Our Mission is Your Success
Join a vibrant community of internationally recognized faculty, caring staff, and talented, committed students in a city where music truly matters. Reach new levels of artistry and knowledge. Explore your potential not only as an artist, but as a leader, entrepreneur, advocate, and thinker.
Make it Happen Here With:
- Great teachers. The faculty is comprised of distinguished scholars and musicians, including 20 members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO).
- A vibrant location. Become immersed in the Boston music scene where performance opportunities abound. Boston is an internationally recognized center for culture and learning. Opportunities to experience the arts are nearly limitless.
- Influential alumni. Access to an international network of BU alumni—performers, administrators, teachers, and scholars—with players in most of the world’s major orchestras.
- First-rate musical resources. The faculty-student ratio is 3-1. BU offers 119 sound-proofed, environmentally controlled practice rooms, the most of any music school in Boston.
- Scholarships. All accepted students are considered for merit-based scholarships. Scholarships range from partial to full-tuition grants.
Enhance Your Career Opportunities with a Master of Music Degree in Performance
The Boston University School of Music is a community of academically and artistically extraordinary musicians within a major research university located in one of the great music capitals of the U.S. – Boston. We are committed to the highest artistic and professional standards in performance, composition, music education, ethnomusicology, and musicology. Experience an exceptional 3:1 student to faculty ratio with cultural opportunities that are nearly limitless.
With your MM in Performance, you will attain industry standards of preparation for a career as a composer, performer, scholar, or teacher. This is your opportunity join a global network of BU graduates who are represented in most of the major symphony orchestras nationally and many around the world, including, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, The Chicago Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. BU’s prestigious group of alumni have won Tonys, Grammys, Golden Globes, Oscars, Emmys, and Screen Actor Guild Awards. Students are assigned a faculty member for individualized instruction in preparation to enter the field of music. The Master of Music degree in Performance will prepare you to enter a doctoral program in music performance if you choose to do so.
BU School of Music offers the On-Campus Master of Music degree in Performance in:
- Voice
- Strings
- Brass
- Piano
- Woodwinds
- Percussion
- Organ Performance
- Historical Performance
- Collaborative Piano
About Boston University College of Fine Arts
Established in 1954, Boston University College of Fine Arts (CFA) is a community of artist-scholars and scholar-artists who are passionate about the fine and performing arts, committed to diversity and inclusion, and determined to improve the lives of others through art. With programs in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, CFA prepares students for a meaningful creative life by developing their intellectual capacity to create art, shift perspective, think broadly, and master relevant 21st century skills. CFA offers a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, as well as a range of online degrees and certificates. Learn more at bu.edu/cfa.
Education within BU College of Fine Arts extends beyond the walls of the studios. You’ll also benefit from the rich centers of art and culture throughout the city of Boston, international opportunities through the study abroad program, and a worldwide network of alumni and connections to profession. Plus, full-time BU students receive free admission to nearly all BSO concerts.
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