The Florida State University College of Music woodwind and brass faculty have an illustrious tradition of performance pedagogy. Besides receiving exceptional instruction from faculty members who are readily available, our students enjoy the advantages of weekly master classes, frequent contact with guest artists and clinicians, and the opportunity to perform in a wide and diverse variety of ensembles of outstanding quality.

The Jazz Studies program at Florida State provides a wide variety of opportunities for students who are interested in pursuing a career in jazz performance and/or teaching, and offers a full curriculum of study from theory, arranging, music business, jazz history, jazz pedagogy, and film scoring, to private instruction on jazz drum set, upright bass, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and piano.