Master in Brass Instruments (Master's)

At The Juilliard School, tuition is Tuition for the 2024–2025 academic year is $54,000 per year..

This programme is designed for advanced brass players seeking professional development. Students receive individualized instruction in performance, technique, and repertoire. The curriculum emphasizes artistic growth through masterclasses and ensemble participation. It prepares students for careers as professional performers and educators.

Focus areas include Performance, Repertoire Development, Technique, Ensemble Playing, Artistic Interpretation.

The programme requires 60 credits, distributed across applied lessons, ensemble participation, and academic coursework. A final recital is required to complete the degree.

Graduates pursue careers as professional orchestral musicians, solo performers, and university faculty.

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree in music or equivalent. A live audition and written application are required. Required documents include transcripts, letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose.

The programme totals about 60 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, typically two years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 9% of applicants.

Performance sits at the center of The Juilliard School's academic work. Its programs span dance, drama, and music, with acting available within drama and vocal arts offered within music. Music students can study instruments including piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, guitar, harp, organ, and percussion. Additional areas include collaborative piano, composition, conducting, jazz studies, historical performance, and the Doctor of Musical Arts. The Artist Diploma in Opera Studies provides another advanced music pathway.

Juilliard connects study with public performance through its performances program and annual season. Dance, drama, music, and creative enterprise appear across its on-stage and related programming. The school also supports artistic development through alumni activities, K-12 education, summer programs, and Juilliard Extension certificates in core musical skills, music composition, and music production. Juilliard Jazz marks 25 years, providing a specific point of continuity within the school's music activities.

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