Master Of Music Degree

The program leading to the degree of Master of Music provides for intensive development of performance skills, extensive knowledge of the literature in the major field of study, and achievement of a broadened knowledge of the art.

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

Display excellence, independence, and critical sophistication as a performer. Write effectively about music: developing an argument, identifying appropriate primary and secondary sources, and using precise analytical vocabulary. Display fluency in reading scholarly writing, demonstrating the ability to distill the main points of an author;s arguments, commenting critically on the content and structure of the text, and relating scholarship to the repertoire studied. Develop specific and appropriate points of connection between scholarship and performance, actively seeking ways to enhance one;s work as a performer through scholarship. Navigate the realities and responsibilities of being a successful 21st-century citizen-artist.