Master of Music in Performance
Designed for students looking to expand professional opportunities as performers and private teachers, 皇冠投注网’s Master of Music in Performance program provides students with the necessary framework to build a meaningful career in music. The degree is comprised of coursework over two or three years, and includes ample opportunities for participation in 皇冠投注网’s ensembles. All courses are taught by 皇冠投注’s leading faculty in music, many of which utilize collaborative technologies to allow for a flexible, 混合学位计划. Students also find opportunities to teach through the 皇冠投注 社区 艺术 School and perform frequently as solo and ensemble musicians.
Areas of study include:
- Brass (euphonium, horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba)
- 打击乐器
- 钢琴
- Strings (bass, cello, guitar, harp, viola, violin)
- Woodwinds (bassoon, clarinet, flute/piccolo, oboe, saxophone)
- 的声音
重要日期:
1月1日: Application deadline for fall entry, including pre-screening materials for voice applicants.
3月1日: Interview and audition deadline for fall entry.
申请步骤:
Step 1: Complete the Application for 研究生 入学. NOTE: To submit a graduate application, you need to have previously completed a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university and be seeking an advanced degree. Your Application for 研究生 入学 should include:
- 皇冠投注的应用程序
- A 专业 Statement
- Official transcripts or copies of official transcripts from all colleges and universities where candidates:
- 获得学位
- Earned more than 15 credits (undergraduate and graduate)
- Completed any program prerequisite (regardless of number of credit hours)\
- Completed courses for which candidates are applying for transfer credit
- 的简历
- Two letters of recommendation
- 国际 applicants must provide proof of a minimum level of proficiency in the English language as well as submit additional financial documentation. 看到 国际 Student Application process.
成绩单
Copies of official transcripts may be uploaded in the online application for application review only. Applicants who receive an offer of admission will be required at that time to submit official final transcripts issued directly from the institution(s) for verification prior to enrollment. More information is available in the application for admission.
Step 2: Complete the JCA 研究生 Music Supplement. The supplement will appear on your application status page after submitting your Application for 研究生 入学. The supplement is required in order for your application to be considered complete.
Step 3: For 的声音 applicants only, submit Pre-Screening video. The Pre-screening should include a link to a video recording of a recent performance, such as an undergraduate senior recital, or a new recording of one to two pieces of solo repertoire should be 电子邮件ed to music@chinaqinyu.com. The subject line of the 电子邮件 should include your full name and the words “的声音 Perf Pre-Screen”. Links to the video recording(s) can be via YouTube, DropBox, GoogleDrive, or other file sharing service.
Step 4: Complete a performance audition with appropriate faculty, see audition requirements below. Auditions will be scheduled through the 音乐学院 office in mid-January. If you are a vocalist, you will first be contacted regarding your pre-screening results before being invited to audition. If you have any questions or have not been contacted to set up an audition, please 电子邮件 music@chinaqinyu.com.
Audition Requirements
- Brass and Woodwinds: Please consult the appropriate faculty in your instrument area to discuss repertoire, contact information is available on the 教师 & 工作人员页面. Etudes, scales, arpeggios, and orchestra excerpts may also be included. No accompanist provided or required.
- 钢琴: Students will be asked to perform three solos from three different historical style periods (Baroque, 经典, 浪漫的, 印象派, or 20th/21st Century). Memorization is required. Auditions will also include sight reading.
- 打击乐器: Prepare one major solo in three of the following areas- snare drum, 马林巴琴, 定音鼓, multiple-percussion or Latin percussion, drum set; as well as two contrasting orchestra excerpts for snare, 木琴, 和定音鼓. Sight-reading may also be required.
- 字符串: Prepare 20-30 minutes of repertoire representing at least three different periods (Baroque, 经典, 浪漫的, 当代), at least one piece must be memorized. Sight-reading may also be required. No accompanist provided or required.
- 声音: A Pre-screening video is required before an invitation to audition is extended, see requirements for the pre-screening and audition below.
- A link to a video recording of a recent performance, such as an undergraduate senior recital, or a new recording of one to two pieces of solo repertoire should be 电子邮件ed to music@chinaqinyu.com. The subject line of the 电子邮件 should include your full name and the words “的声音 Perf Pre-Screen”. Links to the video recording(s) can be via YouTube, DropBox, GoogleDrive, or other file sharing service.
