With a program and faculty reflecting Messiah’s reputation for academic excellence, Messiah College’s M.M. in conducting enhances your abilities as an effective music educator and conductor. Whether you are a public or private school educator, a community or church ensemble director, or a recent music major graduate—Messiah’s program can help you advance your career and deepen your expertise in the specialized field of conducting.

• Three specialized degree tracks to advance your education and career:
• Wind conducting
• Orchestral conducting
• Choral conducting
• Offering a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Conducting designed for music educators who have already earned their master’s degree, but would like to further advance their conducting and pedagogy skills.

• Flexible, affordable, and convenient program with the majority of courses conducted online, combining just the right amount of classroom and practical experience for your busy life and active schedule.

• Emphasis on summer coursework, including one-week on-campus summer sessions, designed to fit the schedules of teachers and other working professionals. Program can be completed in about two years.

• All courses taught by Messiah’s faculty—experienced, trained music educators and conductors with extensive college and public school teaching experience—who take time to mentor you in your education and career.

• Coursework designed to be instantly applicable to your own everyday work setting.

• Hands-on experience—as a student in our degree program, you’ll have the opportunity to work with one of the many outstanding ensembles at Messiah College

• Fulfillment of Act 48 credits in Pennsylvania
  

• Deferred payment option available if your employer reimburses for Act 48 or other graduate course completions.

• Small class sizes ensure personalized, one-on-one attention, and meaningful interaction with your professors and fellow students.

• Rolling admission—Messiah accepts graduate program applicants year round allowing you to enter the program at multiple points throughout the year.

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