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Master of Music

The M.M. degree in Music is designed to promote outstanding achievement in both performance and intellectual development. For many students, the M.M. is their final professional degree. Many of our students, however, wish to pursue doctoral degrees and/or specialized diplomas after completing the M.M. At SDSU School of Music and Dance, we strive to prepare our graduate students for the highest attainments in the field of music.

The Department of Music and Dance (IMD) has its roots in traditional classical conservatory education. In recent years, IMD has developed exciting new programmes in jazz and dance. With this multi-disciplinary approach, IMD has established a uniquely innovative environment within Norwegian higher education. Approximately 180 students are active in bachelors, masters, and post-graduate programmes within the department.

Starting in the Fall 2008, the department is offering three performance focused bachelor programmes in dance, classical music, and jazz. Music students can choose between a 3-year bachelors in performance or an expanded 4-year programme with practical pedagogic education integrated into the third and fourth years. The 4-year bachelor programme in dance includes practical pedagogic education as a general requirement.

At the graduate level, a 2-year masters programme in classical music performance is offered, as well as a 1-year postgraduate programme (PRM) in music performance for soloists.

IMD also offers a broad spectrum of continuing higher education in instrumental and vocal performance, chamber music, composition and arranging, and a 1-year specialization in music production and recording.

Loyola University Chicago’s new musical theatre minor provides a cross-disciplinary program for students majoring in the performing arts. Required courses in theatre, music, and dance help prepare students for performance careers in the musical theatre industry.

The musical theatre minor currently offers two tracks for students majoring in music or theatre. Students are required to take courses in the two performing arts forms outside their concentration, along with a capstone in musical theatre repertoire. The capstone course is both a history and performance course where students study the history of musical theatre and receive performance instruction related to each genre. This course culminates in a Musical Theatre Showcase.

DFPA produces one full-scale musical per year. In addition, musical theatre students have the opportunity to participate in a yearly workshop specializing in the development of new musicals done in partnership with aprofessional theatre in Chicago.