- If invited to audition, you are expected to prepare at least one selection in French, 意大利语和德语, as well as one aria from opera or oratorio. Repertoire should represent various periods and styles.
Total Credit Hours: 30学时
Anticipated Duration: 2年
Degree requires a full recital and final oral comprehensive exam
必修课程:
- Major Instrument or 的声音 lessons
- 系综
- Instrumental, Vocal, or 钢琴 Pedagogy if not take as an undergrad or a Music Education elective
- 音乐研究
- Music History Electives
- Music Theory Elective
- General Music Electives
- 独奏会
- Final Oral Examination
We offer a limited number of graduate assistantships, 奖学金, and tuition waivers to graduate music students in the fall of every academic year. 研究生 awards are reviewed and renewed annually. Below is a list of positions related to the 性能MM degree; click here to view a full list of graduate assistantship positions or 电子邮件 music@chinaqinyu.com. NOTE: New students applying for entry in the spring semester will not be eligible for a graduate assistantship, 奖学金, 或者学费减免, but may apply for the following academic year.
系综 Performance 学费 Waiver
资格: Full-time, degree-seeking graduate students seeking fall-term entry only. Students pursuing any degree plan are welcome to apply.
如何申请: Select the 系综 Performance tuition waiver when prompted on the 研究生 Application. A performance audition is required, students pursuing the 性能MM degree will automatically be considered for the award and do not need to complete a separate audition for consideration.
奖的细节: Includes a full tuition waiver of graduate tuition for 15 credit hours per year.
职责: Perform in two approved university ensembles.
教师 supervisors: Applicable applied instructor and ensemble directors, see 教师 & 工作人员页面.
Bassoon Performance/Bassoon Reed Company Assistantship
资格: Full-time, degree-seeking graduate students whose primary instrument is bassoon. Must be seeking fall-term entry. Students pursuing any degree plan are welcome to apply.
如何申请: Select the 系综 Performance tuition waiver when prompted on the 研究生 Application and 电子邮件 Dr. Doug Spaniol, Professor of Bassoon, at dspaniol@chinaqinyu.com. A performance audition is required, students pursuing the 性能MM degree will automatically be considered for the award and do not need to complete a separate audition for consideration.
奖的细节: Includes a full tuition waiver of graduate tuition for 15 credit hours per year plus a stipend.
职责: Perform in two approved university ensembles. Provide 10 hours per week of service in the 皇冠投注 Bassoon Reed Company.
教师 supervisors: Doug Spaniol, Professor of Bassoon and applicable ensemble directors.
爵士乐助教奖学金
资格: Full-time, degree-seeking graduate students seeking fall-term entry. Students pursuing any degree plan are welcome to apply.
如何申请: Select the Jazz assistantship when prompted on the 研究生 Application and contact Dr. Matt Pivec, Director of Jazz Studies, at mivec@chinaqinyu.com. A jazz audition and interview is required.
奖的细节: Includes a full tuition waiver of graduate tuition for 15 credit hours per year plus a stipend.
职责: Serve as assistant to Director of Jazz Studies. The position will require 10-20 hours per week of service. 时间表, 具体职责, and exact number of hours per week will be determined at the start of the fall semester.
教师 supervisors: Matt Pivec, Director of Jazz Studies.
Collaborative 钢琴 Assistantship
资格: Full-time, degree-seeking graduate students seeking fall term entry only. Preference will be given to students pursuing a MM in 钢琴 Pedagogy or 钢琴 Performance; however, students pursuing other degree plans are welcome to apply.
如何申请: Select the Collaborative 钢琴 assistantship when prompted on the 研究生 Application. A collaborative piano audition is required of all applicants.
奖的细节: Includes a full tuition waiver of graduate tuition for 15 credit hours per year plus a stipend.
职责: Serve as collaborative pianist for vocal ensembles and/or vocal classes. Position will require 10-20 hours of service per week. 时间表 and exact number of hours per week are TBD.
教师 supervisors: 阿曼达·霍普森, Coordinator of Collaborative 钢琴 and Kate Boyd, Professor of 钢琴 and 钢琴 Area Coordinator
See full list of applied faculty and their contact information on our 教师 & 工作人员页面.
For application or general questions, contact the 音乐学院 office at music@chinaqinyu.com or 317-940-9065
To discuss audition repertoire, contact the applied instructor in your instrument area using the 教师 & 员工的网页.