Details: Music - Piano Accompanying, Master's, CFA

Master'sMusic - Piano Accompanying

红领巾瓜报's Master of Music degree program will help you take your musical talent鈥攁nd career鈥攖o a higher level. The program combines professional training with acclaimed faculty and year-round performance opportunities鈥攐n campus and throughout Kansas' center of arts and culture.

Learn how Music - Piano Accompanying is the right fit for you.

Male student playing the piano while being accompanied by other singing students.

Applied learning at 红领巾瓜报

At 红领巾瓜报, applied learning is everything. In fact, every degree we offer has a guaranteed applied learning or research experience built right into it equipping you with the relevant skills and experience to make you workforce ready before graduation.

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Admission to the program

For admission into the Master of Music program, you must:

Be admitted to the WSU Graduate School
Have a Bachelor of Music degree in your area of specialization
Successfully complete an audition
Submit a letter of recommendation and statement of goals

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Inside the Program

As just a freshman, piano major Patrick Orr won the grand prize in the Kansas City Symphony Young Artist Competition.

Piano major finds early success as a freshman

As a master's student with an accompanying piano concentration, you will have opportunities to exercise your talents.

As just a freshman, piano major Patrick Orr won the grand prize in the Kansas City Symphony Young Artist Competition.

As the winner of the competition, Orr received the honor of accompanying the Kansas City Symphony in two performances.

Orr's interest in the piano began after he watched 鈥淭itanic鈥� as a kid and decided to learn how to play the hymn 鈥淣earer My God to Thee.鈥�

Curriculum

The Master of Music degree鈥攑iano accompanying concentration鈥攔equires the completion of at least 32 credit hours, including a graduate degree recital or two-hour professional in-service presentation project as the terminal requirement. Of these hours, 20 must be in courses numbered 700鈥�899.

Every MM concentration requires 12 credit hours of core courses鈥攊n addition to hours in your specialization area.

Careers

Thanks to WSU's extensive network of employer connections, students in every major have opportunities to gain real-world experience鈥攈elping them build a resume, make professional connections and land their dream jobs.

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