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Multiple benefits that mesh to create an environment of excellence include:
- intensive study and performance opportunities in a beautiful campus setting.
- several concert halls, including Pruis Hall (seating 800) and the acoustically superb Emens Auditorium (seating 3,600).
- the interdisciplinary College of Fine Arts computer laboratory.
- Music Engineering Technology studios and the Music Technology Resources Lab, which offer direct experience with state-of-the-art sound engineering equipment and computers.
- a library noted for its significant collections.
Degrees Offered
- Master of Music (M.M.)
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in Music
- Doctor of Arts (D.A.) in Music
Applied Opportunities
Enjoy varied supplemental employment opportunities, including performance with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra.
Application/Admission Requirements
- M.M. and M.A. applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and must be approved by School of Music faculty. Applicants are invited to present on-campus auditions or, when a personal audition is not possible, to send audition tapes. (Conducting applicants must audition in person.) Applicants for academic programs are invited to send research papers, class projects, and compositions, as appropriate, and ordinarily will have majored or minored in music at the undergraduate level.
- D.A. applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and also must be approved by School of Music faculty. The applicant must have a master's degree from a regionally accredited school. The cumulative grade point average on the master's degree must be not less than 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
- International students must apply through the Rinker Center for International Programs.
Graduate Assistantships
A number of full- and half-time graduate and doctoral assistantships are available each year to students in the School of Music.
Contact Information
Dr. Kirby L. Koriath
Graduate Programs in Music
School of Music (MU 203)
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
(765) 285-5502
Fax: (765) 285-5401
