Master of Arts in Music

Visit the MSU Department of Music Web Site for further information.

Graduate study in Music offers four concentrations leading to the degree of Master of Arts: Performance, Theory/Composition, Music Therapy and Music Education. Performance stresses applied music skills; Theory/Composition stresses creativity and the structure of music; Music Therapy stresses the use of music as a therapeutic tool to help children and adults with disabilities; Music Education stresses philosophical and practical approaches to the work of the music specialist in the American public school.

Although certain core courses are required of all graduate students regardless of the concentration, each concentration provides for a measure of individualized course election in accordance with the background, needs and interests of the student.

Registration in applied music and theory is dependent on the placement examination administered by the Department; a student may not register for work in these areas until the examination has been taken and the student is fully matriculated (see below under Admission Requirements).

Examinations

All candidates for the degree of Master of Arts in Music in all concentrations except Education and Music Therapy must pass the Department's Comprehensive Examination, given each year in October and March. Applications for this examination must be made in writing to the Graduate Program Coordinator by October 1 for the October examination and by February 1 for the March examination.

TO APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT
http://www.montclair.edu/graduate/prospective/app.shtml