Graduate Music Admissions
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Advance your artistry. Expand your impact.
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï graduate music programs combine advanced study, close faculty mentorship, and meaningful opportunities to perform, teach, conduct, compose, research and collaborate.
Choose a Master of Music or Doctor of Arts program designed to help you take the next step in your creative, academic and professional life.
Choose Your Graduate Degree
Master of Music
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Advance Your Artistry and Expertise. The Master of Music provides focused professional and academic preparation for performers, composers, conductors, educators and scholars.
Develop advanced skills in your chosen field while working closely with faculty and contributing to ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s active musical community.
Program formats and admission requirements vary by concentration.
Doctor of Arts
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Depth in Your Field. Breadth for Your Career. The Doctor of Arts is a distinct terminal degree for musicians whose careers will combine advanced artistry or scholarship with college-level teaching.
Develop deep expertise in a primary area while completing substantial study in a secondary area that broadens your knowledge and teaching abilities. Through coursework in pedagogy and supervised college teaching, you will also gain practical experience working with university students.
Build the research and creative skills to contribute original work to your field. Most ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Doctor of Arts programs offer the flexibility to complete either a dissertation or a scholarly project, allowing you to pursue a pathway aligned with your academic, creative and professional goals.
This broad preparation reflects the realities of collegiate music careers, where faculty are often called upon to perform, teach, research, lead and contribute across multiple areas.
Graduate Certificates
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Focused Study. Specialized Growth. Graduate certificates provide concentrated study for musicians, educators, and professionals who want to develop expertise in a specific area.
Choose from graduate certificates in Music Performance, Latinx Music, Choral Conducting and Instrumental Conducting.
Program formats and admission requirements vary by certificate.
Graduate Application Process
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1. Choose Your Program
Review the available graduate degrees and select the program that best fits your artistic, academic, and professional goals. Admission requirements vary by degree, concentration, instrument, and area of study.
2. Apply to the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Graduate School
Complete the graduate application for your intended program and submit the required application fee and transcripts. After submitting your application, you will receive access to your ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï application portal.
Start Your Graduate Application
3. Complete Your School of Music Requirements
Submit the supplemental materials required by the School of Music and your intended program in your Application Portal.
4. Complete Your Audition or Interview
Depending on your program, you may need to complete an audition, interview, portfolio review, or a combination of these requirements. Review your program’s requirements before submitting your materials.
5. Watch for Your Decision
Continue checking your email and ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï application portal for admission, scholarship, and assistantship updates.
Audition & Interview Days
2026–2027 Dates
November 21, 2026: In Person
January 23, 2027: Virtual Only
February 13, 2027: In Person
March 6, 2027: In Person
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Music Audition Requirements
Select your primary instrument or area to review repertoire, recordings, interviews and other required materials. Or go back to the School of Music home page.
Brass Collaborative Piano Conducting Jazz Studies Music Composition Music Education Music History & Literature Music Theory Percussion Piano Strings Voice Woodwinds
Scholarships & Graduate Assistantships
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Your admission audition or interview also serves as consideration for School of Music scholarships and graduate assistantships. You do not need to complete a separate audition for funding consideration.
Graduate assistantships may include:
- A stipend
- Tuition support
- Professional experience in teaching, performing, ensemble support, administration, or another assigned area
Submit an optional Assistantship Letter of Experience to describe teaching, performance, leadership, administrative, or other professional experience relevant to your area.
Scholarship and assistantship recommendations are made by faculty and depend on program needs and available funding.
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Experience the School of Music
Visit ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï to explore our facilities, observe a rehearsal or class, meet faculty when available, and learn more about graduate study in your area.
If you are unable to travel to Greeley, contact PVA Admissions to discuss virtual opportunities to connect.
Contact PVA Admissions
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Questions about applications, auditions, interviews, or graduate funding? PVA Admissions can help you identify the correct requirements and connect with your intended area.
PVA Admissions
PVA.Admissions@unco.edu
970-351-1921