Master’s degree · MM / MMus
Master of Music
Louisiana State University · School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Official award
- Master of MusicMM
- Subject
- Music Performance (concentration)Conducting (concentration)Collaborative Piano and Accompaniment (concentration)Instrument pathways: Piano, Percussion
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Master of Music with performance, conducting, collaborative piano, composition, jazz, education, theory and musicology concentrations.
- Department
- School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Piano PerformanceHow students choose it is not published“Piano Performance The Master of Music in Piano Performance continues”Source |
| Conducting | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Choral Conducting / Orchestral ConductingHow students choose it is not published“Choral Conducting The Choral Conducting area provides comprehensive experience in ensemble leadership,”Source |
| Collaborative Piano and Accompaniment | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Collaborative PianoHow students choose it is not published“The Master of Music in Collaborative Piano enables students”Source |
| Composition | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | CompositionHow students choose it is not published“The Master of Music in Composition provides composers”Source |
| Jazz Studies | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Jazz StudiesHow students choose it is not published“LEARN MORE ABOUT THE JAZZ STUDIES AREA”Source |
| Music Education | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Music EducationHow students choose it is not published“The Master of Music in Music Education degree has two tracks.”Source |
| Music Theory | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Music TheoryHow students choose it is not published“The Master of Music in Music Theory is an excellent choice”Source |
| Musicology and Music History | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | MusicologyHow students choose it is not published“The Master of Music in Musicology is known for stressing diversity”Source |
Instrument and voice pathways
This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.
| Instrument | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Piano | Formal principal-study pathwayThe instrument is a formal principal-study option of the program, confirmed on an official page. Private lessons alone do not make a degree pathway. | Piano Performance“The Master of Music in Piano Performance continues”Source |
| Percussion | Formal principal-study pathwayThe instrument is a formal principal-study option of the program, confirmed on an official page. Private lessons alone do not make a degree pathway. | Percussion Performance“The Master of Music in Percussion Performance continues”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
- Louisiana State University main campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
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, audition requirement, 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)