two first-time wins for USC Thornton Composition faculty member Andrew Norman and alumna Nadia Shpachenko.
Scientist wants to help people with hearing loss gain access to music
A cochlear implant helped Ray Goldsworthy regain his hearing. Now, he’ll use his research — and a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health — to help others with implants connect to music.
USC research reinforces music’s impact on the developing brain
A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help USC Dornsife’s Assal Habibi advance her studies into how musical training boosts childhood brain development.
An Opera Star’s Journey from USC to New York’s Biggest Stage
A USC Thornton alum reflects on the glamour — and hard work — of life as an operatic bass.
How a Promising Musician Embraced Business
Daniel Smythe balances his love for music with his career in consulting.
Hip-hop or country? USC student’s AI tool analyzes ‘Old Town Road’
According to a PhD student’s artificial intelligence tool that analyzes lyrics and chords, Lil Nas X’s record-setting hit really does cross genres.
Loyal KUSC listener leaves $8 million to USC Thornton and the station
Edward Judd Zobelein, a lifetime lover of classical music, has left gifts of $6 million to the USC Thornton School and $2 million to KUSC.