Graduate
APPLY NOW REQUEST INFO GRADUATE COLLEGEMaster Music (MM)
The Master of Music (MM) program provides graduate level study in the following options: (1) Performance, which will result in the improvement of students’ musical skills and techniques, as well as knowledge of music literature beyond the scope of undergraduate training; (2) Conducting, which will provide graduate level knowledge in choral, instrumental, and orchestral conducting; and (3) Pedagogy (Music Education), which will provide graduate level knowledge to teach at the elementary, secondary, college, and university levels; and 4) Ethnomusicology, a flexible program in the history and culture of popular, traditional, and art repertoires with possible concentrations in border music, Latin America, the Caribbean, the African Diaspora, and more.
MM - Master of Music- Performance
Advanced applied study in an area of specialization combined with music history, theory, and pedagogy beyond the scope of the undergraduate curriculum.
MM - Master of Music- Conducting
This program will provide graduate level knowledge in choral, instrumental, and orchestral conducting.
MM-Master of Music- Music Education
This program will provide graduate level knowledge to teach at the elementary, secondary, college, and university levels.
MM - Master of Music- Ethnomusicology
Flexible program in the history and culture of popular, traditional, and art repertoires with possible concentrations in border music, Latin America, the Caribbean, the African Diaspora, and more.
Handbook
School of Music Graduate Handbook
Graduate Music Theory Diagnostic Exam Study Materials
Graduate Music History Diagnostic Exam Study Materials
Study Guide - BaroqueStudy Guide - Early 19th
Study Guide - Late 19th
Study Guide - 20th Century
Study Guide - Renaissance
Study Guide - Enlightenment
Study Guide - Middle Ages
Program Contact Information
Program Director: Dr. Cynthia Cripps
Phone: (956) 665-3474
Office: Edinburg Campus, EPACB 2116
Email: cynthia.cripps@utrgv.edu