MM Performance (Conducting) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Music program in performance with a concentration in conducting presents you as a conductor of orchestras, wind bands and vocal ensembles with the opportunity to improve your art, craft and scholarship in pursuit of both professional and academic career aspirations. This program is also beneficial if you are a public school teacher of choirs, orchestras and wind bands and want to strengthen your skills. There are four tracks within this concentration.

What you will study

32 credit hours including a written comprehensive exam Required Core (4 credit hours) MUP 527 Studio Instruction (4) Concentration (7 credit hours) MUP 596 Solo Performance (1) MUP 597 Solo Performance (1) Students choose from the following, for a total of five credit hours: MUE 564 Instrumental Music, Advanced Rehearsal Techniques (3) MUP 540 Principles of Integrated Conducting (2) MUP 551 Repertoire: Music Theatre Repertoire (2) MUP 571 Music Theatre: Workshops (1) MUP 573 Music Theatre: Performance (1) Track (9 or 10 credit hours) Other Studies in Music (11 or 12 credit hours) Music history (6) Music theory (5 or 6) Culminating Experience (0 credit hours) Written comprehensive exam (0) Additional Curriculum Requirements Students select a track from the following: choral, wind band, orchestral or music direction.

Career pathways

School of Music, Dance and Theatre graduate programs inspire and empower students to become creative leaders who transform society through music. Career examples: artistic director, arts administrator, community arts advocate, conductor, performing musician, public or community school teacher, university professor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Applicants must have earned a U.S. bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution or the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree from an institution in another country that is officially recognized by that country. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee School of Music, Dance and Theatre application (including a resume, personal statement and repertoire list) official transcripts prescreening video three letters of recommendation proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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