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The
Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music offers the graduate
degrees Master
of Music, Certificate
of Performance, and Doctor
of Music.
PhD degrees
are also available in Music Studies (Music Theory & Cogntion,
Musicology and Music Education) but are administered through The
Graduate School. If you are interested
in a PhD, please read further
information about PhD program.
Candidates are selected for admission based on musicianship,
scholarship, and personal character as demonstrated in the
application for admission and financial aid.
All inquiries regarding graduate admission should be addressed
to:
Office of Music Admission and Financial Aid
Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music
711 Elgin Road
Evanston, Illinois 60208-1200
Voice: 847-491-3141
Fax: 847-467-7440
Email: musiclife@northwestern.edu
Application Requirements
The materials below are required to complete the application
for admission to all Master of Music, Certificate in Performance
and Doctor of Music applications to the Bienen School of Music.
You are responsible for ensuring that they are received by the
Office of Music Admission and Financial Aid by the appropriate
deadline. The University will not return any items submitted
for admission consideration. Those denoted with an asterisk
(*) are available online.
Master of Music
Applicants
- *Application
for Admission, available online
- *One-page personal statement
- *Nonrefundable $55 application fee
- Official transcripts. Provide official documentation from
each postsecondary school attended, showing all courses taken,
grades, credit received, and degrees awarded or expected.
- *Recommendation forms. Provide two letters from faculty
members or music professionals qualified to comment on your
potential for success in the program.
- Program admission requirements. These include performance
auditions, analytical or research papers, essays, composition
portfolios, or other entry requirements specified by a particular
program (this information is specified in the online application).
- TOEFL scores. If your native language is not English, you
must provide official results of the Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores that are older than
two years before the time of application will not be accepted.
- *Financial aid applications. If you are applying for financial
aid, completed applications for financial aid should be submitted
by May 1.
- Performance Resumé or Curriculum Vitae
Certificate in Performance and Doctor of
Music Applicants
All requirements listed above, plus:
- List of works studied/List
of compositions
- List of performance-ready works/List of composition
performances
Deadlines for Graduate Applicants
Application Materials
Master of Music
| Audition
requested by |
January
1 |
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| Application due (postmark
deadline) |
December
15 |
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| Financial Aid materials due |
May 1 |
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| Audition completed by |
March 1 |
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Preliminary recording due
(Only for
flute, clarinet, percussion, conducting, voice applicants
planning campus audition)
|
December 15 |
Certificate in Performance
| Application due (postmark
deadline) |
December 15 |
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| Preliminary recording due (postmark
deadline) |
December 15 |
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| Financial aid materials due |
May 1 |
Doctor of Music
| Application due (postmark
deadline) |
December 15 |
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| Preliminary recording due (postmark
deadline) |
December 15 |
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| Financial aid materials due |
May 1 |
.
Doctor of Philosophy
| Application due (postmark
deadline) |
December 31 |
Four Summer Master’s Program in Music Education
| Application due |
April 15 |
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| Financial Aid materials due |
May 1 |
Notification and Reply for All Programs *
| Admission
decisions mailed by |
1st
week of April |
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| Applicants reply/tuition deposit
due by |
April 15 (Graduates)
May 1 (Undergraduates) |
* Four-Summer Masters in Music Education applicants receive
decisions on a rolling basis, approximately three to four weeks
after submission of the application after April 15.
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