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instrument or voice category and an in-person interview with the music education faculty.
The interview will consist of an on-site essay, questions concerning your musical and
extracurricular activities, and a general assessment of musical skills that pertain to teaching
music.
Applicants for all music education graduate programs must provide an entrance essay of
three to five pages with the application to the graduate program. The purpose of this essay
is to assess the applicant's ability to organize thoughts and to express them clearly in
writing. Applicants are asked to describe previous background in music and music education
with particular emphasis on teaching experience. Applicants are also asked to include a
discussion of what they hope to accomplish during graduate study and long-term career
goals. Students applying for the DME or PhD degree programs should discuss potential
research interests.
Applicants for all music education graduate degrees must provide a ten-minute video
recording which demonstrates proficiency in teaching and a short video or audio recording
applicants for the MME, DME or PhD should submit GRE General Test Scores. Applicants
for the MS degree are not required to take the GRE. Instead they must submit Casa scores
(Core Academic Skills Assessment Test) or qualifying scores on one of the following: SAT
All applicants to all graduate degree programs must complete an in-person interview with
the music education graduate coordinator. The interview will consist of questions regarding
previous schooling, teaching, and musical experience along with research experience and
interests. The interviews will be used to assess the applicant's ability to articulate thoughts
and goals clearly and to determine the applicant's appropriateness for Associate
Instructorships.
All required materials must be submitted online via Decision Desk by the December 1, 2017
deadline.
*Please Note: Applicants who are required to submit pre-screening will submit their letters of
the December 1, 2017 application deadline. Your application will not be processed, and you
will not be scheduled to interview unless you have a passing TOEFL score. Please
click here to find the TOEFL requirements for each degree program.