Composed of both music and non-music majors, the Commercial Ensemble compromises multiple student groups which perform each semester. Students audition and are placed into CE student bands based upon skill level and band instrumentation/needs. All ensembles rehearse twice a week under the guidance of a music department faculty member. Each ensemble selects its own repertoire to perform each semester, with selections ranging from pop to rock, country to heavy metal, and reggae to indie/folk. Original student compositions are encouraged, and ensembles writing original works may be given the opportunity to utilize MSUM recording facilities in cooperation with students in the MSUM Commercial Music and/or Audio Production & Entertainment Management program to record their works utilizing their own CE student band. Some groups who form as a result of the Commercial Ensemble eventually seek to perform and tour across the region under their own direction.

For more information about the MSUM Commercial Ensemble, contact Dr. Jenny Dufault, Commercial Music Program Director.

Jenny Dufault, PhD, MM, BS (She/Her/Hers)

Professor of Voice | Commercial Music Program Director

School of Performing Arts

Send Email | Phone: 218.477.4607218.477.4607

CA 110

Dr. Jenny Dufault has over thirty years of experience teaching voice, twenty-five of them at MSM, where she has crafted a legacy of students who are p...

Dr. Jenny Dufault has over thirty years of experience teaching voice, twenty-five of them at MSM, where she has crafted a legacy of students who are performers and teachers. Dr. Dufault received her PhD from the University of Minnesota and is a longtime member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Most recently, she earned graduate certificates in Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) vocal pedagogy from Shenandoah University and now coordinates MSM’s Commercial Music degree. Dr. Dufault has taught all levels of students: beginning voice students to young professional performers. She has trained music education majors, music theater majors, music industry majors, vocal performance majors, and commercial music majors. She has performed in dozens of productions over the years, ranging from charity fundraisers and theatre productions to leading roles in professional operas.

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