Music Performance
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Program TypeMajor
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Degrees OfferedB.M.
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SchoolSchool of Arts & Sciences
Develop your performance skills in a rigorous, supportive environment. Grow professionally in a collaborative community of learners, teachers, and artists.
What You’ll Learn
You will develop performance and pedagogy skills in your area of vocal or instrumental focus through lessons, courses, ensembles, studio classes, and performances.
- Refine Your Craft Under the Guidance of Master Teachers
Experience intensive study in your primary performance area, including lessons with renowned faculty who are dedicated to your success and master classes with internationally recognized guest artists.
- Grow Artistically by Doing
Participate in a variety of performance opportunities, including solo performances, large ensembles and chamber groups on campus, and community groups such as the Youth Orchestra, Bismarck-Mandan Civic Chorus, Missouri Valley Chamber Orchestra, and the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra.
- Prepare for Graduate Study at Mary
Continue your musical education with Mary’s Master of Arts in Music, offered in a blended online format.
Program Information
Please visit our catalog for admission requirements and a full list of our courses.
Studying music at the University of Mary greatly strengthened my musical abilities and provided me with invaluable educational skills that have certainly been a large reason for my success as a professional musician. There are few other schools, if any, that offer as many performing and teaching opportunities as the University of Mary. Students are encouraged to branch out and explore many different ensembles and classes that are outside of their previous experience. University of Mary is the place where I began learning how to be a true leader.
Featured Faculty
Melissa McCann, DMA
Assistant Professor in Music (Voice), Director of Vocal Arts Ensemble
I am a soprano, educator, and director with over 15 years of experience in pedagogy and opera production. My teaching has taken me to institutions across the United States, where I have presented master classes, coached ensembles, and directed fully staged operas and scenes from Così fan tutte, La Bohème, and La Cenerentola. At the University of Mary, I work with undergraduate and graduate voice majors, guiding students to success in competitions and on professional stages. My performance career spans the United States, Canada, Italy, and Austria, including Carnegie Hall, St. James United Church in Montréal, and Opera San José.
Brian Lydeen, DMA
Professor of Music, Director of Woodwind and Jazz Studies
At the University of Mary, I teach applied lessons for saxophone, clarinet, and flute, as well as coach chamber groups in those areas. I remain active as a performer and enjoy working with students of all levels and abilities. In addition to woodwind studies, I am also the director for the jazz studies offerings at Mary, including directing the jazz ensembles and combos, teaching jazz improvisation, and coordinating our annual UMary Jazz Festival.
