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has-background-dim"></span><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1707" class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-118924" alt="TCEP mentor seated at a table with a younger student, both holding ukuleles." src="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JimWang_crDarioGriffin_IMG_8773-scaled.jpg" data-object-fit="cover" srcset="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JimWang_crDarioGriffin_IMG_8773-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JimWang_crDarioGriffin_IMG_8773-300x200.jpg 300w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JimWang_crDarioGriffin_IMG_8773-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JimWang_crDarioGriffin_IMG_8773-768x512.jpg 768w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JimWang_crDarioGriffin_IMG_8773-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JimWang_crDarioGriffin_IMG_8773-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JimWang_crDarioGriffin_IMG_8773-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JimWang_crDarioGriffin_IMG_8773-800x533.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group content-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"></div> </div></div> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-text-align-center has-small-font-size" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:300">ACADEMICS</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color" style="color:#990000">Music Teaching & Learning</h1> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div style="height:0px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:100px"></div> <div class="wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <p class="has-text-align-center has-text-color" style="color:#000000;font-size:18px">The USC Thornton School of Music counts among its alumni a multitude of collegiate, school (public and private) and community music educators across the country. These leaders consistently strive for excellence in musicianship and are shaping music teaching and learning worldwide. Graduates of the USC Thornton Music Teaching & Learning program are among the first choice for professional performing ensembles and schools in search of the finest musicians, teachers and community leaders. The USC Thornton Music Teaching & Learning program offers four degrees: the Master of Music and the Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Teaching & Learning and two unique master’s degrees in Community Music and Popular Music Teaching and Learning.</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:100px"></div> </div> <div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group content-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-cover is-light content-width"><span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim"></span><img decoding="async" width="2560" height="1707" class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-155237" alt="" src="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-lumn-316466-scaled.jpg" data-object-fit="cover" srcset="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-lumn-316466-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-lumn-316466-300x200.jpg 300w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-lumn-316466-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-lumn-316466-768x512.jpg 768w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-lumn-316466-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-lumn-316466-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-lumn-316466-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-lumn-316466-800x533.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color">Popular Music Teaching and Learning</h2> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-white-color has-text-color">For more than a century, music education programs have prepared elementary, middle and high school teachers to lead marching bands, choirs and orchestras. The last two decades, however, have seen an explosion of new interest from students wanting to perform in pop groups and to learn other aspects of popular music such as songwriting, guitar and digital music production. To fill that need, USC Thornton – who pioneered a highly successful popular music performance program for undergraduates 15 years ago – is offering a new master’s degree in popular music teaching & learning.</p> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-medium-font-size"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://music.usc.edu/admission/appreqs/popular-music-teaching-and-learning-graduate/">LEARN MORE</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div style="height:80px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-group accordion-container horizontal is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading accordion-tab">Graduate Programs – Music Teaching and Learning</h2> <div class="wp-block-group accordion-content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><meta charset="utf-8">Master of Music</h3> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Music Teaching and Learning</h5> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity short"/> <h6 class="wp-block-heading">2 years | 30 units</h6> <p>The goal of this professional degree is to prepare the student for an advanced level of pre-college teaching and leadership in the music education profession by developing core knowledge and expertise in pedagogical skills and scholarship. It provides a seamless transition into the DMA in Music Teaching and Learning, with most units being transferable to the DMA requirements.</p> <p>Refer to the <a href="https://catalogue.usc.edu/preview_entity.php?catoid=20&ent_oid=4413&hl=thornton&returnto=search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USC Catalogue</a> for complete course descriptions and degree requirements.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Master of Music </h3> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Popular Music Teaching and Learning</strong></h5> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity short"/> <h6 class="wp-block-heading">2 years | 30 units</h6> <p>The Master of Music in Popular Music Teaching and Learning is a professional degree that prepares graduates for the growing teaching opportunities in the private, public and community sectors in popular music through a curriculum that balances professional practice, scholarship and research. Course work addresses issues specific to teaching popular music including blending informal and formal teaching strategies, songwriting, music production, small ensemble/band coaching, vocal coaching and program development. Additional courses in music teaching and learning provide foundational work in research, teaching philosophies, music psychology, technology, community music and assessment.