Conducting students in the Master of Music in Performance\/Conducting degree program may concentrate in choral, orchestral, or wind band areas. Major work in the conducting degrees includes advanced conducting, analytical studies, score reading, orchestration, arranging, performance-related writing, and conducting practica.<\/p>\n
Applicants to all conducting graduate degree programs are expected to present undergraduate credentials equivalent to those earned at the University of Rhode Island.<\/p>\n
All Master of Music majors in conducting are required to audition via submitted recording. Applicants should prepare a professional quality recording approximately 20 minutes in length that demonstrates a variety of conducting styles. In addition, all conductors should submit a list of repertoires conducted and provide programs when possible.<\/p>\n
Recordings can be emailed to music@uri.edu. You are welcome to submit your recording via a Google Drive or YouTube link. (If you are using YouTube we recommend making your video “unlisted”.)<\/p>\n
Please include your name in the email and\/or file name.<\/p>\n
Along with all course requirements, candidates for the Master of Music in Conducting must present a public concert.<\/p>\n
Specific Admission Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n The application for admission as a conducting major will not be processed until the audition recording has been reviewed. A \u201clive\u201d audition may be scheduled upon written request from the candidate in consultation with the appropriate advisor.<\/p>\n\n