Music

School of Music 

http://libarts.wsu.edu/music/

Admission Requirements

The School of Music requires an audition, official transcripts, and three letters of recommendation.  In addition, please submit: for the composition emphasis, a composition portfolio with recordings; for the music education emphasis, your written philosophy of teaching; performance (including conducting) requires a more in-depth audition.  Contact the music program for details.  Once admitted to WSU, each student takes assessments in music theory, history, and keyboard skills, and auditions for music ensembles during the week prior to the first day of classes.

Program Description

The music program in the School of Music offers the degree of Master of Arts in music, which may be earned through study in areas of music education, composition, music history and literature, conducting, and performance studies. 

Four emphases are available:

• 1) Music education--provides advanced studies for experienced or prospective teachers.
• 2) Performance--selected by students wishing to teach at the college level or enter professions as music performance and conducting.
• 3) Composition--prepares students to enter professions in music, including composers and arrangers.
• 4) Jazz emphasis--focuses on one or more aspects of jazz music--performance, composition, arranging, pedagogy, or history for example--in preparation for careers in jazz.

The program offers both thesis and non-thesis options, designed according to the goals of the student. Composition emphasis students must complete the thesis option.

School of Music

Contact Information
Graduate Coordinator in Music
School of Music
Washington State University
PO Box 645300
Pullman, WA 99164-5300
Telephone: 509-335-3898
Fax: 509-335-4245
E-mail: music@wsu.edu