Graduate Music Admissions

Doctoral student Sergio Castro Medina conducting the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Symphony Orchestra.

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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. 

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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. 

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Hannah Rodriguez singing on stage at the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï•Greeley Jazz Festival.

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. 

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Student Clarinet performance.

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. 

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Instrumental master's conducting student John Fritz leading a rehearsal on stage.

Graduate Application Process

Audition & Interview Days

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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.

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