</p> <p>Refer to the <a href="https://catalogue.usc.edu/preview_entity.php?catoid=20&ent_oid=4413&hl=thornton&returnto=search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USC Catalogue</a> for complete course descriptions and degree requirements.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading accordion-tab">Graduate Programs – Community Music</h2> <div class="wp-block-group accordion-content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><meta charset="utf-8">Master of Music</h3> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Community Music</h5> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity short"/> <h6 class="wp-block-heading">2 years | 30 units</h6> <p>The Master of Music in Community Music degree is designed to meet the growing demand for musician-educators working in community settings. In the 2-year program, students will gain skills and experience to function in a variety of community roles: as teachers, teaching artists, and facilitators and administrators who guide the music-making of others. The degree provides a natural avenue to become involved in wide-ranging community programs across Los Angeles and, in particular, the USC Thornton Community Engagement Programs.</p> <p>Refer to the <a href="https://catalogue.usc.edu/preview_entity.php?catoid=20&ent_oid=4413&hl=thornton&returnto=search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USC Catalogue</a> for complete course descriptions and degree requirements.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading accordion-tab">Doctoral Programs</h2> <div class="wp-block-group accordion-content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><meta charset="utf-8">Doctor of Musical Arts </h3> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Music Teaching and Learning</h5> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity short"/> <h6 class="wp-block-heading">68 units</h6> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <p>The DMA in Music Teaching and Learning consists of the following areas of study: the basic DMA curriculum, course work in the major, an academic field and two elective fields.</p> <p>The DMA curriculum has been designed to extend beyond the public school setting and prepare students for collegiate teaching in both traditional and alternative settings (such as community-based and on-line programs). Further, the degree offers innovative courses on teaching at the college level. Students have the opportunity to intern with university professors in music education methodology classes. The program also includes core scholarly subjects, such as research, sociology, philosophy, psychology and history of music education. The focus goes beyond the traditional band/orchestra/choir model and extends to additional areas especially relevant to the current diverse and technologically proficient student population.</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <p>The professional degree stresses teaching with cutting-edge technological tools while developing core knowledge and expertise in pedagogical skills and scholarship. Students will acquire writing and design skills for a wide range of multimedia publications, while being able to pursue a choice of research activities or advanced creative work that will enable them to lead our profession to new heights. USC is one of the few universities that equally values students being able to declare elective fields in areas outside of music education, while also achieving rigorous scholarship, writing and multimedia design skills, and gaining pedagogical experience that prepares them for collegiate teaching in a rapidly changing society.</p> <p>Refer to the <a href="https://catalogue.usc.edu/preview_entity.php?catoid=20&ent_oid=4413&hl=thornton&returnto=search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USC Catalogue</a> for complete course descriptions and degree requirements.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group waves-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-cover is-light" style="min-height:550px;aspect-ratio:unset;"><span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim"></span><img decoding="async" width="2560" height="1920" class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-155238" alt="" src="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-743986-scaled.jpg" data-object-fit="cover" srcset="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-743986-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-743986-300x225.jpg 300w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-743986-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-743986-768x576.jpg 768w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-743986-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-743986-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-743986-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-743986-240x180.jpg 240w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-743986-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group content-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-columns content-width is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center overlay-black is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:60%"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:500">Community Music</h2> <p class="has-white-color has-text-color">Somewhere between the classroom and the concert hall lies an exciting space called “community music.” Combining skillsets in music education, community engagement and advocacy, this emerging field and this degree focus on building creative partnerships to bring instruction and performance into non-traditional settings—such as prisons, hospitals, senior living communities, and centers for developmentally disabled, marginalized and disadvantaged people of all ages. It’s a growing career option for musicians looking to move beyond the classroom or concert stage to explore fulfilling, service-oriented work.</p> <div style="height:15px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://music.usc.edu/departments/community-music/">View Curriculum</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:40%"> <p class="has-white-color has-text-color"></p> <div style="height:6px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-white-color has-text-color">The four-semester degree includes study in educational theory, progressive methods in pedagogy, applied music instruction, and entrepreneurship as well as a practicum which engages students with one of our many community partners in Los Angeles.