University of Texas at El Paso Academic Catalog

Academic Catalog

Master of Music with Concentration in Performance

Admission Requirements 

  1. A Bachelor of Music degree or its equivalent.
  2. Audition with a three-person panel of area faculty.
  3. Completed application to the UTEP Graduate School https://www.utep.edu/graduate/apply-now/apply-now.html which includes official undergraduate transcript, two letters of recommendation, and statement of purpose.
  4. Applicants whose degrees are from non-English speaking institutions are required to demonstrate English proficiency. Please consult the Graduate School website for required scores.

Degree Plan

Required Credits: 32

MM with Concentration in Performance
Required Courses:
MUSA 5391Appl Lessons for Perf Majors (Complete two semesters))6
MUSL 5311Topics in Music History3
MUSL 5371Bibliography and Research3
MUSA 5101Graduate Ensemble (Complete two semesters)2
MUST 5317Analytic Techniques3
Select one of the following courses3
Pedagogy of Vocal Music
Pedagogy of Instrumental Music
Select six additional hours of graduate courses6
MUSG 5388
MUSG 5389
Graduate Recital I
and Graduate Recital II
6
Total Hours32