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338 Master's degrees in Music Performance in North America
Vocal Performance
The Vocal Performance programme at Oakland University is a 32-credit Master of Music degree designed for experienced singers. This full-time, on-campus course focuses on advanced repertoire, vocal technique, and musical understanding. Students refine their artistry through intensive performance study and a final recital.
Instrumental Performance
University of Miami's Instrumental Performance will provide students the highest quality of education available in the areas of instrumental performance and musicianship that will provide them the skills required to lead a professional performance career as a classical instrumentalist.
Music Performance - Bassoon
All Master of Music programs at the University of Cincinnati, such as Music Performance - Bassoon, consist of performance requirements (lessons, board examinations, recitals, ensemble participation), and academic requirements in music theory, music history, graduate research and writing, and music electives.
Harp and Guitar Performance
At the University of Washington School of Music, they are committed to studying and performing the greatest music of all time and to pioneering new directions in creating the music of today. The Harp and Guitar Performance programme is offered by University of Washington.
Choral Studies
The Louisiana State University School of Music offers a variety of Choral Studies for students, each with an individual character and musical mission.
Music Performance
At Music Performance from Stony Brook University performance faculty are among the most distinguished in the entire country. They perform hundreds of recitals and concerts per year, have recorded on over 900 recordings, give master classes, and sit on juries of important music competitions.
Performance (Studio Guitar)
The University of Southern California is one of the world’s leading private research universities. An anchor institution in Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international business, USC’s diverse curricular offerings provide extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary study and collaboration with leading researchers in highly advanced learning environments. Apply to the Performance (Studio Guitar) MM program at University of Southern California.
Performance - Voice
This Performance - Voice degree from Oklahoma City University is intended for students who hold a Bachelor of Music Vocal Performance degree from a NASM accredited institution and have the vocal, dramatic and academic potential to succeed in the field.
Music (Performance)
New Mexico State University's Music (Performance) Master of Music program is dedicated to advancing musicians' expertise in the field of musical performance.
Music Performance - Woodwinds
CCM is a college within the University of Cincinnati, a major undergraduate university and graduate research institution of more than 40,000 students. The Music Performance - Woodwinds program is offered by University of Cincinnati.
Music Performance - Trumpet
CCM is a college within the University of Cincinnati, a major undergraduate university and graduate research institution of more than 40,000 students. The Music Performance - Trumpet program is offered by University of Cincinnati.
Jazz Studies-Concentration in Performance
New England Conservatory of Music has long been a pioneer in the education of jazz artists, having started the first fully accredited Jazz Studies-Concentration in Performance program at the conservatory level nearly 50 years ago. NEC’s community of alumni and faculty comprises some of today’s most influential jazz artists, including MacArthur Genius grant recipients and Grammy Award winners.
Music Performance - Percussion
This Music Performance - Percussion concentration from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee is designed for the music student who wishes to concentrate primarily on the major performing skill in percussion.
Piano-Keyboard
As part of the InstrumentalArts suite of offerings, Piano-Keyboard studies from California Institute of the Arts CalArts is structured for students of piano and other keyboards to develop and refine advanced performing skills, explore new techniques and extend their artistic horizons in order to become versatile and resourceful professional performers.

Performance - Vocal, Choral and Opera
The Performance - Vocal, Choral and Opera programme at California State University Fullerton offer a variety of opportunities for singers.
Historical Performance
Indiana University Bloomington offers a degree in Historical Performance. For more than 40 years, the Jacobs School of Music has offered a field-leading, comprehensive degree program in historical performance, now with a substantial international network of successful and supportive alumni.
Collaborative Piano
The Collaborative Piano Program from Roosevelt University prepares students for a collaborative career with emphasis in vocal or instrumental specialization, depending on the individual’s interest. The vocal specialization engenders in-depth comprehension of the linguistic underpinnings of art song literature within an immersive performance environment.
Music Performance
The Master of Music in Music Performance at University of North Carolina Greensboro requires 32 semester hours for all concentrations except organ, which requires 34 semester hours, and vocal pedagogy, which requires 35 semester hours.
Music Performance - Opera-Stage Directing
CCM is a college within the University of Cincinnati, a major undergraduate university and graduate research institution of more than 40,000 students. The Music Performance - Opera-Stage Directing program is offered by University of Cincinnati.
Performance - Piano
The Performance - Piano programme at Southern Methodist University is a comprehensive Master of Music degree designed for aspiring concert artists. This full-time course focuses on elite technical mastery and artistic expression, preparing students for professional international careers or advanced doctoral research.