As an international direct student at USC, you’ll receive:

• Exclusive and rigorous academic coursework
• Priority access to in-demand courses that fit your interests
• Guidance from academic advisors and mentors
• Career development and networking opportunities
• Intensive classes with domestic students

The University of South Carolina School of Music has established a national reputation for artistic and scholarly excellence. The school generates research and other creative activities in music that have local, national and international impact. The excellence of the school is a direct result of the resident faculty members who combine distinguished backgrounds as performers and scholars with a dedication to teaching.

USC music faculty perform regularly on campus, nationally and internationally in recitals and concerts; contribute to publications and professional organizations; and make presentations at regional, national and international conferences.

The USC School of Music serves as a cultural and educational center of excellence for the state of South Carolina and the nation. Faculty members and their students engage in community outreach activities by organizing and teaching workshops, classes, camps and clinics. The School of Music enriches the musical life of the university and the city by offering more than 300 concerts and recitals a year.

The construction of the artistically designed Dobson instrument Opus 65, located in our 200-seat Recital Hall, has an attached keydesk with mechanically adjustable bench and lights for music rack and pedal. The case is of solid maple with curved, three-dimensional facade. Key action is mechanical, and stop and coupler actions are electric. The Swell to Great coupler may be controlled by a thumb reversible button, and the Swell and Great couplers to the Pedal may be controlled by toe reversibles. The combination action is solid state (32 channels) with 14 generals (thumb and toe) and six for each division (thumb for Great and Swell, toe for Pedal). The tuning is equal temperament; the two tremulants affect the entire organ.

In addition to these organs, we have a three-stop portative organ by Casavant, two 2-manual harpsichords, one 1-manual Italian harpsichord, one Muselar and two fortepianos.