The Music Masters program at EKU is designed to be flexible. Students can pursue a traditional in-person path in conducting and performance, a 100% online, asynchronous path education degree for in-service teachers, or a flexible hybrid performance or conducting path to further your skills while still teaching. Contact us to find the path for you!

The Master of Music Conducting is designed for educators to achieve deeper and new knowledge into conducting and error-detection, with a focus on developing administrative, musical, and teaching skills in a real-world lab environment. Students have significant podium-time and one to one interactions with experts in the field.

Designed for Conductors

• In-person, individual one-to-one instruction
• Significant podium time
• Conduct the EKU bands, choirs, or orchestra
• Options to work with Marching Colonels and Maroon Machine planning and logistics
• Options to work with music theater
• Assist with undergraduate conducting instruction
• Opportunities outside your area of concentration
• Hone your ear-training skills
• Relevant coursework: Pedagogy, music literature, applied lessons, music leadership, behavior modification, research, theory, and musicology.

Corporate Partnerships

EKU has corporate partnerships with about half of Kentucky school districts. This program provides in-service teachers reduced tuition of $350 / credit hour. This is reduced from $583 / credit hour standard resident graduate tuition. To check if your district has a partnership with EKU, contact your local supervisor or visit the Corporate Partners website.