Graduate Program
The University of Tennessee School of Music offers both the Masters of Music degree and the Artist Certificate.
Master of Music
The Master of Music degree is an advanced professional collegiate degree in music. Its primary emphasis is the refinement of the skills, concepts and sensitivity essential to the professional life of a musician. The School of Music at UT offers the Master of Music degree with concentrations in:
- Collaborative Piano
- Composition
- Choral Conducting
- Instrumental Conducting (band/wind or orchestral)
- Jazz
- Organ
- Piano Performance
- Pedagogy: Piano, Vocal
- Strings
- Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy
- Brass
- Woodwinds
- Percussion
- Music Education (tracks in Choral, General and Instrumental)
- Musicology
- Music Theory
Certificate Programs
The Graduate Artist Certificate
The Graduate Artist Certificate program is a full-time graduate performance program designed to prepare the most talented, outstanding keyboard and string performers for careers as professional performing musicians. Students accepted into this program must demonstrate the ability to perform advanced repertoire with technical and artistic mastery and have the potential for success at major competitions or auditions for major orchestras, or want to begin a professional career. Students in this program will take courses that build the repertoire, artistry, and performance skills necessary for a professional performer.
The Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy
Students who are already in a Masters of Music program may also earn a Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy. This program will provide students with the coursework and practical experience needed to teach high school or undergraduate music theory courses.
Graduate Links
Contact Us
University of Tennessee
School of Music
1741 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996-2600
Phone: 865-974-3241
Fax: 865-974-1941
Email: music@utk.edu
For information on auditions for our ensembles, please contact the following:
Band: utband@utk.edu
Choir: dmolter@utk.edu
Orchestra: jfellenb@utk.edu