The Department of Music offers the Master of Music degree in Music Performance, and Conducting. All students are required to take a graduate-level entrance examination to determine correct course placement. In addition to being admitted to the University, students intending to pursue the performance and conducting degrees must schedule and perform an entrance audition and interview to be considered for admission to the Department of Music. Students should contact the applied music professor or the ensemble director in their instrumental/vocal area to schedule the audition/interview. Music Education students must complete a research project (three credit hours) on a subject relating to their teaching area (Research Project Option). For students pursing Performance and Conducting degrees, the graduate research project will be in the format of a recital or concert. The option of a more comprehensive research paper is available in the format of a Graduate Thesis (Thesis Option).
Applied Music
The courses in applied music are designed to meet the requirements for students who see a Master of Music degree. Instruction at the graduate level is offered in the following areas.
Composition; Conducting; Flute; Oboe; Basson; Clarinet; Saxophone; French Horn; Trumpet; Trombone; Euphonium; Tuba; Percussion; Violin; Viola; Cello; Double Bass; Piano; Voice; Guitar.
Concentrations
September 2025
College of Arts and Sciences
MSC 117, 975 W. Avenue B,
KINGSVILLE,
Texas,
78363, United States
Admission to the program requires a baccalaureate degree with adequate course work in the field of interest and a score of at least 284 (verbal plus quantitative) on the GRE Aptitude Test with an undergraduate grade point average of a 3.0 or better, or a GRE of 294 (verbal plus quantitative) with an undergraduate grade point average of 2.6 to 2.99. Students must be accepted by a graduate faculty member who agrees to guide the student's program and serve as the major adviser. The minimum score required is a 6.0 overall band score. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 79 (Internet-based) or 550(Paper-based) is the university minimum requirement for all Graduate students.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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