Prepare for a dynamic career as a versatile performer and educator. You’ll study with acclaimed faculty who perform on Broadway, in major symphonies, and across commercial and chamber settings, while balancing advanced performance training with academic study. With frequent opportunities to perform on campus and throughout New York City, you’ll graduate with the artistry, experience, and professional network to succeed at the highest level of today’s music industry.
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Degree Details
Official Degree Title
Master of Music in Instrumental Performance with a Focus on Brass Studies
Format
Full-time or Part-time
Credits
36
Start Date
Spring
Application Deadline
Start Date
Summer or Fall
Application Deadline
Throughout your program of study, your curriculum will help you learn:
- The necessary knowledge and skills to achieve a high level of musical excellence that enables you to pursue a career as a professional musician
- How to analyze the performance practices, both historical and contemporary, for repertoire from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, informing the performance of that repertoire
- Entrepreneurial skills essential to the real and varied world of the music profession, including concert programming, grant writing, promotional/audience development, website design, and press releases.
- Practical working knowledge of technology commonly used in the music business
You’ll take core courses in music research, music history/literature, and music performance, as well as three elective courses in areas such as opera, the psychology of music, and advanced conducting, allowing you to tailor your curriculum toward your specific interests and musical goals. You’ll also hone your craft by engaging in weekly private study with our talented faculty.
You will present a solo master's recital, usually in your final (third or fourth) semester. The recital experience includes a manageable research project that examines a piece or set of pieces on the recital program from the standpoint of music history, music theory/analysis, and/or performance practices.
As a graduate student in our program, you'll have myriad performance opportunities. Several chamber music concerts each year offer chances for you to perform in the NYU Brass Choir, brass quintets, quartets, trios and other mixed ensembles taught by our leading ensemble faculty. The NYU Symphony and Chamber Orchestra present concerts of standard orchestral repertoire and new music, including concertos performed by student concerto competition winners. Additional orchestral experiences are available through our fully staged opera, music theatre productions, recording studio dates, and screen scoring projects produced by leading Broadway and major opera company music directors.
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