Music
Master of Music
Refine your music, advance your career
Designed to meet the needs of professional performers, composers and music educators in studios or schools, this program is ideal for students who want to pursue the curriculum as a terminal professional program or as a foundation for doctoral study.
Receive personalized instruction from accomplished soloists, chamber and orchestral musicians, conductors, composers and teachers in one of our concentrations:
- Choral conducting
- Collaborative piano
- Composition
- Instrument performance – winds, brass, strings, percussion
- Piano pedagogy and performance studies
- Piano performance
- Voice performance
Note: A baccalaureate degree in music (or equivalent) from an accredited institution is required. Students who lack this prerequisite may correct deficiencies by passing appropriate courses that will not be applicable toward the advanced degree.
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Application information
Applicants for the Master’s in music program must meet the following degree-specific admission requirements:
- Education level: Bachelor's
- GPA: 3.0
- GRE: No
- TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo: 79/6.5/115 (for applicants whose education was completed in countries where English is not an official language)
- Number of references: Three
- Other requirements: An audition of representative repertoire and submission of concentration area application materials as defined in the LHSOM Graduate Student Handbook.
Program availability
- Concentration: thesis (composition) and non-thesis (choral conducting, collaborative piano, performance, piano pedagogy and performance studies)
- Semester intake: Fall and Spring
- Eligible for WRGP award
- Eligible for international admission
- Deadlines: general application deadlines
Visit Graduate Admissions to learn more and start your application.
Contact information
Lionel Hampton School of Music contact:
Javier Rodriguez
jrodriguez@uidaho.edu
Graduate Admissions contact:
graduateadmissions@uidaho.edu
208-885-4001
Find Lionel Hampton School of Music faculty advisor contacts.
Costs, funding and research
To learn about various ways to fund your graduate degree, check out Graduate Funding.
For detailed information about the cost of attendance, visit Financial Aid.
Degree fit
This program could be a good fit if you:
- Have musical training and professional experience
- Are committed to growing your talent and technical skill
- Are self-motivated and goal-oriented
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in vocal music or choral conducting
- Are interested in pursuing a doctoral degree
Hands-on learning
- Graduate teaching assistantships
- Preparatory Division
- Auditorium Chamber Music Series
- Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
Internships
- Disney All-American College Band
- Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Dynamix Academy of Music and Dance (Shanghai)
- Interlochen Center for the Arts
- School of Music internships
Career outcomes
Current job openings
1,374 in ID, WA, OR, MT and HIPotential careers and mid-career salaries
- Musicians and Singers
$63,086 - Audio and Video Technicians
$60,783 - Elementary School Teachers
$81,711 - Music Directors and Composers
$64,768 - Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
$36,363
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