Master of Arts in Music - Music Education Concentration

The Master of Arts in music provides advanced preparation for teaching, performing, and/or further graduate study. A core of music courses required for the degree provides essential background in history, literature, research and theory. Other specialized courses, seminars and individual studies in performance, conducting, composition, theory, history and literature aid the student in achieving their career goals. Graduate curricula are unique in their flexible and comprehensive designs. As a result, graduates are respected leaders in all fields of music. The program helps students cultivate a spirit of intellectual inquiry and creative independence. The Master of Arts in music, music education concentration provides a hybrid course of study that will be taught on campus during the 6-week summer term and on-line during the spring and fall semesters. This format allows students who are full-time teachers to obtain a master?s degree while working and from a distance. The program is designed to be completed over two academic years and three summers. All students in the music education concentration will take a proficiency exam in theory, aural skills, and music history. This exam will be used in an advisory capacity to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses.