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MM Studio Jazz Writing at University of Miami

University of Miami, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Music program in Studio/Jazz Writing provides students with opportunities for advanced study in jazz and studio arranging, composition and orchestration. The overriding goal is to help students develop a high-level skill set that will enable him or her to pursue a career as a professional arranger/composer, orchestrator, film and media composer and educator.

Faculty: Frost School of Music  |  Duration: two years / 34 credits  |  Location: Coral Gables, FL, United States

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants to the Frost School must submit the following items: An online application. Application fee. Three letters of recommendation. Official transcripts from every post-secondary school attended. This graduate degree program also requires submission of certain supplemental materials, including: Writing sample. TOEFL/IELTS score, as applicable. For more detailed information, please visit our Graduate Admission website .

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.

Most on-campus graduate programmes apply through the Graduate School online application; the application fee is $85 for Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Communication, Education and Human Development, Engineering, Miller School of Medicine and Rosenstiel School programmes, and $100 for Miami Herbert Business School and Frost School of Music programmes. Nursing applies through NursingCAS; Law, MD, Physical Therapy and Public Health Sciences use their own application portals.

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