Offered in: Chicago

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

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.

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.

Course Requirements

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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.

Grade Thresholds

Applied Lessons
B- is the minimum passing grade for primary applied study (courses 411 through 414) and secondary applied study (courses 401-402).

Recitals
B- is the minimum passing grade for PERF 428 GRADUATE RECITAL.

Juries
B- is the minimum passing grade for PERF 451 MASTER OF MUSIC JURY and PERF 497 SECOND EMPHASIS JURY.

Recital Repertoire

60 minutes of music is required. Chamber music may be included with the permission of the applied teacher. The recital will be graded by the applied instructor and at least one other faculty member.

Jury Repertoire

Fifteen minutes of music. Students are strongly encouraged (and some may be required by their applied professors) to perform solo literature from memory. All repertoire must be approved by the applied professor. No repetition of repertoire from previous juries is allowed. Individual faculty members are encouraged to implement additional requirements for students in their studios, to which their students are bound.

This degree map charts a suggested pathway through all of your required courses. It is incumbent upon all students to fully comprehend curricular requirements and course schedules, and while it is feasible to chart an alternate pathway, it is highly recommended that you do so in close consultation with your academic advisor so as to determine a degree path appropriately tailored to your needs.

A full-time graduate course load comprises 9-13 credits per semester.