Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts 8 courses 32 total credits
The Master of Music program in performance with a concentration in conducting presents you as a conductor of orchestras, wind bands and vocal ensembles with the opportunity to improve your art, craft and scholarship in pursuit of both professional and academic career aspirations. This program is also beneficial if you are a public school teacher of choirs, orchestras and wind bands and want to strengthen your skills. There are four tracks within this concentration. Wind band track: In this track, you conduct study privately with the director of bands and have the opportunity to work closely with other members of the conducting faculty members, including the director of athletic bands. Time in front of an ensemble is essential; therefore, you have significant podium time and twice-weekly chamber winds classes. You learn conducting technique, rehearsal technique, leadership, interpretation, score study, audience development and outreach, and career development. Orchestral track: Required courses are specific to orchestral conducting, and elective courses provide additional opportunities for further orchestral study. Music direction track: The music direction track is designed to meet your needs as a musical director, focusing on musical theatre and opera conducting. Required courses focus on music theatre and opera rehearsal techniques, technical production and repertoire. Choral track: The choral track prepares you for careers throughout the choral field by helping you develop and refine your individual artistic voice. You engage in a curriculum that explores culturally responsive applications, decolonial pedagogies, global score study and interdisciplinary framing of gesture. You receive substantial podium time and work closely with conducting faculty members.
| Required Core | 4 credits |
| Concentration | 7 credits |
| Culminating Experience | 0 credits |
| Total Credits | 32 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUP 527 | Studio Instruction | 4 |
| Total Required Core | 4 credits | |
Concentration
Students choose from the following, for a total of five credit hours:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUP 596 | Solo Performance | 1 |
| MUP 597 | Solo Performance | 1 |
| MUE 564 | Instrumental Music, Advanced Rehearsal Techniques | 3 |
| MUP 540 | Principles of Integrated Conducting | 2 |
| MUP 551 | Repertoire: Music Theatre Repertoire | 2 |
| MUP 571 | Music Theatre: Workshops | 1 |
| MUP 573 | Music Theatre: Performance | 1 |
| Total Concentration | 7 credits | |
Other Studies in Music (11 or 12 credit hours)
Music history (6) Music theory (5 or 6)
Culminating Experience
Written comprehensive exam (0)
Additional Curriculum Requirements
Students select a track from the following: choral, wind band, orchestral or music direction. Students should see the academic unit for specific concentration and track course requirements for each track. The Other Studies in Music requirement includes six credit hours of MHL coursework and five or six credit hours of MTC coursework. Track credit hours may include electives depending on course selections. Completion of diagnostic exams in musicology and music theory is required of all new graduate music students before they enroll in courses for these programs through the ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre. This is tracked internally within the academic unit. Additional information on degree requirements is available on the curriculum checksheet located on the Music, Dance and Theatre graduate degree page.
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