The graduate programs at Westminster Choir College will take your music performance and leadership skills to the next level. Renowned for music study with a unique choral emphasis, our rigorous programs are offered in various formats, including online, to fit the needs of working artists while offering them extensive, professional-level performance opportunities to develop their craft with further expertise.
ABRSM Partnership
Westminster Choir College of Â鶹Íø is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM). ABRSM is an international awarding organization accredited by the U.K. government and the International Educational Research Foundation. It serves music students around the world, with a particular focus on the United Kingdom, Asia and North America.
Â鶹Íø now accepts postgraduate FRSM (Fellowship of the Royal Schools of Music) diploma certificates in music performance, music education and music directing. Students can use these for up to six transfer credits toward any of Westminster’s master’s degree programs, including the online Master of Voice Pedagogy, Master of Music Education, Master of Choral Pedagogy and Master of Sacred Music. In addition, the University accepts ABRSM’s Grade 8 exams for general elective credit for undergraduate non-music majors.
This recognition means that qualified students can accelerate their course of study at Westminster. It will also bring Westminster’s name to an international audience of highly qualified music students hoping to pursue master’s-level degrees in music.
Performance opportunities
At Westminster, performance opportunities are at the core of your academic experience. All Westminster Choir College Graduate students are required to sing in the Westminster Symphonic Choir for two semesters, and are invited to audition for one of several select ensembles.
Performance venues and facilities
On-campus students are welcome to practice, perfect and prepare for careers with opportunities to work in spaces like the Presser Voice Laboratory, Gill Memorial Chapel and Wenger Sound-Lok Sound Isolation practice rooms
Online graduate programs
Whether studying from home or the field, students enrolled in Westminster’s online degree programs experience rich exposure to a wide range of music traditions, tools and resources that support solid, continual growth.
Our faculty
Westminster’s graduate faculty are accomplished musicians known and respected equally by their colleagues and students. Our dedicated faculty build close working relationships with students to develop an individual’s musical talents and shape strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
Graduate placement testing
Incoming graduate students must take the placement exams during Orientation week preceding their first semester of enrollment.
Faculty Contact
Senior Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Lynch Adler Hall
jvodicka [at] rider.edu
609-896-5000 x8320
School of Communication, Media and Performing Arts
Westminster Choir College
