SHSU School of Music

Congratulations to Katelyn Blankenburg on receiving an Academic Community Engagement Mini-Grant to bring heartbeat recording technology to the SHSU Music Therapy Program! 🎶❤️

Heartbeat recordings are a powerful tool in music therapy, used to support connection, reflection, emotional expression, and legacy-centered care. In hospice and end-of-life settings, music therapists can weave a patient's heartbeat into personalized music or recordings that families return to for comfort, remembrance, and a continued sense of closeness long after a loved one is gone.

Thanks to this grant, our students will get to use this technology throughout their coursework and practicum experiences, gaining hands-on training in innovative, evidence-informed clinical practice and deepening what's possible in our program.

Congratulations to our newest music therapy graduates! Your hard work, compassion, resilience, and dedication have brought you to this incredible milestone, and we could not be more proud of you. Thank you for the heart you have poured into this profession and the lives you have already impacted along the way. We cannot wait to see where your passion, talent, and purpose take you next. The future of music therapy is brighter because of each of you. 🎓💙
Posted on behalf of the Music Therapy Coordinators

Space still available. Sign up TODAY for an unforgettable camp experience!

SHSU All State Camp - Amazing Faculty:
Sopranos: Elisa Wallace West, Cynthia Douglas
Altos: Raegan Grantham, Mica Kolb Bull
Tenors: Christopher Fiorini, Austin Dean
Basses: Patrick Newcomb, Nicholas Likos
Conductors: Sandy Perez, Clay West, and Joshua Bronfman

July 19-22, 2026: https://www.shsu.edu/academics/colleges/arts-media/music/summer-programs

✨We’re getting closer! ✨
Make some noise, because SHSU’s All-State Choir Camp is only 81 days away! Who else is counting down?!

The Single Reed Institute at SHSU is a unique opportunity for young clarinet and saxophone players with at least 3 years of playing experience to participate in music making outside of their own school program. Students will have the opportunity to work with SHSU faculty Patricia Card (clarinet) and Masahito Sugihara (saxophone). The students participate in technique boot camp, masterclasses, chamber music and choir experiences. Space is limited so register soon!

June 14 - 17, 2026

https://www.shsu.edu/academics/colleges/arts-media/music/summer-programs?fbclid=IwY2xjawRcpBZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrczg3RU5oUW5kYzFTWm56c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtjKG4lVSgUbXdVVzyY_6fjjTrrggOCw-AsY_nN0A9R0vuX7d2-DieeoYMtt_aem_HYF2kMZlEE20hbCb2erv9A