Master of Music in Performance - Instrumental

The School of Music offers the Master of Music degree in Music Education, 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 School of Music. Students should contact the applied music professor or the ensemble director in their instrumentalvocal area to schedule the auditioninterview. 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).

You are required to submit official transcripts from each postsecondary university or college attended An official statement of the award of the degree or diploma is required for each degree completed College work from one institution posted on the transcript of another institution will not be accepted. Transcripts are considered official if they have an original signature of a school official or an original school seal Accepted signatures include the Registrar Principal Controller of Examinations or The Ministry of Education Photocopies or other duplications of a transcript such as notarized copies faxed or scanned documents are not considered official Evaluations are not accepted as transcripts. For students applying from India please submit individual mark sheets that list your grades earned in each term Sending a consolidated mark sheet only will not satisfy the transcript requirement. Applicants who do not possess a degree considered to be equivalent to a US Bachelors degree or higher will not be processed for an admission decision Applicants may submit an attested copy of their college transcripts. Personal statement, resume, letters of recommendation 2 or 3 are optional. Test of English as a Foreign Language - A score of 79 internet-based or 550 paper-based is the university minimum requirement for all graduate students. IELTS - The minimum score required is a 6.0 overall band score Texas AM University Kingsville only accepts scores submitted electronically by the IELTS test center. DET - The university most competitive applicants have DET scores of at least 100.