Alabama School of the Arts | Graduate Studies

Master of Music in Performance | Piano

Exceptional faculty and classroom training. Many performance opportunities.
Environment shaped from the Christian perspective.

Performance, Piano, MM

Performance, Piano, MM

The Master of Music in Piano Performance is designed to be a twenty-first century degree to train students to become professional pianists in a collaborative and cross-training environment. This degree will prepare you to go directly into a professional pianist career.

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Performance, Piano, MM

Review the course requirements below.

  • Major Courses
  • Major Courses
  • Applied Music Requirements

Major Courses

  • MU 501 Graduate Music Theory
  • MU 510 Music History Seminar I
  • MU 511 Music History Seminar II
  • MU 525 Advanced Piano Pedagogy
  • MU 533 Seminar in Piano Literature I
  • MU 534 Seminar in Piano Literature II
  • MU 590 Research in Music
  • MUA 605 Graduate Recital
  • MU 696 Comprehensive Examination
  • Ensemble Participation
    • Students are required to participate in four (4) consecutive semesters of MUE 564 Piano Ensemble.
    • Students will be required to study and perform with chamber ensembles, quartets, trios, and ensembles as chosen by the professor including opera workshop, choir, or jazz ensemble.

Applied Music Requirements

  • MUA 535 Graduate Applied Piano (4 consecutive semesters)
  • MUA 543 Graduate Collaborative Piano (4 consecutive semesters)

Kadisha Onalbayeva maximizes the intricate fascination of each work with obvious familiarity and proficiency. …expanded one note or chord for shifting tempi, masterfully, with lovely blended tones. …expertise and electricity. …sumptuous evocations of sorrow, longing, romance, and elegance.

Dr. Kadisha Onalbayeva Director of Piano Studies, Professor of Music konalbayeva@umobile.edu
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Our simple three-step admissions process makes it easy to take the next step toward your calling as an artist, performer, creator, educator, or leader. Apply to the University of Mobile, complete your ASOTA application, and audition or interview for your area of study.

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