Master of Music in Performance - Chamber Music

The Master of Music degree in Performance is designed to prepare the student for professional music activities, including solo performance, orchestral playing, ensemble playing, collaborative performance, studio teaching, as well as doctoral study. The program emphasizes development of skills, knowledge and background in the following areas: literature and repertoire, performance skills, practice skills, interpretation and expression, performance pedagogy, historical performance practices, music history and music theory.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Recognize, identify, interpret and perform representative literature from different historical periods, countries and composers.
Apply advanced performing skills in solo and ensemble settings, including tone production, accuracy, intonation, instrumental/vocal technique, musicality/expression, vocal language and diction and stage presence/presentation.
Discuss, utilize and achieve high-quality results from efficient and effective practice techniques, including time management, achievable goals and use of appropriate technical skills, musical expression skills and focused work ethic.
Have an enhanced understanding of interpretation and expression in music.

The Chamber Music concentration is for intensive coaching and performance of string quartet literature.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
Official transcript(s)
Minimum 71 TOEFL iBT score
Minimum 6.0 IELTS score
Minimum 50 PTE score
Minimum 100 DET score