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Department of Music St. Cloud State University

Choral Conducting

   
   

Graduate Program in Choral Conducting

            The Department of Music prepares students for careers in music and offers diverse musical experiences to all, enriching the musical fabric of our university and community, regionally and globally. The Master of Music in Choral Conducting program is designed to improve the musical knowledge and conducting/teaching skills of conductors by:

  • Engaging them in the study of score preparation, expressive conducting technique, rehearsal techniques, programming, and video-tape analysis;
  • Strengthening their expertise in choral literature, history, analytical techniques, and pedagogy;
  • Providing them the opportunity to pursue an area of interest in research and/or performance.

Graduate assistantships are available to help offset the cost of tuition.

Full time graduate students will be guaranteed a significant amount of podium time with all SCSU choral ensembles and will receive weekly, private conducting lessons with the Director of Choral Activities, Lee Nelson.

Graduate student conductors may direct their own performing group or an on-campus ensemble in a supervised performance as the culminating creative project for the degree.

Graduate level choral courses taught by the Director of Choral Activities, Lee Nelson, and Graduate Music Program Director, Dr. Stephen Fuller, are offered in conjunction with SCSU Music Department’s masters programs in choral conducting and music education.

Graduate Student Information Form (pdf 12k)

Graduate Student Information Form (msWord 32k)

 

Dr. Stephen Fuller, Director of Graduate Studies in Music

sfuller@stcloudstate.edu / (320) 308-3122     

Dr. Lee Nelson, Director of Choral Activities

ldnelson@stcloudstate.edu / (320) 308-2260

 

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