Master of Music - Piano Performance

Our keyboard program offers an array of innovative courses and experiences for young artists, where they strive for and attain the highest artistic ideals while developing a unique musical voice and professional skill set.Situated within an enormous university with a fantastic variety of intellectual options, and within the beautiful and vibrant city of Madison, our keyboard students also find themselves part of an intimate and supportive community of musical peers, the high caliber of which will provide inspiration as well as encouragement.With its outstanding instruction and its opportunities for practical experience, its friendly and inviting atmosphere, its varied possibilities for financial assistance at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and its record of students who successfully progress after graduation to the next stages of their careers, the keyboard program provides an environment par excellence for serious students who want to nurture their musical ambitions and cultivate their artistic spirits.

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution is required. International applicants must have a degree comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree. You must have completed your undergraduate degree, or similar, before starting graduate school. A minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 credit hours (approximately two years of work) or a master’s degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required. The Graduate School will take into consideration different grade scales from institutions that do not have 4.00 scales (e.g., institutions outside the United States of America).