Master of Music in Performance - Percussion

Our performance majors have secured positions in many professional playing careers including chamber ensembles, orchestras, and service bands.Our large, comprehensive College of Music, the third largest in the nation, fosters limitless experiences and connections as you create your path in music. Undergraduate and graduate degrees in percussion performance offer students the highest level of applied instruction, large and small ensemble performance experience along with courses in literature, pedagogy and supportive core music courses in piano, theory and history. Our graduates serve on the faculties of numerous colleges and universities across the nation.Our full-time resident faculty members are leaders in their field and foster students individually and in groups in a comprehensive manner that prepares them for the competitive world of percussion performance. Ensembles and group work foster a team approach that enriches individual performance but also builds skillsets needed to excel in bands, orchestras, jazz ensembles and chamber music.Many of our students remain connected to our faculty throughout their professional careers through strong alumni networks and collaboration in performance and presentations across the globe. Classical performance students are doubly fortunate to have the opportunity to work with a world-class jazz faculty and play in groups that explore the creative world of improvisation and jazz and commercial style.The College of Music continues traditions of a comprehensive and welcoming program with healthy and spirited competition in a supportive, collaborative environment.

In order to meet the Florida State University requirements for graduate admission, applicants must have earned a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while registered as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor\u2019s degree. Applicants not meeting this requirement may be considered for admission, but only by special exception.The College of Music admissions requirements exceed University minimum standards. Official English Language Proficiency results are required of all international applicants whose native language is not English, including applicants who have already studied in an English speaking country for any length of time