Spring 2021 Info for Music & Dance Students
February 22, 2021
On Monday, Feb. 22, the campus returns to the elevated risk COVID-19 operational posture, with some in-person activities resuming.
Influential Podcast Features Music Theory Professor Gary S. Karpinski
February 16, 2021
Professor Gary S. Karpinski was the subject of an entire episode of the Note Doctors podcast, which examines the work of innovative music theory instructors.
Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance Receives NEA Award
February 10, 2021
Directed by Assistant Professor Aston K. McCullough, the UMass-based National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab is the first in the nation to focus on health benefits of dance in adults.
Music, Community Engagement & Social Action: Sō Percussion
Online via Zoom & YouTube Live
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Massachusetts Flute Festival
Online via Zoom
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Dance Science Symposium 2021
Online via Zoom
6:00 pm
Music, Community Engagement & Social Action: Neighborhood Strings
Online via Zoom & YouTube Live
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
For comprehensive resources and updates regarding the University's response to COVID-19, please visit the UMass Amherst Coronavirus website.

Spring COVID info for Music & Dance students
Building/Room info/reservations for Music students
Music, Community Engagement & Social Action Talks return! Wednesdays at 7pm on Zoom and YouTube Live
Videos for Prospective students:
Jazz Studies String Studies Honor Band for All
Website Videos YouTube channel
Open letter from Chair Macchia
to the UMass Music & Dance community
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