Degree Requirements

Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion

Artist Diploma • Instrumental Performance

Overview

The two-year Artist Diploma (A.D.) in Music Performance is a highly specialized and performance-oriented non-degree graduate certificate program for exceptional musicians who have great potential for a professional career in music performance at the international level.

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Contacts

Administrative Contacts

Graduate Advisor | Director of Graduate Studies

Hannah Lewis

Scholarships & Assistantships

Lynda Oh

Graduate Admissions Coordinator

Daniel Seriff

HR Coordinator

Theresa Orendain

Graduate Coordinator

Marina Martinez

Operations & Scheduling

Page Stephens

Division Contacts

Division Head, BWP

Patrick Hughes

Area Counselor, Percussion

Thomas Burritt

Area Counselor, Brass

Patrick Hughes

Area Counselor, Woodwinds

Andrew Parker

Faculty

Nathaniel O. Brickens

Professor of Trombone
Thomas Burritt

Associate Director, Butler school of Music
Professor of Percussion
Jonathan F. Gunn

Associate Professor of Clarinet
Caleb Hudson

Associate Professor of Trumpet
Patrick Hughes

Associate Professor of Horn
Richard Huntley

Lecturer in Percussion
Kristin Wolfe Jensen

Professor of Bassoon
Division Head, Chamber & Collaborative
Stephen Page

Associate Professor of Saxophone
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Andrew Parker

Associate Professor of Oboe
Ebonee Thomas

Assistant Professor of Flute
Ivan Trevino

Professor of Practice in Percussion
Charles W Villarrubia

Professor of Tuba/Euphonium

Ensemble Directors

Clifton Croomes

Director, Longhorn Band
Director, Symphony Band
Associate Director of Bands
Jerry Junkin

Director, Wind Ensemble

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Degree Requirements

The A.D. in Instrumental Performance requires 27 hours of registered coursework and three public recitals. A chamber music option is available.

Major Coursework 

Major Coursework for the Instrumental A.D. Degree
Hours	Course Number	Course Title/Description
4	Inst. 480	Graduate Performance (in the first semester)
9	MUS 398D	Artist Recital (in the second, third, and fourth semesters)
4	ENS 18x	Problems in Performance Practice (4 semesters) Piano students must enroll in MUS 180T Accompanying
4	MUS 181D	Chamber Music (4 semesters)
6		Upper-division or graduate level courses not including those listed above. Students are encouraged to take courses appropriate to their instrument, such as literature, pedagogy, or specialized techniques.

Three Public Recitals

Solo Option. Two solo recitals, one of which must include a complete concerto, and one chamber recital.
Chamber Option. Two chamber recitals and one solo recital.

One of the three recitals must be presented off of the University of Texas campus.

Find recital scheduling procedures on the Butler School Operations website.

Juries 

Artist Diploma students must perform a 10-minute jury in the first semester of their first year of study. Students must perform at least one selection with a collaborative pianist. 

Some instructors may require students to announce their selections and/or talk about the music as part of the jury. 

Postponements are allowed for extenuating circumstances (injury, death in the family, etc.). No-shows are considered a failure. If a jury is postponed, the student must perform the jury within the first twelve class days of the following semester and pass in order to advance to the next level.  

Jury comments from faculty will be shared with students by the graduate coordinator. The jury constitutes 50% of the semester grade for applied lessons and is determined by averaging individual grades of the jury committee (not including the primary studio teacher). 

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Advising & Registration

For information about course registration, deadlines, adding and dropping courses and other policies, visit the Graduate School Academic & Registration Policies webpage.

Students who wish to take an independent study course need to fill out a Consent Form. Once the faculty member and Graduate Coordinator have approved your request, the bar to register for the course will be lifted.

To be eligible for fellowships, scholarships and assistantships, graduate students are required to be enrolled full-time (at least 9 hours).

All international students are also required to be enrolled full-time during each long semester, regardless of whether they receive funding from the Butler School of Music.

View a List of Upcoming Courses offered by Musicology & Ethnomusicology

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Graduation Timeline

Semester-by-Semester Overview

Semester 1

Registration for (Instrument/Voice) 480 Graduate Performance course.
A qualifying jury must be performed at the end of the first semester of study.

Semester 2-4

Registration for MUS 398D, Artist Recital (for second and subsequent semesters)
- Instrumental Artist Recitals - 3 recitals with a choice between these two options: the Solo recital option (two Solo recitals, one including a complete concerto, and one chamber music recital); or the Chamber recital option (two chamber recitals and one solo recital). Two of the recitals must be presented on the UT Austin campus and one recital must be presented off the UT Austin campus.
- Voice Artist Recitals - 3 recitals (opera roles may substitute for two of the recitals).
In order to certify the diploma, students must submit the Artist Diploma Reporting Form to the graduate coordinator (check with the coordinator for the deadline).

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