Location:

Rock Hill, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Performing Arts

Program Overview

Program Description:

In addition to the general admission requirements for admission to graduate study in music, the Master of Music degree in conducting requires that all applicants hold a baccalaureate degree with major in performance or music education (or their equivalent) from an accredited institution. Applicants for both choral and wind instrumental emphases should also possess: keyboard proficiency in a major instrument required of an undergraduate degree in performance or music education; proficiency in a major instrument required of graduates in the appropriate undergraduate degree program (choral-piano, organ, or voice; instrumental- wind instrument or percussion), and at least one year of college-level study in French, German or Italian.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

NASM-National Association of Schools of Music, NASAD-National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

The Master of Music degree in Conducting requires that all applicants hold a baccalaureate degree with a major in performance or music education (or their equivalent), from an accredited institution. The candidate must also perform an entrance audition in conducting to be arranged through the appropriate conducting faculty. The audition should consist of standard repertory and include representative works from various historical periods and styles. Students not accepted for graduate level study should register for undergraduate credit for one semester before re-auditioning for the graduate program. Prospective students should contact Dr. Donald Rogers, 803/323-2255, or by email at rogersd@winthrop.edu to confirm their intent to perform the audition and take the diagnostic entrance examinations.