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The M.A. in Music and Music Education (Hybrid Summer) at Columbia University is a 32-credit master programme designed for musician-educators. This public study mode combines intensive summer sessions in New York City with flexible learning, allowing professionals to advance their teaching and performance skills over two years.

Share Your Passion for Music with a Music Education Masters Degree from Marywood University. At Marywood, you’ll gain the expertise to inspire and shape future musicians while ensuring a sustainable, healthy approach to music education.

The Music - Music History program offered by University of Northern Iowa provides exceptional training in music history and literature to prepare you for the job market and to continue further your career in musicology. 

Develop impeccable technique across a breadth of repertoire as a string player at NEC. String-Harp students receive studio instruction from one of the world’s most distinguished faculties and collaborate with equally passionate and dedicated peers. 

Chamber Music program opportunities abound at New England Conservatory of Music . Hundreds of students participate in chamber music ensembles coached by NEC faculty in differing genres from string quartets, piano trios, woodwind quintets, and brass quintets to mixed ensembles comprised of winds and piano, winds, strings, and piano, or percussion, strings, and brass.

Conducting students at NEC develop the artistic skills needed for a career conducting professional ensembles. Whether concentrating in orchestral or choral conducting, every student benefits from frequent podium time in front of accomplished NEC musicians and under the tutelage of distinguished faculty.

The Music Business program offered by Syracuse University gives you the skills, experiences and network you need to build your dream career in the music business.

Woodwinds-Saxophone students at New England Conservatory of Music study with extraordinary faculty mentors who are world-renowned soloists and/or members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. 

The Department of Brass and Percussion at New England Conservatory of Music is world-renowned for training extraordinary musicians. Alumni of the department have achieved success as performers, educators, composers, and entrepreneurs in both music and non-music disciplines.

The Historical Instruments Program at Oberlin College & Conservatory features study in seven period instruments (harpsichord, fortepiano, organ, historical flutes, historical oboes, recorder, Baroque violin, Baroque cello, and viola da gamba).

The graduate program leading to the Master of Music degree is designed to provide opportunities for a variety of advanced studies in music. 

The Music Education major at Boston University is designed for students who are ready to think deeply and critically about music education and its changing landscape, and are ready to take on the challenge of creating a positive musical future for children, families, schools, and communities around the globe.

The Music Education M.Sc. at University of Florida is a flexible, 100% online programme designed for working teachers. This public study mode course lasts approximately two years, allowing educators to enhance their pedagogical skills and musical expertise through asynchronous learning without needing a GRE for admission.

The MFA in Film and Video Production is awarded by the Graduate College. Instruction is offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at The University of Iowa. 

Music program of The Colburn Conservatory of Music is a two-year curriculum that includes coursework in music theory, composition, and music history which supports the student’s development as a performer.

Enhance your abilities as an effective music educator and conductor with Messiah University’s M.M. in Choral Conducting degree track

The Master of Music degree is a program offered by Minnesota State University Mankato.

The Music - Collaboration, Curation, and Creative Performance programme at Wilfrid Laurier University is a four-term, full-time M.Sc. level course. This public study mode degree focuses on artistic identity, entrepreneurial skills, and professional placements, preparing students for diverse careers in the performing arts.

Jazz Studies at Middle Tennessee State University degree program with a music composition specialization is an advanced course of study for musicians holding the Bachelor’s degree. 

The Music - Accompanying programme at The University of Akron is a specialised Master of Music degree designed for advanced pianists. This postgraduate course focuses on collaborative performance and is delivered on a full-time basis at the main campus, providing intensive training in the art of musical accompaniment.