{"id":772,"date":"2012-09-10T20:03:55","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T20:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad1213\/sps\/programs\/master-of-science-in-music-education\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T04:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:43:42","slug":"master-of-music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad\/master-of-music\/","title":{"rendered":"MASTER OF MUSIC"},"content":{"rendered":"

MM Concentrations in: Music Education or Jazz Pedagogy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Jeremy Wiggins, M. M., Graduate Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nPhone: (203) 837-8354<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VPAC 307<\/span><\/td>\nwigginsj@wcsu.edu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Michelle McKiernan, Department Secretary,\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nPhone: 203) 837-8350<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VPAC 218<\/span><\/td>\nmckiernanm@wcsu.edu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFax: (203) 837-8630<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Faculty:\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0Wiggins, J., Greene, J., Doiron, M., Isaacs, K., Callaghan, M., O’Grady, D., Begian, J., Larsen, L., Jimenez, F., Satarasinghe, O.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Program Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Master of Music (M.M.) program at Western Connecticut State University offers two concentrations: Music Education<\/strong> and Jazz Pedagogy<\/strong>. Designed for music educators, performers, and practitioners, this graduate program enhances professional skills, artistic growth, and pedagogical expertise. It also provides the necessary coursework for permanent teaching certification, meeting the high standards set by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), of which WCSU is an accredited institutional member.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students will develop competencies in areas such as music pedagogy, theory, repertoire, improvisation, conducting, and educational techniques. Both concentrations are tailored to the needs of working professionals, with flexible course offerings delivered in a hybrid format. Online classes are offered during the fall and spring semesters, with short in-person residencies held in the summer. Each concentration consists of 30 credits and can be completed in two years.<\/span><\/p>\n