Master’s degree · MM / MMus
Master of Music (MM)
Butler University · School of Music (Jordan College of the Arts) · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Official award
- Master of MusicMM
- Subject
- Composition (concentration)Conducting (concentration)Music Education (concentration)
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Graduate Master of Music with composition, conducting, music education, performance and piano pedagogy areas.
- Department
- School of Music (Jordan College of the Arts)
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Master of MusicMM
- Award family
- MM / MMusA Master of Music or MMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Qualification level
- Master’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | CompositionApplicants apply to this pathway“Master of Music (MM) Composition Choral Conducting Instrumental Conducting Music Education Performance Piano Pedagogy”Source |
| Conducting | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Choral Conducting / Instrumental ConductingApplicants apply to this pathway“Master of Music (MM) Composition Choral Conducting Instrumental Conducting Music Education Performance Piano Pedagogy”Source |
| Music Education | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Music EducationApplicants apply to this pathway“Master of Music (MM) Composition Choral Conducting Instrumental Conducting Music Education Performance Piano Pedagogy”Source |
| Music Performance | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | PerformanceApplicants apply to this pathway“Master of Music (MM) Composition Choral Conducting Instrumental Conducting Music Education Performance Piano Pedagogy”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Indianapolis campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition depends on route or instrument
- Audition details
- Format: Recorded prescreening and live audition
- Prescreening: Composition: online portfolio (at least three original scores and recordings). Choral and instrumental conducting: video of conducting a recent rehearsal and performance. Music education: a 5-15 minute teaching video. Performance: pre-screening required for voice applicants only.
- Audition application deadline: Application deadline for Fall admission is February 15 (the page does not print a year); assistantship/tuition waiver application deadline February 1.
- Interview: Interviews or auditions are scheduled by the School of Music office after pre-screening; audition requirements vary by area.
- Portfolio contents: Composition: at least three original scores and recordings of representative compositions.
- Portfolio
- Portfolio depends on routeComposition applicants submit an online portfolio with at least three original scores and recordings; a performance audition is not required for composition.
- Interview
- Interview possible
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)