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MM Music at University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Music in Music with conducting concentrations (instrumental or choral) is a 36-hour degree.

Faculty: Graduate School  |  Department: Department of Music  |  Duration: 36 credit hours (18 core, 18 concentration)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Students take 18 core hours and 18 concentration hours. Instrumental Conducting includes Conducting, Band Literature, Score Reading and Orchestration; Choral Conducting includes Conducting, Choral History and Literature, Score Reading and Schola Cantorum. Diagnostic exams in aural theory, written theory and music history are required, and conducting students join an ensemble each semester, then sit written and oral comprehensive exams.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Music MM: bachelor's degree with a major in music from an accredited institution; apply to both the Graduate School and the Department of Music; schedule an audition or interview with music faculty.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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