Master of Music in Choral Conducting

The two-year Master of Music (M.M.) degree in Conducting trains students in the artistic, technical, physical, and leadership skills required of successful conductors at the professional and post-secondary levels. Intensive coursework in conducting, score study, analysis, musicology, and theory is combined with regular opportunities to conduct university ensembles.

You must submit an official transcript from every senior college you have attended. Even if courses taken at one institution are recorded on a transcript from another college, a transcript must be submitted from the institution at which the courses were taken.Submit a one to three minute video recording on which you verbally introduce yourself and discuss your musical and non-musical interests, goals, creative or volunteer work and reasons for applying to the Butler School of Music.STATEMENT OF PURPOSE - A 500-word essay outlining your objectives for graduate study, career plans and reasons for applying to our program.Three recommendation letters, written within the last twelve months, pertaining to your potential for graduate study in music. Provide contact information for your three chosen references in your Butler School application. Notification emails are sent to your references after you submit your application.RÉSUMÉ OR CURRICULUM VITAESubmit sample teaching videos that include at least two teaching episodes of any kind (e.g., rehearsal, private lesson or classroom instruction) of no less than 20 minutes each. The episodes should display teacher and student interactions and be unedited.A list of all works that you have conducted or rehearsed. If appropriate, you may optionally include a representative list of solo or chamber repertoire you have performed on your primary instrument, including concertos and other large ensemble works featuring prominent solo passages.A grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or a comparable GPA in upper-division work—junior- and senior-level courses—and in any graduate work already completed is also required