Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions

Woodwind Studies Graduate

The M.M. program in music performance is consituted of 36 credits that can be completed in 3 or 4 semesters. Incoming masters music students are required to pass Departmental Graduate Exams in music theory, aural comprehension, and music history. Graduate classes in music aesthetics, research, theory, literature and performance practices are available. Performance students have dozens of ensemble opportunities including chamber groups (woodwind quintets and mixed groups) along with symphony and repertory orchestras (guest conductors include Tania Leon and Gunther Schuller). In addition, performance students have the opportunity to play in the orchestra for fully staged opera and music theatre productions directed by leading New York City opera and Broadway music directors. Students also have weekly private study with renowned faculty woodwind faculty. Students are in repertoire classes each week often in master class settings. One solo masters recital is required, usually given in the last (3rd or 4th) semester. Related to the recital is a manageable research project which examines a piece or set of pieces on the recital program from the standpoint of music history, music theory/analysis, and/or performance practices.
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