Master of Music in Fortepiano Performance
Designed for students seeking professional career preparation including the development of artistry, technique, scholarly research, and the ability to play music of all periods with integrity and knowledge of specific performance practices. Applicants should possess a bachelor’s degree in piano or fortepiano or in harpsichord or organ with extensive work in piano or fortepiano.
Curriculum
The Master of Music in Fortepiano Performance requires a minimum of 30 credits. Coursework to include: one-on-one fortepiano lessons; participation in Early Music Ensemble and Chamber Music; electives in Composition, Musicology, and/or Music Theory.
Silent Advisor
Degree requirements and term-by-term layout for current students.
Faculty
Matthew Bengtson
David Breitman
Amy I-Lin Cheng
John Ellis
Arthur Greene
Christopher Harding
Aya Higuchi Hagelthorn
Elena Lacheva
Ana María Otamendi
Logan Skelton
Performance Opportunities
From large ensembles in celebrated concert halls to chamber groups in intimate recital spaces, performance opportunities across all disciplines abound, with nearly 900 student performances each academic year. Whether your focus is on early, classical, or contemporary music, whether your passion is for jazz, electronic, or world music, there is an ensemble—or in many cases, multiple ensembles—to suit your interests, including specific opportunities for percussion, piano, and organ & carillon. For students in theatre & drama, musical theatre, dance, and opera, opportunities abound in both professionally produced and student-run presentations.
Organ Performance
Students perform and study with their peers in studio classes and perform for the public in solo student recitals and studio recitals. In addition, the Organ Department organizes several recitals each term in local churches in the communities surrounding Ann Arbor and Detroit.
Carillon Performance
The University of Michigan has two world-class carillons. Half-hour recitals are given on weekdays throughout the academic year and are open to the public to view. Intermediate and advanced carillon students may perform for the campus regularly on these recitals.
Early Music Ensembles
Students interested in historically oriented performance have opportunities to explore music from across the centuries, performed on authentic period instruments and high-quality replicas.
Ensembles
Organ students have opportunities to perform with the University of Michigan orchestras, bands, and choral ensembles, and can gain extensive experience in continuo playing on organ and harpsichord with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra.