Master of Music Degree in Conducting

The Conductors Institute offers a master of music degree in a 15-month program that consists of two summer institutes and an academic-year course of study in the Bard Conservatory. The M. Music program features the following components:

• Master classes in technical score study and analysis with Maestro Farberman
• Podium time, including
  • Class sessions with the Institute String Quintet
  • Conducting opportunities with orchestra and chorus
  • Two summer institutes
  • Completion concert with the Institute Orchestra
• Class study in -
  • Composition
  • Basic orchestra repertoire
  • Languages
  • A "second" instrument (string or piano)
  • Solfège

Tuition and fees in 2006–07 totaled $16,666. Fees include a $100 registration fee each semester, a $110 graduation fee charged prior to graduation, and a $500 health services fee. Summer health insurance coverage is available for an additional fee.

To express interest in applying, check the appropriate box on the Institute application.