Hone Your Musical Craft
Enhance your music technique to become a more proficient musician ready to perform at a high level. Webster University’s Master of Arts in Music combines training with top musicians, performance opportunities, and access to top-tier facilities to ensure you reach your personal and professional goals. In just two years, you’ll be ready to step into the spotlight or share your passion with the next generation.
Why a Master’s in Music from Webster?
Study Under Top Musicians
Our faculty are dedicated composers, teachers, performers, conductors, historians and artists. Their professional experience includes performing with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, the Boston Pops, the Bach Society of Saint Louis, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, among others. Small class sizes and private lessons mean you’ll benefit from a meaningful mentorship relationship. This program is ideal for musicians who aspire to:
- Perform as an individual or as part of an ensemble
- Share their passion as a music educator in a studio or private setting
- Direct a band, orchestra or choir
- Bring music to life by composing original works
Build Your Musicality
Through coursework, lessons, and performances, you’ll build your technique and musicality. You’ll graduate with:
- The skills and confidence to perform music in settings that challenge and excite you.
- An understanding of theoretical, historical, and aesthetic frameworks of a variety of music and musical cultures.
- The ability to interpret various music styles through aural skills, analysis, and sociohistorical knowledge.
A World of Music at Your Doorstep
Our Master of Arts in Music is offered on campus in Webster Groves, Missouri, just 15 minutes outside of St. Louis. Enjoy private lessons and ensemble performances in addition to music performances from faculty, peers and professional groups from around the world. You’ll also have access to local vocal, instrumental or jazz organizations, like the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Jazz St. Louis and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to enhance your learning experience.
Your Course List
The 32 credit hours required for Webster’s master’s in Music are divided among core, performance, and supportive coursework.
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Pursue your passion
You’ll balance courses in music theory, music history, and music performance with courses related to your interests. Our Master of Arts in Music allows you to choose a general path or specialize in one or more fields, such as:
- Chamber Music
- Collaborative Piano
- Composition/Arranging
- Conducting
- Jazz Studies
- Music Education
- Music History/Theory
- Piano Pedagogy/Performance
- Vocal Pedagogy/Performance
Compose Your Career
Jobs in the music industry are expected to keep pace with or grow faster than other industries over the next decade. A graduate music degree sets you apart in the job market and can propel you into an exciting career, such as:
Music Director or Composer
Median Annual Salary,
(National, May 2022)
Musician/Singer Performer
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(National, May 2022)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Achieve Your Personal and Professional Goals
We’re Here to Help
Webster is committed to your success, and you'll never be alone as you pursue your Master of Arts in Music.
- Faculty members provide personalized support, thanks to Webster's intentionally small classes.
- Tutors and other academic support staff can help you tackle particularly tough assignments and classes.
- A global education broadens your perspective and gives you both the knowledge and experience to thrive, no matter where you are.
An Education Nationally Recognized for Quality
Webster University is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). An important marker of standing among music programs in the U.S., NASM establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for music and music-related disciplines.
Learn from Experts
Combine theory and practice as you work alongside faculty members with professional experience performing or conducting locally and around the world. They serve as mentors who are willing and eager to support your career goals.
What Sets Webster Apart?
Webster University made me excited to go back to school for my master’s degree. I am so pleased I got to study with professors who are such talented, intelligent, professional and accomplished musicians. Webster was exactly what I needed and wanted.
- Beth Enloe Fritz
MA in Music, '05
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