Piano Performance and Music Theory

Increase your music proficiency while studying current trends in music theory with the Master of Music in Piano Performance and Music Theory dual degree program in the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple. Receive personalized instruction and hands-on experience that prepares you for a successful career as a composer, performer or teacher. Completion of this program also readies you for further academic study at the doctoral level.

This interdepartmental, dual master's degree program immerses you in the history and theory of music, while also providing you with unique opportunities to perform as a soloist or part of an ensemble. You will attend a series of seminars focused on research and discussion, through which you will build strong skills around music analysis and develop the tools needed to apply music theory in an academic environment.

Graduates of the Piano Performance and Music Theory MM program are well-positioned to begin a successful career in music, or further their academic and musical training at the doctoral level. Possible career paths available to graduates include composer, conductor, therapist and more.

To apply to this program, you should be able to read a foreign language, have a well-rounded background in music history and theory, and be a skilled writer.

What sets apart the Piano Performance and Music Theory MM program?

• Renowned faculty: Students in this master's program receive individual instruction from Boyer's award-winning faculty, which includes members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and other major metropolitan performing organizations, as well as artists who have performed as soloists or with ensembles around the world. Learn more about our keyboard studies and music theory faculty.

• A unique learning experience: Boyer College of Music and Dance is one of the only colleges in the country currently offering a dual master's degree program that combines piano performance and music theory, making this a rare and significant learning opportunity.

• Philadelphia connection: Temple's Main Campus is located less than one mile from the city's historic cultural institutions and celebrated music venues, including the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Opera Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadanco, Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Philadelphia Orchestra.

University degree requiring four years of study.

Request one certified copy of official transcripts from every college and university you have attended, even if only one course was taken. International degrees must be assessed for equivalency with a U.S. degree based on the characteristics of the national educational system, the type of institution attended and the level of studies completed. A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is ordinarily required for admissions consideration. If unofficial transcripts are submitted during the application process, submission of official academic records will be required by the end of your first term of graduate study if you are admitted and subsequently enroll at Temple University.

Upon completion of the Piano Performance and Music Theory MM program, you will be well-equipped to begin a professional career in music, or further your academic and musical training at the doctoral level. Some possible career paths graduates can take include the following.

• • Coach
  • Composer 
  • Conductor
  • Lecturer
• • Musician
  • Professor
  • Therapist