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Master's

Instrumental Performance (MM)

New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development 67 courses

About This Program

The MM program in instrumental performance enables students to gain the intensive performance training needed to launch their career as a professional musician by combining numerous performance opportunities with related academic study. Students may focus their coursework in Applied Instrumental Studies (Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, or Percussion) or Jazz Studies. In addition to numerous string, brass, percussion, and wind ensembles as well as chamber ensembles and the NYU Orchestras, students can participate in the NYU Broadway Orchestra and NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble, which have numerous New York City appearances during the season. In addition, students who focus on new music performance are participants in the Interactive Computer Music Series and the NYU New Music Ensemble.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

Applied Instrument

Code Course Title Credits
MPABR-GE 2111 Brass Instrument (Private Lessons) 12

Required Courses

Performance

Code Course Title Credits
MPAGC-GE 2087 NYU Orchestra 4

Required Courses

Complete 10 credits from the following, some of which are repeatable:

Code Course Title Credits
MPABR-GE 2141 Solo Brass Repertoire 1
MPABR-GE 2131 Chamber Ensemble 0-3
MPABR-GE 2121 Brass Choir 1
Total Required Courses 10 credits

Non-Performance

Code Course Title Credits
MPABR-GE 2124 Brass Pedagogy 1

Culminating Experience

Code Course Title Credits
MPABR-GE 2181 Graduate Recital in Brass 1

Required Courses

Code Course Title Credits
MPAJZ-GE 2000 Graduate Jazz Seminar 0

Required Courses

Research

Code Course Title Credits
MPAJZ-GE 2078 The Roots of Jazz: An Original American Art Form 3

Required Courses

Choose at least three, and a maximum of five courses from the following list of courses:

Code Course Title Credits
MPAJZ-GE 2075 Jazz Improvisation I 2
MPAJZ-GE 2076 Jazz Improvisation II 2
MPAJZ-GE 2089 Jazz Arranging: Process and Analysis 2
MPAJZ-GE 2273 Jazz Arranging & Composition I 3
MPAJZ-GE 2274 Jazz Arranging & Composition II 3
Total Required Courses 6-12 credits

Required Courses

Private Lessons

Code Course Title Credits
MPAJZ-GE 2370 Instrumental Jazz (Private Lessons) 12

Culminating Experience

Code Course Title Credits
MPAJZ-GE 2026 Colloquy in Music 3

Electives

Code Course Title Credits
MPAJZ-GE 2088 Jazz Ensemble 6-12

Required Courses

Code Course Title Credits
MPAPS-GE 2111 Percussion Instrmnt (Private Lessons 12

Required Courses

Performance

Code Course Title Credits
MPAGC-GE 2087 NYU Orchestra 4

Required Courses

Select 10 units of the following:

Code Course Title Credits
MPAPS-GE 2131 Percussion Ensembles 0-3
MPAPS-GE 2221 Contemporary Music Ensemble 0-3
MPAPS-GE 2151 Percussion Laboratory 0-3
Total Required Courses 10 credits

Culminating Experience

Code Course Title Credits
MPAPS-GE 2181 Graduate Recital in Percussion 1-2
Total Culminating Experience 1 credits

Required Courses

Applied Instrument (4 Semesters)

Code Course Title Credits
MPASS-GE 2111 Stringed Instruments (Private Lessons) 12

Required Courses

Ensemble/Chamber Music/Performance and Repertoire Classes

Code Course Title Credits
MPAGC-GE 2087 NYU Orchestra 4

Required Courses

Select 10 credits by advisement of the following:

Code Course Title Credits
MPASS-GE 2112 Alexander Technique (Private Lessons) 2
MPASS-GE 2131 Instrumental Techniques and Materials: Chamber Music 0-3
MPASS-GE 2133 Masterclass 0-3
MPASS-GE 2134 Audition Class 0-3
MPASS-GE 2135 Improvisation Class 0-3
MPASS-GE 2141 Violin Class 0-3
MPASS-GE 2142 Viola Class 0-3
MPASS-GE 2143 Cello Class 0-3
MPASS-GE 2144 Bass Class 0-3
MPASS-GE 2151 Violin Orchestral Repertoire 0-3
MPASS-GE 2152 Viola Orchestral Repertoire 0-3
MPASS-GE 2153 Cello Orchestral Repertoire 0-3
MPASS-GE 2154 Bass Orchestral Repertoire 0-3
MPASS-GE 2155 Harp Orchestral Repertoire 0-3
MPASS-GE 2171 Violin Technique Class 0-3
MPASS-GE 2172 Viola Technique Class 0-3
MPASS-GE 2174 Bass Technique Class 0-3
MPASS-GE 2175 Harp Technique Class 0-3
Total Required Courses 10 credits

Culminating Experience

Code Course Title Credits
MPASS-GE 2181 Graduate Recital in Strings 1

Required Courses

Applied Instrument

Code Course Title Credits
MPAWW-GE 2111 Wind Instrmnt (Private Lessons) 12

Required Courses

Select 6 credits from the following:

Code Course Title Credits
MPAGC-GE 2087 NYU Orchestra 0-3
Total Required Courses 6 credits

Required Courses

Students will take one of the below courses every semester for 4 semesters.

Code Course Title Credits
MPAWW-GE 2141 Flute Studio Class 0-3
MPAWW-GE 2142 Clarinet Studio Class 0-3
MPAWW-GE 2143 Double Reed Studio Class 0-3
MPAWW-GE 2144 Saxophone Studio Class 0-3
Total Required Courses 8 credits

Required Courses

Culminating Experience

Code Course Title Credits
MPAWW-GE 2181 Graduate Recital in Woodwinds 1

Music History Courses

Code Course Title Credits
MPATC-GE 2067 Music History I: Medieval & Renaissance 2
MPATC-GE 2068 Music History II: Baroque & Classical 2
MPATC-GE 2077 Music History III: Romantic 2
MPATC-GE 2078 Music History IV: Twentieth Century 2
MPATC-GE 2323 Global Soundscapes: A Survey of Musical Traditions 2
MPATC-GE 2248 Music History: Gender and Sexuality in Music 2
MPATC-GE 2550 Screen Music: History, Analysis, and Aesthetics. 2
MPATC-GE 2086 Music of East and Southeast Asia, Past and Present 2
MPAJZ-GE 2121 Jazz History 2
MPATE-GE 2138 Global Electronic Music I 3
MPATC-GE 2079 Music History: Music & Protest 2
MPATC-GE 2052 Music History: American Popular Music 2
MPATC-GE 2044 History of Western Art Music I: Antiquity–Classical 2
MPATC-GE 2045 History of Western Art Music II: Romantic–Contemporary 2

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