FIVE YEAR BM in Instrumental Performance and MA in Live Entertainment Management
The Frost School of Music offers a Five-Year Dual Degree consisting of the Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Performance and Master of Arts in Live Entertainment Management. This program is designed for students with a high level of both academic and musical achievement. Both degrees are awarded at the completion of requisite coursework and other requirements. The special conditions and processes for the Five-Year Dual Degree BM/MA Program are as follows:
Requirements
Students must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Music degree in Instrumental Performance in the Frost School of Music. For interested students, the Frost School of Music will carefully review academic credentials for admission into the Master of Arts program. A minimum cumulative 3.6 GPA at the undergraduate level is required. Students should discuss the program and possibility of entering with an academic advisor. In order to be eligible for the program, students must be able to satisfy all undergraduate degree requirements and enroll in 6 credits of graduate courses in the fall and spring semesters in year four (total 12 graduate level credits in one academic year).
Enrollment Process
In year three of the undergraduate program, students submit the University of Miami Graduate School Application for Undergraduates to Take a Graduate Course form.
In year four, students enroll in 9-12 undergraduate credit hours and 6 graduate credit hours in each of the fall and spring semesters, as approved by the advisor.
In year five, students enroll in 9 credit hours per semester at the graduate level.
A student wishing to withdraw from the BM/MA program without finishing the MA degree must complete all requirements for the BM degree.
To qualify for the MA degree, the student must meet all pertinent graduate admissions requirements, and achieve a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA (B average) for the credit hours applied toward the MA degree.
The student is awarded both the BM and MA degrees at the end of the fifth year, when all degree requirements are satisfied.
Application Process
The Frost School of Music offers a five-year Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Performance and Master of Arts in Live Entertainment Management. This program is designed for current Frost students with a high academic and musical achievement level.
You must be an undergraduate student in the Frost School of Music. Successful applicants will follow all instructions and meet all deadlines for application to the MA in Live Entertainment Management program. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.6 is required.
Application procedures
- Deadline by December 1st
- Apply online - during year three of undergraduate studies
- Submit supplemental materials
Students should discuss the program and possibility of entering with an academic Students should discuss the program and the possibility of entering with an academic advisor. To be eligible for the program, in year four you must be able to satisfy all undergraduate degree requirements and enroll in 6 credits of graduate courses in the fall and spring semesters (12 total). Both degrees are awarded at the completion of required coursework for the BM and MA degrees. The special conditions and processes for the five-year BM/MA Program can be found on the 4+1 program page.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BM IN INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (120 CREDIT HOURS) | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Written Communication Skills: | ||
| WRS 105 | First-Year Writing I | 3 |
| WRS 106 | First-Year Writing II | 3 |
| or ENG 106 | Writing About Literature and Culture | |
| Quantitative Skills: | ||
| MTH 101 | Algebra for College Students | 3 |
| Areas of Knowledge: | ||
| Arts & Humanities Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major) | ||
| People & Society Cognate | 9 | |
| STEM Cognate | 9 | |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| UMX 100 | The University of Miami Experience | 0 |
| Advanced Writing and Communication Skills (3 courses) see description below | ||
| Experiential Music Curriculum Core Courses MIP 1 | ||
| Complete 8 semesters of one of the following: | ||
| Brass Forum | ||
| Guitar Forum | ||
| Percussion Forum | ||
| String Forum | ||
| Harp Forum | ||
| Woodwind Forum | ||
| MIP XX1 (Level 1) | Principal Instrument Lesson & Studio Class (semesters 1-4, 2 credit hours) | 8 |
