The Master of Arts in Music is a powerful, flexible, and affordable two-year degree program that allows you to pursue concentrated study in a musical field of your choosing. Personalize your graduate degree with a focus in music education, performance, music technology, music theory, conducting, Kod谩ly Method, composition, musicology, or a combination of disciplines.
As of 2019, courses in UCM鈥檚 nationally recognized music technology program are available to you as a graduate student. Learn about audio production, electronic music, technology-based performance, technology pedagogy, and other cutting-edge topics at the intersections of sound and technology.
Our summer master's degree program, with courses in music education, conducting, and the popular Kod谩ly Summer Institute, is intended primarily for full-time teachers who wish to complete a graduate degree in three successive summers, with little or no course work during the standard academic year.
The M.A. is designed with your professional working schedule in mind. Required courses are offered in the evening during fall and spring semesters, with several courses offered in a hybrid format that allows you to either participate in a traditional classroom or enroll online as an off-campus or commuting student.
For more information, including Graduate Assistantships, scroll down.
UCM has invested heavily in state-of-the-art technology to ensure that you are able to hear, see, collaborate, and participate from home just as if you were in the classroom. We also offer a wide range of courses and workshops as part of every summer session, that can be taken for graduate credit.
Required courses are offered in the evening during fall and spring semesters, with several courses offered in a hybrid on-campus/online format.
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Some graduate courses are offered on a rotating basis, and are not offered every semester or year. You can view the here.
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As an admitted graduate student in music, you may apply for assistantships in music and other areas of the university where assistantships do not require specialized knowledge. Assistantships include:
Students who apply for an assistantship in music should make application by March 1 if they intend to begin graduate study the following August. Assistantships are announced by April 15 for the coming academic year.
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Some graduate courses are offered on a rotating basis, and are not offered every semester or year. The cyclical schedule of course offerings is linked from the .
For more information, contact our summer masters faculty:
David Aaberg, Summer Programs Coordinator
Jackson Thomas, Director of Choral Activities
Juli Weber, Director of 碍辞诲谩濒测&苍产蝉辫;Programs
Audio engineers, so you can:
Educators, so you can:
Composers and Performers, so you can:
College graduates, so you can:
Sound Designers, Installation Artists, Video Artists, Theatrical Sound Engineers, and more, we can help you develop greater expertise with audio-related technology!
Earn your master鈥檚 degree without interrupting your busy life! Many courses are available during the summer months. Our M.A. is a flexible degree with many possibilities to customize the degree to your personal interests.
With UCM鈥檚 M.A. in Music, you can complete your degree in as little as two years of full-time study. Options for evening and hybrid/online courses are available to fit your schedule. Our world-class faculty members are dedicated to helping you enhance your skills and personalize your degree within the fields that interest you most. You decide which combination of coursework will help take you to the next level!
All students are required by our accrediting institution to take the core curriculum. Please note that performance requirements can be fulfilled with Music Technology Performance studies.
After the core curriculum, you can then choose 11-14 units of electives, currently Music Technology offers:
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Some graduate courses are offered on a rotating basis, and are not offered every semester or year. You can view the here.
Pianists graduating from UCM's well-established piano program enjoy an outstanding record of professional success as teachers, performers, and influencers in the region and beyond. With our world-class teaching faculty and longstanding commitment to native Missouri and neighboring state residents, we are here to help you take the next step forward in your professional career!
The M.A. is a flexible, two-year program designed to meet your needs as a working musician or college graduate. If you are looking for a stepping stone toward an advanced teaching profile or a D.M.A. in piano performance or pedagogy, then this is the degree for you.
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Some graduate courses are offered on a rotating basis, and are not offered every semester or year. You can view the here.
Whether you are preparing to apply for a D.M.A. or want to open up new career paths as an advanced studio teacher, performer, college educator, or accompanist, the M.A. gives you the opportunity to work as a professional musician while you complete your degree.
You can teach undergraduate class piano at UCM; accompany recitals for voice and instrumental majors; be a rehearsal pianist or music director for opera and musical theater; or take our cutting-edge Music Technology courses to enhance your online or digital production portfolio.
Graduate assistantships are available for pianists.
Duties: Duties may include one or a combination of the following activities, dependent on student interest and department need. Activities could include collaborative piano (instrumental and vocal accompaniment), opera (accompanist/vocal coach), musical theater (keyboard and music direction), or music technology (audio engineering).
The total value of each assistantship is $15,000, renewable every year. Each semester you will receive: 1) a tuition waiver and 2) a matching scholarship of approximately $3750 each (total $7,500 per semester). UCM offers competitively low tuition rates for in-state and neighboring state residents.
Whether your goal is getting into a top DMA/PhD program, improving your teaching in the private studio or classroom, or developing collaborative and technology skills that will place you in the top tier of demand for advanced professional musicians, there is a place for you at UCM!
For more information contact Dr. Mia Kim or Dr. Albert Kim. To apply and schedule an audition, click the links at the bottom of this page.
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