Master of Music, M.M. - Performance
What You’ll Learn in The Program
With our performance concentration, you can become a professional musician and play in a band, as a solo artist or as a session musician. You will learn in-demand skills like speaking, writing, working with others, thinking critically, and being professional.
The Master of Music - Performance program focuses on developing students' (stakeholders) individual talents, interests, and philosophies, which can be used creatively to preserve and extend cultural heritage; professional competence in performance interpretation and evaluation of knowledge; scholarly competence in the organization, interpretation, and evaluation of knowledge; professional competence in the communication and dissemination of knowledge; and the ability to solve contemporary problems in various aspects of music.
Career Options
- Band Director
- Music Composer/Arranger
- Music Conductor
- Music Educator
- Music Performer
- Music Producer
- Music Therapist
- Private Music Teacher
- Professional Musician
- Session Musician
- Fayette County Public Schools (KY)
- Hartzell Propeller, Inc.
- Jefferson County Public Schools
- Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC
- Tarpley Music
Morehead State University's Music program is accredited through the National Association of Schools of Music.
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Learn MoreContact Information
Music, Theatre and Dance
106 Baird Music Hall
Morehead, KY 40351
EMAIL: mtd@moreheadstate.edu
PHONE: 606-783-2473
FAX: 606-783-5447
