Master of Music in Collaborative Piano
Through continued development of performance skills and overall musicianship, this degree is designed to prepare the graduate for a career in performance or teaching, or doctoral study.
Repertoire and performance are emphasized, with three required degree recitals. Extensive experiences in chamber music are provided with both vocal and instrumental students, and potentially in opera, choral, orchestra, and wind ensembles. All master's students meet weekly in piano performance classes with faculty. MU enjoys a wealth of carefully maintained grand pianos as well as a digital piano lab, two harpsichords and a fortepiano. Annually, distinguished pianists provide masterclasses to MU piano students, including recent guests Alessio Bax, Sergei Babayan, Boris Berman, Malcolm Bilson, Frederic Chiu, Anne Epperson, Claude Frank, and Peter Frankl, among many others.
