Master’s degree · MM / MMus

Master of Music

Roosevelt University · Music Conservatory, Chicago College of Performing Arts · Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Official award: Master of MusicMM
Subject: Music PerformanceCollaborative Piano and AccompanimentCompositionInstrument pathways: Piano, Percussion, Classical Voice, Classical Guitar, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone, Cello, Double Bass, Viola, Violin
Format: On campusResidency and enrollment of two academic years
Tuition: Not published

About this program

Master of Music with performance majors, collaborative piano, orchestral studies and composition, over two academic years.

Department: Music Conservatory, Chicago College of Performing 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 links
Subject	Relationship	Detail
Music Performance	Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award.	“The Master of Music degree is offered with majors in performance (piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, orchestral studies, voice, classical guitar, multiple woodwinds, and collaborative piano).”Source
Collaborative Piano and Accompaniment	Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award.	“The Master of Music degree is offered with majors in performance (piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, orchestral studies, voice, classical guitar, multiple woodwinds, and collaborative piano).”Source
Composition	Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award.	“Music Composition, MM”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, Percussion, Classical Voice, Classical Guitar	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“The Master of Music degree is offered with majors in performance (piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, orchestral studies, voice, classical guitar, multiple woodwinds, and collaborative piano).”Source
French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Brass [Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba]”Source
Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Woodwinds [Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Classical Saxophone]”Source
Cello, Double Bass, Viola, Violin	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Strings or Classical Guitar [Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Viola, Violin, Classical Guitar]”Source

Accreditation, validation and recognition

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Stated by the schoolNational Association of Schools of Music (NASM)Institutional accreditation or recognitionUS
Scope: Institution, as stated by the school catalog

Study structure

Delivery: On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode: Not published
Duration: Residency and enrollment of two academic years
Intakes: Fall 2027
Campus: Roosevelt University

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 required

Audition details

Format: Live audition
Prescreening: The college no longer requires a pre-screen audition for most Interdisciplinary and Music Conservatory programs. Opera Diploma applicants submit a pre-screening audition.
Audition application deadline: Fall 2027 Music Conservatory auditions are held live on campus on select Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in February 2027; live-virtual auditions can be arranged

SourceSpecific to this program and intake. Check the current admissions cycle; nothing here guarantees admission, and you cannot assume you may audition for a particular teacher.

Portfolio

Portfolio requirement not published

Interview

Not published

Previous qualification

Bachelor of Music degree or the equivalent

Deadlines

Fall 2027 Music and Interdisciplinary Conservatories: priority application deadline (guaranteed audition/interview) · Fall 2027 (2026)
Fall 2027 Music and Interdisciplinary Conservatories: final application deadline · Fall 2027
Fall 2027: all supplemental materials due for full scholarship consideration · Fall 2027
Spring 2027 entry (select Music/Interdisciplinary programs): final application deadline · Spring 2027 (2026)

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.

Item	Amount	Applies to	Dated
Artistic Application fee (GetAcceptd), BM, BMA, MM, MA, PD and PED programsApplication fee · mandatory	$50one-time, Fall 2027 applicants	All students	25 October 2026Source

Scholarships and funding

Funding is shown with its basis and who it is for. Competitive funding is not a guarantee.

CCPA Scholarship Scholarship
Competitive · ranges from partial to full tuition; does not exceed tuition and does not apply to fees, housing, meals, books and supplies
Eligibility: All applicants offered admission are automatically considered
Source
Graduate Music Student Assistantships Assistantship
Competitive · scholarship plus work stipend equivalent to approximately 78% of tuition · Awarded for 1 year; may be invited to return after evaluation at the end of the first year
Renewal conditions: Evaluated at the end of the first year
Eligibility: Qualified Master of Music students; positions are not always available
Source

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, whether a previous degree is required.

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)

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