Master’s degree · MM / MMus
Master of Music
University of Houston · Moores School of Music · Houston, Texas, United States
- Official award
- Master of MusicMM
- Subject
- Music PerformanceCollaborative Piano and Accompaniment (concentration)Composition (concentration)Instrument pathways: Piano, Organ, Classical Voice
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Graduate music degree with specializations in performance, performance and pedagogy, collaborative piano, composition, conducting, music education, music theory, musicology and sacred music.
- Department
- Moores School of Music
- 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
- Yes
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “The Master of Music in Performance provides advanced training and performance experience for students pursuing a career in music performance.”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 program in collaborative piano degree plan provides skilled pianists”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 degree plan provides advanced training for students pursuing a career in music composition.”Source |
| Conducting | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | ConductingHow students choose it is not published“The Master of Music in conducting program degree plan provides advanced training and performance experience”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 program degree plan strengthens the pedagogical skills”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 degree plan provides advanced training in music analysis, research, and writing”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 degree plan provides advanced training in musicological research and writing”Source |
| Sacred and Church Music | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Sacred MusicHow students choose it is not published“The Master of Music in sacred music program provides advanced training and specialized education”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. | Performance: Piano Track“Instrumental Track Organ Track Piano Track Vocal Track”Source |
| Organ | 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. | Performance: Organ Track“Instrumental Track Organ Track Piano Track Vocal Track”Source |
| Classical Voice | 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. | Performance: Vocal Track“Instrumental Track Organ Track Piano Track Vocal Track”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
Stated by the schoolNational Association of Schools of MusicProgram accreditationUS
Scope: School-stated NASM accreditation of the Moores School of Music
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- University of Houston main 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 required
- Audition details
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Documents
- Letters of recommendation: Masters/Doctoral programs: 3 letters; Certificate programs: 2 letters; official transcripts to UH Graduate Admissions.
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.
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)