Master of Music

Music student playing trumpet looking at music.

 

The University of South Alabama's Master of Music graduate program is approved by the National Association of Schools of Music, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Students in the program can choose from concentrations in music education (alternative master's or traditional master's), performance (piano, voice, woodwinds, brass or percussion), or collaborative keyboard.  The traditional master's of music with a music education concentration is offered in the "Hybrid-Flex" format (the degree can be completed either online or in-person).

 

Academic Requirements

  • Undergraduate Degree in Music
    • A minimum GPA of at least a 3.0 on all undergraduate work. In exceptional cases, applicants may be considered with at least a 2.5 GPA on all undergraduate work, or at least a 2.75 GPA on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work.
    • International applicants: TOEFL score (minimum 71)

Departmental Admission Requirements

▼   Concentration in Music Education (Instrumental, Choral)

Leads to Alabama Class A Professional Music Education (P-12) Certification, Instrumental or Choral.  This degree program is delivered in the "Hybrid-Flex" format and can be completed either online or in-person.

Admission Requirements:

  • Passing score in Graduate Music Theory and Music History Diagnostic Exams
  • Teaching Certificate
  • Video of teaching: 10 – 25 minutes. Acceptability determined by music education faculty
  • Contact: Dr. Tracy Heavner at theavner@southalabama.edu

Degree Checklist

▼   Concentration in Music Education - Alternative (Instrumental, Choral)

Leads to Alabama Class A Professional Music Education (P-12) Certification, Instrumental or Choral

Admission Requirements:

Alternative Instrumental Degree Checklist

Alternative Choral Degree Checklist

▼   Concentration in Performance - Piano

Admission Requirements:

  • Passing score in Graduate Music Theory and Music History Diagnostic Exams
  • Audition - recording or live. Admission determined by area faculty
  • Contact: Dr. Robert Holm at rholm@southalabama.edu

Degree Checklist

▼   Concentration in Performance - Voice

Admission Requirements:

  • Passing score in Graduate Music Theory and Music History Diagnostic Exams
  • Diagnostic exam in vocal diction (Italian, German, and French)
  • Audition - recording or live. Admission determined by area faculty
  • Contact: Dr. Thomas Rowell at trowell@southalabama.edu

Degree Checklist

▼   Concentration in Performance - Woodwinds, Brass, or Percussion

Admission Requirements:

Degree Checklist - Woodwinds

Degree Checklist - Brass

Degree Checklist - Percussion

▼   Concentration in Collaborative Keyboard

Admission Requirements:

  • Diagnostic exam in vocal diction (Italian, German, and French)
  • Audition - recording or live. Admission determined by area faculty
    Contact: Dr. Robert Holm at rholm@southalabama.edu
Degree Checklist

 

Students interested in pursuing a Master of Music should contact Dr. Thomas Rowell, coordinator of graduate studies in music, for additional information.

Office of Admissions Application Procedures

▼   Procedures
  • Apply online.
  • Complete Graduate Application for Admission
    • Submit fee
    • Request a separate official transcript from each institution attended to be mailed directly to the Office of Admissions
    • Résumé, limit to one page
    • Recommendation Letters (3) addressing your academic and/or professional abilities
    • Copy of Teaching Certificate is required for Music Education
    • Personal Statement on applicant's career goals and purpose for graduate study for Music Education - Alternative