2022-2023 Academic Catalog

Offered in: Chicago

The MM in Multiple Woodwind Performance will be offered beginning in the Fall 2023 semester.

The purpose of the Multiple Woodwind Performance program is to provide students with training and experience as woodwind doublers in a variety of performance settings including musical theatre.  Applicants will declare a primary instrument (saxophone, flute, clarinet, oboe, or bassoon) and two secondary woodwind instruments (from the same group) on which to audition.  Supported by the woodwind and ensemble faculties, students will study and perform on all three instruments during the course of study.

The program's objectives are to:

• develop and refine technical and musical skills with study and performance of diverse, challenging and advanced repertory;
• prepare students for the rigorous demands of the music profession by teaching the discipline and self-motivation necessary to achieve excellence;
• introduce students to the traditions, operations, practices, and opportunities available in performance settings across the music industry;
• provide opportunities to investigate topics and repertories in advanced coursework.

The recital presented in the fourth semester must include 60 minutes of music, satisfying program requirements. Jury and recital requirements are published in the Music Conservatory Student Handbook.

Admission Requirements

Applicants to the M.M. in Multiple Woodwind Performance must audition separately on their primary instrument and two secondary instruments. Please consult the CCPA Admission and Audition Information web page for audition requirements for each individual instrument, and select two major works for the primary instrument and one major work for each secondary instrument. Applicants must demonstrate an artistic performance level on each instrument. Sight-reading is also required.

The minimum passing grade in the primary instrument (Applied Music 411-414; three semesters of PERF 451 MASTER OF MUSIC JURY), the secondary instruments (two semesters of PERF 401, two semesters of PERF 402, and three semesters of PERF 497), and in PERF 428 GRADUATE RECITAL is B-.

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Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, or Saxophone

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Music academic electives will include a minimum of two MAS (Music Academic Studies) courses. Other 400-level courses in subject areas MCMP (Music Composition), MTA (Music Theory and Analysis), or MUHL (Music History and Literature) may be taken in fulfillment of this requirement.

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.