General Information

The Master of Music is a professional degree in music with emphasis in either 1) music education, 2) performance, or 3) pedagogy. The emphasis in education is designed to meet the needs of music education specialists who work in the public school system, grades K-12, or who aspire to further graduate study and teaching in music education. Music education students take courses specifically related to research, current trends, history, and philosophy in music education and general education, as well as graduate courses in music theory and history. They are also required to progress in an applied area and participate in a music ensemble. Declaring an area of emphasis of either elementary, choral, or instrumental, music education students structure elective credits to reflect their area, and conclude their studies with a culminating activity related to their emphasis.

Performance and pedagogy majors seek to improve their performance and studio teaching skills, possibly in preparation for a performance career, further graduate study, private studio teaching, and/or collegiate applied teaching. Their course work centers around applied study, music theory and history, and pedagogy and literature courses, and culminates in a graduate solo recital or other appropriate culminating project.

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