| MIP XX3 (Level 3) | Principal Instrument Lesson & Studio Class (semesters 5-6, 2 credit hours) | 4 |
| MTC 140 & MTC 107 | Experiential Musicianship I and Skills Lab I | 4 |
| MTC 141 & MTC 108 | Experiential Musicianship II and Skills Lab II | 4 |
| MTC 240 & MTC 207 | Experiential Musicianship III and Skills Lab III | 4 |
| MTC 241 & MTC 208 | Experiential Musicianship IV and Skills Lab IV | 4 |
| MKP 140 | Keyboard Studies I | 1 |
| MKP 141 | Keyboard Studies II | 1 |
| MCY 140 | Experiencing Music | 3 |
| MCY 341 | Music of the Mediaeval, Renaissance, and Baroque Periods (AWC) | 3 |
| MMI 250 | Essential Technologies for Musicians | 3 |
| MIP 143 | Chamber Music (semesters 1-6, 1 credit hour, as assigned) | 6 |
| or MIP 135 | Percussion Contemporary Chamber Music | |
| or MIP 138 | Trombone Choir | |
| or MIP 140 | Flute Choir | |
| or MIP 141 | Saxophone Ensemble | |
| or MIP 191 | Tuba Ensemble | |
| or MIP 192 | Classical Guitar Ensemble | |
| Courses in the MIP Major | ||
| MIP XX3 (Level 3) | Principal Instrument Lesson & Studio Class (semesters 7-8, 2 credit hours) | 4 |
| Junior & Senior recitals with lesson | ||
| MIP 143 | Chamber Music (semesters 7-8, 1 credit hour, as assigned) | 2 |
| MIP 307 | Classical Improvisation | 2 |
| or MTC 101 | Composition I | |
| or MSJ 124 | Introduction to Jazz Improvisation | |
| MIP XXX | Large Ensembles (semesters 1-8, 1-2 credit hours, as assigned) | 16 |
| Symphonic Winds | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Ensemble Ibis | ||
| MIP 407 | Basic Conducting and Arranging | 2 |
| MKP 240 | Keyboard Studies III | 2 |
| MKP 241 | Keyboard Studies IV | 2 |
| MTC 311 | Analysis and Experience | 3 |
| MTC 312 | 20th and 21st Century Techniques | 3 |
| MTC 313 | 18th Century Counterpoint | 3 |
| MTC 416 | Orchestration | 3 |
| MCY 342 | Music of the Classical, Romantic, and Modern Periods | 3 |
| Complete exactly one of the following: | 2 | |
| Bassoon Repertoire and Pedagogy (AWC) | ||
| Clarinet Repertoire and Pedagogy (AWC) | ||
| Flute Repertoire and Pedagogy (AWC) | ||
| Oboe Repertoire and Pedagogy (AWC) | ||
| Brass Repertoire and Pedagogy (AWC) | ||
| Percussion Repertoire and Pedagogy (AWC) | ||
| Saxophone Repertoire and Pedagogy (AWC) | ||
| Guitar Repertoire and Pedagogy (AWC) | ||
| String Repertoire and Pedagogy (AWC) | ||
| Electives | 1 | |
| MA IN LIVE ENTERTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDIT HOURS) | ||
| MMI 630 | Entrepreneurship for Musicians | 3 |
| MMI 643 | Marketing in the Music Industry | 3 |
| MMI 726 | Global Live Entertainment | 3 |
| MMI 736 | Financial Management in Live Entertainment | 3 |
| MMI 738 | Legal Aspects of the Live Entertainment Industry | 3 |
| ELECTIVES | 12 | |
| Select 12 credit hours of approved graduate course electives | ||
| FINAL PROJECT | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Live Entertainment Practicum | ||
or MMI 840 | Project in Live Entertainment | |
| Successful Completion of Exit Exam | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 150 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| MIP 1, 2, | Brass Forum or Guitar Forum or Percussion Forum or String Forum or Harp Forum or Woodwind Forum | 1 |
| MIP Principal Instrument Lesson and Studio Class (MIP XX1 - Level 1) | 2 | |
| MTC 140 | Experiential Musicianship I | 3 |
| MTC 107 | Skills Lab I | 1 |
| MCY 140 | Experiencing Music | 3 |
| MKP 140 | Keyboard Studies I | 1 |
| WRS 105 | First-Year Writing I | 3 |
| Large Ensemble As Assigned | 2 | |
| UMX 100 | The University of Miami Experience | 0 |
| MIP 143, 135, | Chamber Music or Percussion Contemporary Chamber Music or Trombone Choir or Flute Choir or Saxophone Ensemble or Tuba Ensemble or Classical Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIP 1, 2, | Brass Forum or Guitar Forum or Percussion Forum or String Forum or Harp Forum or Woodwind Forum | 1 |
| MIP Principal Instrument Lesson and Studio Class (MIP XX1 - Level 1) | 2 | |
| MTC 141 | Experiential Musicianship II | 3 |
| MTC 108 | Skills Lab II | 1 |
| MKP 141 | Keyboard Studies II | 1 |
| MTH 101 | Algebra for College Students | 3 |
| WRS 106 or ENG 106 | First-Year Writing II or Writing About Literature and Culture | 3 |
| Large Ensemble As Assigned | 2 | |
| MIP 143, 135, | Chamber Music or Percussion Contemporary Chamber Music or Trombone Choir or Flute Choir or Saxophone Ensemble or Tuba Ensemble or Classical Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| MIP 1, 2, | Brass Forum or Guitar Forum or Percussion Forum or String Forum or Harp Forum or Woodwind Forum | 1 |
| MIP Principal Instrument Lesson and Studio Class (MIP XX1 - Level 1) | 2 | |
