MM Performance (Performance Pedagogy) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Music program in performance with a concentration in performance pedagogy focuses on performing and teaching music, with an emphasis on pedagogy. You work on your own performance skills while you develop the knowledge and abilities necessary to be an outstanding teacher in your area through pedagogy classes, observation, and teaching in private and group settings.

Faculty: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts | Department: School of Music, Dance and Theatre | Duration: 32 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

32 credit hours and a written comprehensive exam Required Core (4 credit hours) MUP 527 Studio Instruction (4) Concentration (6 credit hours) MUP 527 Studio Instruction (4) MUP 596 Solo Performance (1) MUP 597 Solo Performance (1) Area of Emphasis (10-11 credit hours) Other Studies in Music (11-12 credit hours) Music history (6) Music theory (5-6) Culminating Experience (0 credit hours) Written comprehensive exam (0) Additional Curriculum Requirements Students select an area of emphasis from the following: instrumental pedagogy, piano pedagogy or voice pedagogy.

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: arts administrator, community arts advocate, composer for film, video games or television, music therapist, performing musician, public or community school teacher, university professor.

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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.

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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