The Master of Music in Collaborative Piano provides students wishing to specialize in piano accompaniment an opportunity to study and achieve an advanced degree in this highly demanding and lucrative professional field. Students in the Master of Music in Collaborative Piano program will develop the necessary skills for collaborative performance in today's market, including opera and art song coaching techniques, diction, and vocal and instrumental accompanying, and will engage in a wide array of performing ensemble settings already in place in the School of Music. Applicants should hold an undergraduate performance or collaborative piano degree. In the MM in Collaborative Piano degree, students will further develop their performing abilities as highly skilled and marketable pianists.
The Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano represents a high achievement in collaborative performance, teaching, and coaching, and is intended to help students prepare for careers in higher education and the professional world. The program offers courses in literature, theory, and history as well as applied lessons centered on collaborative repertoire. A performance and research component is also included, allowing students flexibility to develop a variety of collaborative vocal, instrumental and chamber recitals and a research paper. Applicants should hold an undergraduate and Master's degree in piano performance and/or collaborative piano.
