Music Performance (M.M.)

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Application Deadlines:

Start Term:Classes Begin:Domestic  Deadline:International  Deadline:
SpringJanuary December 1October 1
FallSeptemberJuly 1May 1

*Deadlines are subject to change. Deadline extensions may be granted on a case by case. Please contact Graduate Admissions for more information gradadmissions@njcu.edu 

Music Performance (M.M.) with specialization in: 

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  • Classical Instrumental 
  • Classical Voice
  • Composition 
  • Jazz: This Program is Not Currently Accepting Applications
  • Multiple Woodwinds: This Program is Not Currently Accepting Applications
  • Multi-Style Strings 

Admission requirements:

  • A completed graduate application form, including a $55 non-refundable application fee
  • A 250-500 word essay discussing your goals and objectives for pursuing admission to the degree program to which you are applying
  • Official transcripts from all previous U.S. colleges attended or official  course-by-course evaluation of any foreign transcripts*
  • Two (2) letters of recommendation
  • Professional Resume or CV
  • Official documentation of English Language Proficiency if applicable (TOEFL/IELTS)
  • Audition
    • In-person audition must be scheduled, or
    • CD/DVD/MP3/.wav format or URL link to the website is acceptable, and must be directly sent to the Graduate Coordinator of Music Dance and Theatre Department

Gilles Bernard 

(Instrumental/Brass)

gbernard@njcu.edu 

 

Desamparados Fabra Crespo 

(Composition)

dfabracre@njcu.edu

Greg Giannascoli 

(instrumental/Percussion)

greggiannascoli@yahoo.com

Celil Kaya 

(Instrumental/Guitar)

ckaya@njcu.edu

Min Kim 

(Instrumental/Piano)

mkim@njcu.edu

Martha Mooke 

(Instrumental/Strings)

mmooke@njcu.edu 

Robert Prowse 

(Vocal)

rprowse@njcu.edu 

Pre-requisites:

  • An undergraduate degree with a major in music, or in exceptional cases, a proven equivalency in music theory, music history, and repertory.
  • Proficiency in performance on a major instruments or voice.

*Note: NJCU does not evaluate international transcripts. In lieu of a transcript, applicants with a non-U.S. degree need to submit a course-by-course evaluation from a  that includes U.S. bachelor’s degree equivalency information for their coursework.

 

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We encourage you to contact graduate admissions with questions about our graduate programs, to get answers to your graduate application questions, or to schedule a visit to NJCU.

Hepburn Hall, Room 206
Phone: 201-200-3409
Email: gradadmissions@njcu.edu