Elevate your music career with a Master's in Instrumental Performance at NAU. Engage in rigorous courses and performance opportunities. Apply now!
The students earning this Master's degree engage in a program of study that prepares them for an array of paths and career choices in the field of music. Candidates in this program enhance and develop their artistic and intellectual skills, leading them to teaching careers in public schools, art academies, and community colleges; to performing careers in professional symphonies, wind groups, choruses, and opera companies; and to a continuation of their academic path in leading doctoral programs across the country. Students can become a highly qualified teacher in a public school setting, compete for a place in the performing world, or continue their education in a doctoral program. This graduate program will provide students with a distinctive blend of concepts and applications, allowing them to achieve their professional goals and aspirations. The Master of Music program offers candidates a wide range of academically rigorous and inspiring courses; high-level solo performing and ensemble opportunities; and personal attention from distinguished faculty. Many graduate students enjoy teaching and conducting opportunities that are rarely offered at the Master's level.
