Master of Music in Conducting in Kent United States | Kent State University

The Master of Music in Conducting program caters to middle school, high school, and junior high music educators, church musicians, and aspiring professionals, including recent graduates. This advanced curriculum equips students for careers in secondary or collegiate education, conducting roles, or pursuing doctoral studies in the field.

The M.M. in Conducting focuses on cultivating expertise in key areas: repertoire knowledge, conducting methods, rehearsal strategies, score analysis, vocal/instrumental teaching techniques, historical performance styles, and musical interpretation.

Program graduates will gain the ability to:

Analyze and conduct diverse musical works spanning various historical eras, cultures, and composers.
Execute advanced conducting skills encompassing baton work, physical gestures, and expressive communication.
Design and lead effective rehearsals by optimizing time management, establishing objectives, addressing mistakes, and inspiring artistic excellence.
Apply score study methods including keyboard reduction, transposition, structural analysis, and auditory imagination.
Implement specialized teaching approaches for specific vocal or instrumental disciplines.
Distinguish and apply period-appropriate performance techniques corresponding to different musical styles.
Express musical interpretation through conducting lessons, rehearsal discussions, and live performances via gesture and sound production.