M.M. - Performance (instrumental)

Graduate Admissions

Audition Days

 Friday, January 31, 2025 (morning only)
Saturday, February 1, 2025 (afternoon only)
 *Saturday, February 15, 2025 (all day)
  • Graduate Applications: The deadline for all degree programs and specializations is December 15, 2024.
  • Required Auditions: All required auditions, whether in-person or video, must be completed by 5 p.m. February 15, 2025.
  • Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships: All graduate applicants are automatically considered for graduate assistantships and fellowships. No separate application is required. 
  • Summer MM-Music Education Fellowships: The priority consideration deadline is May 1, 2025.
*Preferred graduate audition day 

The following is a checksheet for all instrumental areas. For more on a specific area, including about the LIVE AUDITION, click on the link at the bottom of this page or on one of the tabs in the right-hand column.

Master of Music

Instrumental Performance Emphasis

AreaCourseCredit HrsTotal Credits
Applied Music MUAP 9XX   12 hrs
Core Courses     13 hrs
  MUSC 862-Instrumental Literature & Pedagogy 2 hrs  
  MUSC 836-Intro to Grad Studies 2 hrs  
  History and Theory 9 hrs  
  Theory: (3 or 6 hrs)    
  History: (3 or 6 hrs)    
Other Music Courses     11 hrs
  MUEN 8XX - Grad Ensemble 2-4 hrs  
  MUSR 69 - Recital Attendance (4 semesters) 0 hrs  
Wind, string, piano, percussion students MUEN 852 - Chamber Music (semesters) 0-2 hrs  
  Music electives 5 hrs  
Recital MUSR 98   0 hrs
    TOTAL: 36 hrs