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MM Music at University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

Programme overview

M.M. and D.M.A. programs in Music offer the finest preparation for professional and academic careers in performance from distinguished faculty.

Faculty: College of Letters and Science  |  Department: Department of Music  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Santa Barbara, CA, United States

What you will study

Emphases offered: Brass, Conducting, Keyboard, Piano Accompanying, Strings, Voice, Woodwinds and Brass.

Career pathways

Graduate and professional pathways include Music education (private lessons and schools); Performing arts; Arts administration; Philanthropy; Libraries; Music Performance (D.M.A.). Top employers include LA Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, various European opera houses, KamerFilharmonie Der Aa (Holland), Kirkkonummi Chamber Orchestra (Finland), The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Sweden), Opera San Luis Obispo orchestra, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), Georgia State University, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Military bands (winds and brass), commercial and classical recordings, musical shows.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-level graduate application (applies to all UCSB graduate programmes): online application through the Graduate Division with transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, statement of purpose, personal history statement, résumé/CV, three letters of recommendation, TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo English Test scores where applicable, and GRE scores only if the programme requires them; deadlines and any programme-specific requirements are set by the department.

Graduate application deadlines vary by department; decisions are typically released through winter and spring, and the final deadline to submit the Statement of Intent to Register is June 15.

Graduate applicants apply through the UCSB online graduate application; the deadline is set by each department. Application fee: $135 for US citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all others, payable by credit card, check or money order. GRE required only by some programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/admissions

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