McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY
Welcome to the McNeese Music Department! We invite you to discover all that our programs have to offer, from the highest quality undergraduate learning experiences to our nationally recognized faculty and teaching facilities. Across these settings, our vibrant atmosphere of engaged learning inspires creativity and leadership as well as a commitment to our university and community.
Our students include music majors, minors, and non-majors who are interested in growing as students, creative artists, teachers, scholars, leaders, and individuals. Each year our students put on countless music events that inspire the university and local communities. McNeese music students benefit from the individual attention that a welcoming and student-centered learning environment provides.
McNeese opened up my world. It opened up my connections. We actually took tours with the band, and we traveled all over the country. That was so impactful for me because it literally opened up the stage called the world and showed me what was possible, and McNeese provided me a stage to find my sound… to discover my sound.“
Mickey Smith Jr – Recipient of the 2020 Grammy Music Educator Award
Our music program offers concentrations in the fields of Music Performance, Music Education and Music Production. Click the images below to explore all that our concentrations have to offer:
Dr. Lonny Benoit, Department Head | lbenoit@mcneese.edu | 337-475-5466
W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts
Ms. Anna Grace Bizzle is an Academic Advisor for the College of Nursing and Health Professions. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master's degrees in Secondary Education from Mississippi State University. Her favorite part of advising at McNeese is being a resource for students as they get used to the expectations of college and helping students pursue their degrees at such a wonderful school.
