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Indiana State University School of Music

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Indiana State University School of Music

Indiana State music graduates have distinguished themselves in a variety of ways.

The School of Music at Indiana State University is a school with a long-standing tradition of excellence in the training of musicians for a variety of professional pursuits. Many are outstanding teachers in public schools, colleges/universities and private studios while others have achieved recognition in such specialized areas as music business and performance. The music faculty, a community of s

cholars, performers and teachers, share an uncommonly strong commitment to their students in the school.

09/10/2026

‼️ Attention high school students ‼️

Passionate about a career in music but unsure of a specific path? Join us on Monday, November 2nd for Music Career Day!

We will explore ways you can pursue your passion to create, teach, produce, promote, and of course perform music for a living!

Sign up today:
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Go Sycamores! 🎶 💙

09/09/2026

The Marching Sycamores loves sharing school traditions with the students and community members who join us in Memorial Stadium.

Here are a few pictures from Convocation and March Through the Arch, where we help introduce March On and the rumbling sounds of the Wabash Cannonball to the 2026 freshmen class!

March On!
Go Sycamores!

09/08/2026

Have a passion for making music? Sycamore Bands is your IN!

Students from every major across our university perform with the Marching Sycamores, Concert Band, Basketball Band, and Wind Orchestra. Fill out this interest form for more information:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Xjq4gMXHxD

Find your passion! Go Sycamores!
Sycamore Bands

09/06/2026

Last weekend, the Marching Sycamores stepped off for their first 2026 Pregame in Memorial Stadium!

Here are some of our favorite moments captured from the field.

Go Sycamores!

📸: Tony Campbell

09/04/2026

We are excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Keisy Peyerl Xavier as our new Collaborative Pianist!

Dr. Keisy Peyerl Xavier is a Brazilian collaborative pianist and educator whose work spans classical performance, opera, musical theatre, and contemporary commercial music. At Indiana State University, she brings a broad range of professional and artistic experience to the School of Music, with a particular focus on collaboration, stylistic versatility, and supporting performers in developing confident and authentic musical voices.
Her professional collaborations include Mobile Opera, Mississippi Opera and The Grand Opera House in Iowa, along with numerous recitals, chamber music performances, musical theatre productions, cabaret shows, auditions, and interdisciplinary projects.

Known for her stylistic versatility, Keisy performs and improvises across a wide range of musical languages, including classical repertoire, musical theatre, Brazilian jazz, R&B, pop, rock, neo-soul, and gospel. Her diverse musical background allows her to collaborate with artists across genres with flexibility, musical sensitivity, and technical fluency.

Each summer, Keisy returns to IPAI Bavaria in Germany, where she serves as Collaborative Pianist and Music Director for the Musical Theatre program, working with emerging artists from around the world.

Originally from Brazil, Keisy has pursued her musical training and professional career in the United States and internationally. Her accomplishments include receiving First Prize in the MMTA Collegiate Competition and recognition in the National Piano Competition of the Brazilian Academy of Music in Rio de Janeiro. She has also participated in masterclasses and professional programs connected with distinguished musicians and institutions including the École Normale de Musique de Paris, the San Francisco Opera Center, and the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich.
Dr. Xavier holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from The University of Southern Mississippi, in addition to degrees earned in Brazil.

09/01/2026

Healthy Musicians today presented The Importance of Failure! Faculty and staff shared their experiences of struggle to show students it is part of the process of learning and growing.

Go Sycamores!
Indiana State University College of Arts and Sciences

08/31/2026

The Healthy Musicians Initiative started this semester with Alexander Technique and a session on How to Succeed in Class. Six more sessions this semester will focus on the importance of failure as part of the process of learning, how mindfulness can help us improve faster, good practice habits, motivation, and of course, more Alexander Technique!

08/27/2026

Healthy Musicians today covered How to Succeed in Class! With many of our classes with 100% attendance so far this semester, these skills are already locking in!

Go Sycamores!
Indiana State University College of Arts and Sciences

08/26/2026

We are excited to announce the appointment of our new Saxophone Instructor, Dr. Andrew Gaffey!

Equally at home in the music of Monteverdi and Berio and hailed for his “brilliant playing …conveyed with admirable subtlety” (The News-Gazette) and “control over soft dynamics and sustained vitality” (Smile Politely), Indiana based musician Andrew Gaffey is rapidly establishing himself as a saxophonist, educator, and conductor at the international level.

Performance engagements have taken him throughout the United States and abroad, with recent appearances at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Germany, Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana University, Indiana State University, the University of Central Arkansas, the Florida State University Festival of New Music, the Napoleon Electronic Music Festival, the International Saxophone Symposium, and national and regional North American Saxophone Alliance Conferences.

Devoted to collaboration with composers and sharing new music, Andrew has worked directly with composers including Georges Aperghis, Marcos Balter, Emma Cardon, Christopher Cerrone, Donnacha Dennehy, and José Luis Hurtado on their music for saxophone. He was a founding member of the Vanderbilt Contemporary Music Ensemble and also performed with Polymorphia, the resident new music ensemble at Florida State University.

A dedicated teacher, Gaffey will serve as Instructor of Saxophone at Indiana State University beginning in fall 2026 and maintains a private studio. In the past, he has served on faculty as Instructor of Saxophone at Illinois Wesleyan University and on summer faculties at the University of Central Arkansas, Illinois State University, and the University of Illinois. He holds the Doctor of
Musical Arts degree in Performance and Literature with a cognate in Musicology from the University of Illinois, where he was the Saxophone Teaching Assistant, was a University Fellow, and was named the 2026 Krannert Center Debut Artist. He holds additional degrees from Florida State University and the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University. His teachers include Nicki Roman, Debra Richtmeyer, Geoffrey Deibel, Brian Utley, and Jeff Coffin.

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300 N 7th Street
Terre Haute, IN
47809

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+18122372771

Website

http://www.indstate.edu/music/

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