Master of Arts - Instrumental Performance

Strong musical training and versatility are needed to make a career as a performer. As an instrumentalist at UHart's Hartt School of music, students receive training in performance, pedagogy, and career development. Solo, chamber, and large ensemble opportunities provide experience in standard repertoire and new works. The Hartt school also offers many opportunities to perform in collaborative environments such as playing in the pit orchestras for an opera, dance concert, or a musical theatre production.  Performance master classes and the opportunity to work with renowned guest composers and conductors enrich their educational experience and professional network. Upon graduation, students are fully prepared to market themselves as an instrumentalist, audition for professional ensembles, and negotiate their contract. This pedagogy training also allows students to begin their private studio at the same time.

The Hartt school's diverse faculty contribute greatly to the student experience, not just by what they teach in the studio or rehearsal room, but by what they do outside of Hartt. The instrumental faculty members are all working musicians who perform with orchestras, chamber ensembles, Broadway shows, service bands, pickup groups, and as soloists and studio musicians. Their repertoire is as varied as the ensembles in which they perform it.