University of New Orleans

Course Description

• The Master of Music in Music program provides emphasis in composition, instrumental conducting, jazz studies, and instrumental performance
  
• The curriculum is typically a two-year (four-semester) course of study that focuses on advanced training in the applied field as well as music history and theory
  
• Candidates for all concentrations must pass an audition and be admitted to the university's Graduate School
  
• All applicants must complete at least 33 credit hours, participate in the Graduate Colloquium (MUS 6900) every semester, give a graduate recital, and pass both oral and written comprehensive exams during the final semester
  
• Additional requirements apply to composition students