| MTC 240 | Experiential Musicianship III | 3 |
| MTC 207 | Skills Lab III | 1 |
| MKP 240 | Keyboard Studies III | 2 |
| People and Society Cognate | 3 | |
| STEM Cognate | 3 | |
| Large Ensemble As Assigned | 2 | |
| MIP 143, 138, | Chamber Music or Trombone Choir or Flute Choir or Saxophone Ensemble or Tuba Ensemble or Classical Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIP 1, 2, | Brass Forum or Guitar Forum or Percussion Forum or String Forum or Harp Forum or Woodwind Forum | 1 |
| MIP Principal Instrument Lesson and Studio Class (MIP XX1 - Level 1) | 2 | |
| MTC 241 | Experiential Musicianship IV | 3 |
| MTC 208 | Skills Lab IV | 1 |
| MKP 241 | Keyboard Studies IV | 2 |
| People and Society Cognate | 3 | |
| STEM Cognate | 3 | |
| Large Ensemble As Assigned | 2 | |
| MIP 143, 135, | Chamber Music or Percussion Contemporary Chamber Music or Trombone Choir or Flute Choir or Saxophone Ensemble or Tuba Ensemble or Classical Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| MIP 1, 2, | Brass Forum or Guitar Forum or Percussion Forum or String Forum or Harp Forum or Woodwind Forum | 1 |
| MIP Principal Instrument Lesson and Studio Class (MIP XX3 - Level 3) | 2 | |
| MIP 307, MTC 101, or MSJ 124 | Classical Improvisation or Composition I or Introduction to Jazz Improvisation | 2 |
| MCY 341 | Music of the Mediaeval, Renaissance, and Baroque Periods | 3 |
| MMI 250 | Essential Technologies for Musicians | 3 |
| MTC 313 | 18th Century Counterpoint | 3 |
| People and Society Cognate | 3 | |
| Large Ensemble As Assigned | 2 | |
| MIP 143, 135, | Chamber Music or Percussion Contemporary Chamber Music or Trombone Choir or Flute Choir or Saxophone Ensemble or Tuba Ensemble or Classical Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 19 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIP 1, 2, | Brass Forum or Guitar Forum or Percussion Forum or String Forum or Harp Forum or Woodwind Forum | 1 |
| MIP Principal Instrument Lesson and Studio Class (MIP XX3 - Level 3) | 2 | |
| MCY 342 | Music of the Classical, Romantic, and Modern Periods | 3 |
| MTC 312 | 20th and 21st Century Techniques | 3 |
| MIP 541, 542, | Bassoon Repertoire and Pedagogy or Clarinet Repertoire and Pedagogy or Flute Repertoire and Pedagogy or Oboe Repertoire and Pedagogy or Brass Repertoire and Pedagogy or Percussion Repertoire and Pedagogy or Saxophone Repertoire and Pedagogy or Guitar Repertoire and Pedagogy or String Repertoire and Pedagogy | 2 |
| STEM Cognate | 3 | |
| Large Ensemble As Assigned | 2 | |
| MIP 143, 135, | Chamber Music or Percussion Contemporary Chamber Music or Trombone Choir or Flute Choir or Saxophone Ensemble or Tuba Ensemble or Classical Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| MIP 1, 2, | Brass Forum or Guitar Forum or Percussion Forum or String Forum or Harp Forum or Woodwind Forum | 1 |
| MIP Principal Instrument Lesson and Studio Class (MIP XX3 - Level 3) | 2 | |
| MIP 407 | Basic Conducting and Arranging | 2 |
| MTC 416 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Large Ensemble As Assigned | 2 | |
| MIP 143, 135, | Chamber Music or Percussion Contemporary Chamber Music or Trombone Choir or Flute Choir or Saxophone Ensemble or Tuba Ensemble or Classical Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| MMI 726 | Global Live Entertainment | 3 |
| MMI 774 | Music Copyright Law (Preferred Elective I) | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIP 1, 2, | Brass Forum or Guitar Forum or Percussion Forum or String Forum or Harp Forum or Woodwind Forum | 1 |
| MIP Principal Instrument Lesson and Studio Class | 2 | |
| MTC 311 | Analysis and Experience | 3 |
| Large Ensemble As Assigned | 2 | |
| MIP 143, 135, | Chamber Music or Percussion Contemporary Chamber Music or Trombone Choir or Flute Choir or Saxophone Ensemble or Tuba Ensemble or Classical Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| MMI 630 | Entrepreneurship for Musicians (Required Elective I) | 3 |
| MMI 643 | Marketing in the Music Industry | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year Five | ||
| Fall | ||
| MMI 736 | Financial Management in Live Entertainment | 3 |
| MMI 738 | Legal Aspects of the Live Entertainment Industry | 3 |
| Approved Graduate Course Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| MMI 641 | Tour Management and Production | 3 |
| MMI 804 or 840 | Live Entertainment Practicum or Project in Live Entertainment | 3 |
| Approved Graduate Course Elective | 3 | |
| Exit Exam (CR or NC) | 0 | |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 150 | |
