The Master of Music in Vocal Performance degree program admits a select number of qualified singers who demonstrate the potential for advanced study in opera.
The graduate program guarantees singers:
- A wealth of performance opportunities in fully-staged productions, scenes, touring and outreach programs
- A course of study specially designed to nurture professional growth which includes:
- advanced study in voice
- weekly vocal/diction coachings with resident vocal coach
- language and diction study
- acting, makeup and movement
- freeing the body for effective performance
- career enhancement strategies
- Master classes and workshops with renowned visiting artist teachers
Singers admitted to the Institute’s graduate program are awarded full tuition/fees, health insurance, plus a $3,600 stipend in year one and a $4,200 stipend in year two.
Curriculum
Voice MM Degree Total 37 credits
| Master of Music Curriculum Year One | Credit Per Semester | Total Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year One Total | 9 | 10 | 19 | |
| MUS 6010 | Lessons | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| MUS 6011 | Master Class | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MUS 6080 | Recital | - | 1 | 1 |
| MUS 6460 | Fletcher Institute Workshop | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MUS 6660 | Fletcher Institute Language Enrichment Italian/German/French | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MUS 6664 | Stage Makeup for Singers | - | 1 | 1 |
| MUS 6893 | Career Strategies: Entrepreneurship | - | 2 | 2 |
| MUS 6895 | Library and Internet Research | 2 | - | 2 |
| MUS 5599 | Intensive Arts Projects | 1 | - | 1 |
| Master of Music Curriculum Year Two | Credits Per Semester | Total Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Two Total | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| MUS 6010 | Lessons | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| MUS 6011 | Master Class | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MUS 6084 | Major Opera Role | - | 1 | 1 |
| MUS 6460 | Fletcher Institute Workshop | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MUS 6660 | Institute Language Enrichment Italian/German/French | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MUS 6665-6666 | Research Topics: Opera Studies | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| MUS 5599 | Intensive Arts Projects | 1 | - | 1 |
Entering voice students are expected to have a minimum of one year of college-level language instruction with a grade of C or better in French, German and Italian. Students who do not meet this requirement upon entering the program must take the appropriate course or its equivalent to fulfill the requirement before the degree can be granted. Cantata Singers (MUS 5260) may be required at the discretion of the studio teacher and the conductor of the Cantata Singers.
