Music

Full-Time Graduate Degree Programs

Master of Music, Music Education Specialization

Designed for elementary and secondary music teachers who already hold a K–12 state music-teaching license or the international equivalent. Specifically, this program is designed to inspire and develop the next generation of leaders in the field of music education by developing and applying scholarly research skills in the field of music education, the in-depth study of advanced pedagogical expertise, and the impact of contemporary learning theory on K–12 music education. music.colostate.edu/master-music-education

Master of Music, Music Education Specialization Plan A Requirements

Master of Music, Music Education Specialization Plan B Requirements

Master of Music, Music Education Specialization with Licensure

This program is designed for students who hold a Bachelor of Arts in Music or a Bachelor of Music degree and who would like to earn Teaching Licensure in K-12 Music while studying music education at the graduate level. This degree, which can be completed in three years, includes undergraduate music education coursework from both the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and the School for Teacher Education and Principal Preparation (STEPP). music.colostate.edu/master-music-education-licensure

Master of Music, Music Education — Composition Specialization

The Master of Music in Music Education, Composition Specialization is intended as a professional degree with specialized training towards composing music for educational ensembles and incorporating composition, improvisation, and music theory into K-12 music classrooms. Students enrolled in the program will produce original compositions for educational ensembles and have them performed publicly by student ensembles. The degree option in music education with a specialization in composition is designed to provide music educators with the ability to apply compositional and arranging skills and the pedagogy of the creative process to the classroom in K-12 settings. This provides an option for a master’s degree in music education for students with an interest in composition, arranging, and the pedagogy of the creative process as opposed to the more traditional CSU graduate music education offerings of conducting, Kodály, instrumental, and choral. 

music.colostate.edu/master-of-music-composition/

Master of Music, Music Education Specialization-Composition Specialization Requirements

Master of Music, Performance Option (orchestral instrument, saxophone, voice, guitar, piano, and organ) —

A comprehensive approach to the study and performance of literature in all styles and idioms of music. The curriculum is designed to develop musicianship, technical proficiency, and cultural awareness in both performance and pedagogy. Regardless of degree concentration, the graduate student will maintain regular study on their applied instrument or voice and additional directed areas based on individual goals and needs. Graduate students may choose to specialize in one or more areas as they work toward degree recital requirements.

Master of Music, Conducting Specialization (Choral)

Master of Music, Conducting Specialization (Instrumental)

Master of Music, Music Therapy Specialization

Master of Music, Music Therapy Specialization with Equivalency

Doctorate of Music Therapy