Overview
The Frost School of Music’s Department of Instrumental Performance has programs tailored to meet the needs and interests of students – like you – who aspire to performance careers. Graduates of these programs often pursue careers as symphony musicians, university professors, concert soloists, or band or orchestra conductors. Many graduates pursue advanced study and graduate degrees for further career preparation.
Admission Requirements
All applicants to the Frost School must submit the following items:
· An online application
· Application fee
· Resume
· Three letters of recommendation
· Official transcripts from every post-secondary school attended
This graduate degree program also requires submission of certain supplemental materials, including:
· Prescreen/Performance
· Live audition (preferred)
· TOEFL/IELTS score, as applicable
For more detailed information, please visit our Graduate Admission website.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Area | ||
| Applied Lessons in Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Saxophone | 8 | |
| Instrumental Ensembles | 7 | |
| MIP 812 | Master's Recital | 1 |
| Select one of the following to match the culminating project: | 1 | |
MIP 701 | ||
MED 701 | ||
| Select one of the following as a culminating project: | 2 | |
| Master's Recital Paper | ||
| Masters Advanced Recital | ||
| Other Studies in Music | ||
| MCY 728 | Music Bibliography | 3 |
| MTC 717 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Musicology or Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Music Education /Pedagogy or Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 31 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| MIP XX6 Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| Instrumental Ensemble | 1 | |
| Instrumental Ensemble | 1 | |
| MTC 717 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MCY or Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIP XX6 Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| Instrumental Ensemble | 1 | |
| Instrumental Ensemble | 1 | |
| MCY 728 | Music Bibliography | 3 |
| MED/Pedagogy or Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| MIP XX6 Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| Instrumental Ensemble | 1 | |
| Instrumental Ensemble | 1 | |
| MED 701 or MIP 701 | or | 1 |
| MIP 812 | Master's Recital | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIP XX6 Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| Instrumental Ensemble | 1 | |
| MIP 811 or 815 | Master's Recital Paper or Masters Advanced Recital | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 5 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 31 | |
* This is a suggested Plan of Study. Your actual course sequence may vary depending on your previous academic experience as well as current course offerings. Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester to determine the appropriate course selection.
Student Learning Outcomes
As an instrumental performance major, you will focus on developing and honing your performance skills on a selected brass, percussion, string, or woodwind instrument with assistance from faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers and performing musicians. While the curriculum emphasizes development of tone and musicianship, as well as technical mastery of the instrument, it also includes music theory, music history and literature, orchestral literature and teaching methods. In addition, you will develop expertise in contemporary literature and chamber music performance. For more information, please visit the website for the department of Instrumental Performance.
