Degreees and Diplomas

DEGREES / DIPLOMAS

Master of Music in Music

Longy’s teacher education program is rooted in equity and social action.

MM/ME IN PERSON MM/ME ONLINE

Longy’s in-person program was built for experienced performers who want a powerful graduate studies program rooted in socially engaged and culturally responsive music education for the classroom.

Graduate with your Master’s in

just one year, plus we’ll prepare you for initial teaching licensure in Massachusetts public schools! You’ll gain immediate experience, working with youth in Greater Boston-area public schools and El Sistema-inspired sites. You’ll also have full access to the resources of Longy’s conservatory campus, including studio lessons, ensembles, and performance opportunities in a musically rich, supportive environment.

Your Faculty

Erin Zaffini, chair Michael Coelho Heather Cote Pascale Delache-Feldman Sarah Fard Jamie Hillman Terry King Paula Majerfeld Gabrielle Molina Therese Provenzano Ryan Welsh Beth Ann Young Sylvie Zakarian This online program is designed especially for educators who seek

an advanced degree without taking

time off from their careers. It can be completed in one or two years, This degree is uniquely designed to integrate practices of social change in the music classroom. Graduates will be prepared to amplify the voices of students from all backgrounds, create and make music from diverse cultures, and approach music teaching from a holistic and equitybased perspective.

“Every child is entitled to be inspired by positive musical experiences and to find a ‘home’ and connect with others through music. Just as our close community of music education faculty and students inspire other, we will prepare you to do the same for your future students—to influence their lives in ways you have always imagined.” — Erin Zaffini, Director of Teacher Education

Graduate Degrees/Diplomas

MASTER OF MUSIC (MM)

You’re ready to take a deep dive academically and artistically in this two-year Master of Music program. Longy’s innovative Catalyst Curriculum pairs musical excellence with a focus on the skills you’ll need to become a professional musician: the ability to design experiences, produce projects, and engage audiences with exceptional musical encounters. Dedicated career coaching will help guide your studies and prepare you for what comes after graduation.

GRADUATE PERFORMANCE DIPLOMA (GPD) GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMPOSITION (GD)

This two-year program was created so you can focus intensively on training, performance, and professional opportunities. The GPD/GD program usually comes after the completion of a Master of Music degree. Compared to the Master of Music, it requires fewer academic courses and is focused on your skills and interests. If you want to dig in deeper before launching your career, this program is perfect for you.

ARTIST RESIDENCY/ARTIST DIPLOMA

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: We are busy reimagining and creating an Artist Resident/Artist Diploma program. We can’t wait to tell you all about it!

Applications and information will be available on October 15, 2021.

Undergraduate Degrees/Diplomas

UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMA (UD)

If you’re a performer or composer who is self-motivated, on a mission, and wants to fast-track your career, dive into this three-year, music-intensive program. You’ll benefit

from working alongside graduate students and professional musicians in ensembles, performance, and repertory courses—and if you decide to pursue your Master of Music degree, you’ll graduate in five years rather than six.

BACHELOR OF MUSIC (BM)

Earn your Bachelor of Music degree from Emerson College through a joint program with Longy. Benefit from Longy’s conservatory faculty, performance opportunities, and artistic and social change programs while fulfilling your liberal arts credits at Emerson. You’ll be able to take advantage of the resources of both institutions—including the alumni

network and career services—setting you up for success after graduation

Programs of Study available for UD and BM

Brass Organ Piano Strings Vocal Studies Woodwinds Composition

>>More details on tuition and requirements

Summer Programs

LONGY’S DIVERGENT STUDIO New Music Workshop for Performers & Composers

Join us for a 14-day immersive new music experience focused on interdisciplinary tools and holistic creative practices for contemporary musicians. Featuring collaborations with resident new music ensemble loadbang, guest composers, and Longy’s cutting-edge contemporary music faculty, participants form a tight-knit community centered around conversations about new directions in musical practice.

TEACHER EDUCATION Summer Professional Development

Longy’s teacher education summer courses are focused on music and social change, to enable music teachers to build inclusive curricula and deliver outstanding musical instruction. Anyone may take these summer courses for graduate credits, for professional development hours, or without credits or hour (these are not degree-granting classes or workshops and do not require matriculating into a masters degree program to participate).

DALCROZE SUMMER INSTITUTE

Dalcroze Eurhythmics uses rhythmic movement, intense listening, and improvisation to unlock creativity and open the doors to enriched and enlivened music making. Equally applicable to the music classroom and the private studio, to the beginning musician and the advanced performer, this holistic approach to musical understanding complements traditional avenues of study and practice. We welcome all musicians, music instructors, instrumentalists, singers, conductors, composers, music students, music therapists, as well as actors and dancers!

CERTIFIED MUSIC PRACTITIONER ® Music for Healing and Transition Program, Inc. ™ (MHTP)

Are you a musician with a compassionate heart ready to learn how to use your gifts as a form of palliative and therapeutic comfort care? A collaboration with MHTPTM, this intensive, scientifically-based summer institute allows musicians to become Certified Music Practitioners (CMPs)®.

EL SISTEMA SUMMER ACADEMY

Longy’s El Sistema Summer Academy is designed for students from El Sistema-inspired and community-based programs across the Greater Boston area and beyond. This program fosters friendships, enhances musical artistry, develops creative music-making skills, and promotes leadership. Year after year, we host Boston’s finest young musicians for music immersion and inspiration.