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="height:75px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> </div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group waves-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div style="height:70px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-group content-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-columns content-width is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Music Teaching & Learning Faculty</h3> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="peopleCPT"><ul class="people sortable clearfix" id="sortable-1" data-default-sort="data-title"><li class="person" data-id="id-81640" data-title="Coppola, William" data-first-name="William" data-expertise="" data-posted="1623237459" data-clear="false"><a href="https://music.usc.edu/william-coppola/"><span class="person-photo"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="960" height="960" src="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/William-J-Coppola-TSOM-2024.png" class="attachment-small size-small wp-post-image" alt="Photo of William J. Coppola" srcset="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/William-J-Coppola-TSOM-2024.png 960w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/William-J-Coppola-TSOM-2024-300x300.png 300w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/William-J-Coppola-TSOM-2024-150x150.png 150w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/William-J-Coppola-TSOM-2024-768x768.png 768w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/William-J-Coppola-TSOM-2024-200x200.png 200w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/William-J-Coppola-TSOM-2024-600x600.png 600w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/William-J-Coppola-TSOM-2024-800x800.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" style="" /></span><hgroup><h3>William Coppola</h3><div class="details"><div class="person-program">Music Teaching & Learning</div></div></hgroup></a></li><li class="person" data-id="id-6241" data-title="Cutietta, Robert" data-first-name="Robert" data-expertise="" data-posted="1316530004" data-clear="false"><a href="https://music.usc.edu/robert-cutietta/"><span class="person-photo"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="240" src="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/RC2022_240.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small wp-post-image" alt="Photo of Robert Cutietta looking up and smiling on an outdoor spiral staircase." srcset="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/RC2022_240.jpg 240w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/RC2022_240-150x150.jpg 150w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/RC2022_240-200x200.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" style="" /></span><hgroup><h3>Robert Cutietta</h3><div class="details"><div class="person-program">Music Teaching & Learning</div></div></hgroup></a></li><li class="person" data-id="id-20604" data-title="Ilari, Beatriz" data-first-name="Beatriz" data-expertise="" data-posted="1415823132" data-clear="false"><a href="https://music.usc.edu/beatriz-ilari/"><span class="person-photo"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="240" src="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/BeatrizIlari_240.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small wp-post-image" alt="Photo of Professor Beatriz Ilari" srcset="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/BeatrizIlari_240.jpg 240w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/BeatrizIlari_240-150x150.jpg 150w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/BeatrizIlari_240-200x200.jpg 200w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/BeatrizIlari_240-170x170.jpg 170w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/BeatrizIlari_240-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" style="" /></span><hgroup><h3>Beatriz Ilari</h3><div class="details"><div class="person-program">Music Teaching & Learning</div></div></hgroup></a></li><li class="person" data-id="id-88273" data-title="Mattio, Candice" data-first-name="Candice" data-expertise="" data-posted="1650881052" data-clear="false"><a href="https://music.usc.edu/candice-d-mattio/"><span class="person-photo"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="240" src="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CandiceMattio_240.jpg" class="attachment-small size-small wp-post-image" alt="Photo of Candice D. 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& Percussion; Music Teaching & Learning</div></div></hgroup></a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group spotlights has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow" style="background-color:#f2f2f2"> <div class="wp-block-group content-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div style="height:60px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <section class="spotlights" id="spotlights"><div class="wrapper"><header><h1>Spotlights</h1><a href="https://music.usc.edu/spotlights/" class="all-link">see all <span class="arrow"></span></a></header><div class="spot spot-0"><a href="https://music.usc.edu/spotlights/2024-trojan-family-weekend/"><figure><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" src="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1440x1080-Spotlight-TFW2024-240x180.jpg" class="attachment-horizontal_small size-horizontal_small 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href="https://music.usc.edu/spotlights/usc-thornton-2024-commencement-michael-abels-kali-uchis/"><figure><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" src="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1440x1080-Spotlight-MA-240x180.jpg" class="attachment-horizontal_small size-horizontal_small wp-post-image" alt="Photo of composer Michael Abels in front of a dark green canvas background." srcset="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1440x1080-Spotlight-MA-240x180.jpg 240w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1440x1080-Spotlight-MA-300x225.jpg 300w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1440x1080-Spotlight-MA-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1440x1080-Spotlight-MA-768x576.jpg 768w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1440x1080-Spotlight-MA-800x600.jpg 800w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1440x1080-Spotlight-MA.jpg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" style="" /></figure><div class="spotlight-info"><hgroup><h3 class="spotlight-name">Michael Abels and Kali Uchis to be Honored at USC Thornton’s 2024 Commencement</h3></hgroup>The composer and singer-songwriter will deliver separate remarks at Thornton’s ceremony.</div></a></div><div class="spot spot-2"><a href="https://music.usc.edu/spotlights/2024-grammy-awards/"><figure><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" src="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1440x1080-Spotlight-GRAMMY-240x180.jpg" class="attachment-horizontal_small size-horizontal_small wp-post-image" alt="A computer rendering of a Grammy Award." srcset="https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1440x1080-Spotlight-GRAMMY-240x180.jpg 240w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1440x1080-Spotlight-GRAMMY-300x225.jpg 300w, https://music.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1440x1080-Spotlight-GRAMMY-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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