female student playing violinGraduate Programs

Whether your goal is to achieve your level II certification as a music teacher or heighten your musicianship for a career as a professional musician, IUP has the resources to bring your passion for music to its highest level.

MA in Music

Education Specialization, Music MA

Performance Specialization, Music MA

Music, Theatre, and Dance Auditions

Audition Dates for Fall 2025 Entrance:
  • Saturday, December 7, 2024
  • Saturday, February 15, 2025
  • Saturday, March 1, 2025
  • Saturday, March 29, 2025

If you have any questions regarding scheduling an audition, please contact the department at 724-357-2397 or email Dawnette Shellhammer (dmshell@iup.edu).

Music Auditions

Register now for your IUP music audition!

All students interested in being a music major or minor are required to audition. Information about auditioning for the IUP Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance can be found on our Music Auditions page.

All music majors are eligible for scholarships, which are determined based on your audition.

Theatre and Dance Auditions

Review Audition Guidelines

If you are accepted to IUP, you may declare a major in theatre without an audition. Auditions and portfolio reviews are required to be eligible for a Freshman Talent Scholarship.

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News

Local Musical Cast and Orchestra Feature IUP Talent

A local performance of "Fiddler on the Roof," produced by the Hope Springs Eternal Holocaust Project, featured several people with IUP connections.

Wong Doe performs at Beckwith Recital Series, North Carolina

IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe performed a solo recital at the Beckwith Recital Series, University of North Carolina Wilmington, on Friday, October 25, 2024.

Alumni Perform History of Music Show at Local Museum

IUP music alumni Dennis ('75 MA '82) and Elizabeth Cramer ('76) and David Earnest ('23) recently performed for "Last Fridays at the Museum," sponsored by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Trolley Museum in Washington, PA.

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Gifts Funds to Support Music Education Students

Jay Althouse, who earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in music education from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø (1973 and 1975, respectively), has gifted $25,000 to IUP to support the music program and students planning for a career in music education.

Sun to Perform Guest Solo Piano Recital

Assistant professor of piano at Duquesne University, Kevin Lee Sun will perform a solo piano recital on Monday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall (second floor of Sutton Hall). The program will include works by Stockhausen, d’Anglebert, and Brahms, as well as more recently composed works by Hyo-Shin Na and Colin Kemper.