MM Music at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Programme overview

The Master of Music prepares students for careers in performance (classical or jazz), music education, history, theory, conducting, or composition and arranging. It offers eight concentrations: collaborative piano, composition, conducting, jazz composition/arranging, music education, music history, music theory, and classical or jazz performance.

Faculty: College of Humanities and Fine Arts | Department: Music and Dance | Duration: 33 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Amherst, MA, United States

What you will study

Students complete 33 credits, including two music theory and two music history courses and a concentration-specific curriculum. History/musicology, theory and music education/research students write a thesis; collaborative piano students accompany four recitals; composition and jazz composition/arranging students submit an original composition; performance students give a recital; conducting students conduct a public program or complete a capstone.

Career pathways

Careers as performers, music teachers, scholars, composers, arrangers and conductors; music teacher licensure is also available.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Department of Music and Dance (graduate music): admission requires acceptance by both the Graduate School and the department, and all graduate music applicants complete an audition or submit supporting materials. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Graduate School and the department; an incoming MM diagnostic exam and a comprehensive exam are part of the degree.

Requirements published at program group level.

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.

Duration: 33 credits

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