Graduate Professional Diploma

	Master of Music
	Master of Music Education
	Artist Diploma
	Doctor of Musical Arts
	Doctor of Philosophy

All applicants are required to submit:

1. University of Hartford and Hartt School Supplementary Graduate Application forms and fees by the announced deadlines.
2. Official transcripts from the applicant’s collegiate institutions.
3. Three recommendations from professors in music or other music professionals. The applicant will be mailed confirmation of an audition date as indicated on the Audition Schedule Sheet within the application.
4. Applicants whose native language is not English must submit results from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 550 is required for all Master of Music programs. Students applying for the Graduate Professional Diploma and whose TOEFL score is 525 or less will be required to participate in English language study until adequate English language skills are attained. Students whose scores are between 525 and 550 may be required to participate in English language study.
5. All international applicants must provide a certified Guarantor’s Statement of Financial Support with accompanying bank documentation showing sufficient assets (in U.S. dollars) to support the Guarantor’s Statement.

Additional Requirements for Master of Music Candidates in:

Choral Conducting
Instrumental Conducting
Composition
Music History
Music Theory
Miami String Quartet Graduate Ensemble Residency

1. Applicants in choral or instrumental conducting should submit a 30-minute video (DVD or VHS format) of themselves conducting BOTH a rehearsal AND a performance appropriate to their medium. The camera should be positioned behind the performers facing the conductor. Hartt admissions will contact the applicant if an additional live audition is required.
2. Applicants in Composition must submit three samples of their compositions in lieu of an audition. Send photocopies, as materials submitted will not be returned. Master’s and GPD applicants are not required to have an interview, but it is suggested. This can be done during the scheduled audition days.
3. Applicants in Music History (Research emphasis) or Theory should submit an appropriate research paper or other evidence of scholarly writing, published or unpublished. No audition is required.
4. Applicants in Music History (Performance practice emphasis) will need to select an audition date and submit a research paper.
5. Letter of Intent
6. Repertoire List/Performance resume

The Hartt School offers a wide range of performance and nonperformance majors within the Master of Music degree program. Programs are designed to focus student's achievements toward the highest levels of accomplishment. Applicants for this degree will have completed a Bachelor's degree in music from an accredited institution.

Performance
Major in Instrument with Suzuki Pedagogy
Major in Piano
Major in Piano-Accompanying Emphasis
Major in Piano-Pedagogy Emphasis
Major in Organ and Liturgical Music
Major in Orchestral Instrument
Major in Guitar
Major in Voice

Music History (Scholarship and Research Emphasis or Performance Practice Emphasis)

Music Theory

Composition

Conducting
Major in Choral Conducting
Major in Orchestral Conducting

For detailed information on program requirements, please consult the University of Hartford Graduate Bulletin.

Miami String Quartet Graduate Ensemble Residency

Every two years, the Miami String Quartet selects an advanced string quartet for admission to a special fellowship program leading towards a Graduate Professional Diploma in Chamber Music. The residency offers intensive chamber music studies with the members of the Miami String Quartet and other Hartt faculty as well as special coachings with visiting artists and numerous performance opportunities. In addition, the fellowship quartet members receive individual weekly lessons with other members of the Hartt faculty. They may also enroll in additional academic courses if desired. To ensure that the selected quartet has an opportunity for intensive study and practice, each member receives a financial aid package comprised of a talent award and an assistantship. Assistantship duties include playing in the Hartt Orchestra for one program each semester as well as preparing and performing chamber music with other advanced Hartt students each semester. The scholarship and assistantship, if accepted, equal full tuition. Each quartet member also receives a modest yearly stipend determined after auditions. The Graduate Quartet, depending on teaching experience, may qualify for coaching, outreach, or teaching activities in the Hartt Community Division for additional income.

Only pre-formed string quartets may apply. In addition to the graduate application forms, the quartet must complete the Quartet Program Cover Form, available through the Hartt Admissions Office, and send a quartet performance resume. Two copies of a recorded audition must be submitted with the applications and cover form. The recording should contain 20-30 minutes of playing including at least three contrasting movements representing at least two different styles. Whenever possible, a live audition for members of the Miami String Quartet and/or other Hartt faculty members will be arranged.