Music Performance (M.M.)
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Music Performance (M.M.) with specialization in:
- Classical Instrumental
- Classical Voice
- Composition
- Jazz: This Program is Not Currently Accepting Applications
- Multiple Woodwinds: This Program is Not Currently Accepting Applications
- Multi-Style Strings
Admission requirements:
- A completed graduate application form, including a $55 non-refundable application fee
- A 250-500 word essay discussing your goals and objectives for pursuing admission to the degree program to which you are applying
- Official transcripts from all previous U.S. colleges attended or official NACES course-by-course evaluation of any foreign transcripts*
- Two (2) letters of recommendation
- Professional Resume or CV
- Official documentation of English Language Proficiency if applicable (TOEFL/IELTS)
- Audition
- In-person audition must be scheduled, or
- CD/DVD/MP3/.wav format or URL link to the website is acceptable, and must be directly sent to the Graduate Coordinator of Music Dance and Theatre Department
Pre-requisites:
- An undergraduate degree with a major in music, or in exceptional cases, a proven equivalency in music theory, music history, and repertory.
- Proficiency in performance on a major instruments or voice.
*Note: NJCU does not evaluate international transcripts. In lieu of a transcript, applicants with a non-U.S. degree need to submit a course-by-course evaluation from a NACES Accredited Member that includes U.S. bachelor’s degree equivalency information for their coursework.
Application Deadlines*:
| Term | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Spring | December 1 |
| Fall | July 1 |
International Applicants:
| Term | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Spring | November 1 |
| Summer | March 1 |
| Fall | May 1 |
*Deadlines are subject to change. Deadline extensions may be granted on a case by case. Please contact Graduate Admissions for more information gradadmissions@mrshaydenworld.com
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