The Master of Music in Performance is available in the following tracks: chamber music (piano), orchestral instruments/guitar, piano, vocal accompanying, and vocal performance.
Graduation Requirements
Two chamber music recitals (MUS 941 x2) and one piano-vocal program (MUS 941A) are required.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
Expected July, November 2025
Start date
January 2025
Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art
111 Ward Hall,
Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Avenue NE,
WASHINGTON,
District Of Columbia,
20064, United States
The applicant's undergraduate degree program should be in piano performance (or the equivalent). In addition to meeting the general requirements for admission to the Departments of Music, a student who wishes to major in chamber music (piano) must pass an audition before the piano faculty. This will include solo literature and chamber music, and sight reading. All entering graduate students in the Master of Music degree program in chamber music must take the Music Theory Placement Examination and the Music History Placement Examination.
Acceptable Test Scores
TOEFL - 80 Internet (should have at least 20 out of 30 in each category); 550 Paper; 213 Computer.
IELTS - varies by program, generally around 6.5
Duolingo - 105
PTE - 58
Application deadlines: November 1- for Spring; July 1- for Fall.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Catholic University is an academically and spiritually driven research university with a diverse student population, based in Washington, D.C., USA
