With CGU’s Master of Arts in Music, you will develop the necessary tools, knowledge, and experience to pursue a serious career in professional music.
Our program strikes a critical balance between music performance and scholarship, examining music in its interdisciplinary, cultural, and intellectual contexts while providing a mastery of the theory and practice of performance. Faculty includes highly trained performers and musical scholars whose diverse interests range across musicology, performance, and composition. They bring their passion for music and scholarship into the classroom and serve as invaluable mentors. Under their guidance, you’ll join a long list of accomplished graduates who have gone on to careers as college and university professors, members of professional ensembles, music directors in churches, and solo performing artists.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
The Music Department puts on an array of concerts that offer ample performance opportunities.
Studio faculty are drawn from the Claremont Colleges and the outstanding pool of musicians in the greater Los Angeles area.
CGU is home to the highly respected music journal Performance Practice Review.
Historical performance practice programs connect you with period instruments that include three harpsichords, a fortepiano, a chamber organ, and various stringed instruments.
Areas of Concentration
Historical Performance Practices
Performance
Musicology
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
5 July 2025
Start date
January 2025
School of Arts and Humanities
150 E. 10th Street,
CLAREMONT,
California,
91711, United States
CGU requires applicants to submit proof of a completed a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university. The school also requires a minimum standard of a B average in undergraduate coursework (3.0 on a 4.0 scale).
A minimum TOEFL score of 75 iBT, IELTS score of 6.0 or Pearson PTE score of 50 is required to be considered for admission to CGU through the International Scholars Program (ISP). A minimum TOEFL score of 95 iBT, IELTS score of 7.0 with no sub-score lower than 6.5 or Pearson PTE score of 66 is required for direct-entry admission.
Application deadline: Fall - 5th July
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Being part of the reputable Claremont Colleges, students at CGU enjoy access to superior resources and services.