STUDENTS AT THE CONSERVATORY
The Conservatory attracts many of the finest students in the world with more than 600 musicians and dancers currently enrolled. Faculty and students have achieved major accomplishments. As examples, a faculty member received the world's most prestigious composers' grant, the Charles Ives Living Award. Students have achieved top honors in some of the world's most prestigious competitions including the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition, the National Federation of Music Clubs, Music Teachers National Association, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and many more.
The success of our faculty and students, along with the collaborative initiatives, quality academic and performance programs, and generous community support all have advanced the Conservatory toward its vision to achieve national and international stature as a premier conservatory.
Students study within six divisions, including:
- Composition
- Music Theory and Musicology
- Dance
- Instrumental Studies
- Keyboard Studies
- Music Education/Music Therapy
- Vocal Studies
DEGREES
The Conservatory offers the bachelor of music degree with majors in performance, composition and music theory; the bachelor of music education in choral, instrumental and music therapy; the bachelor of fine arts in dance; the bachelor of arts in music featuring a liberal arts curriculum; and the bachelor of arts in music therapy.
The master of music degree offers emphasis areas in performance, composition, conducting, music history and literature and music theory. The master of arts degree includes emphasis areas in music and music therapy while the masters in music education offers advanced training for a career in teaching. Doctor of musical arts in performance, composition and conducting and the Interdisciplinary Ph.D in music education are the terminal music degrees offered at UMKC, the designated campus for visual and performing arts study within the University of Missouri system.
