Music, MM

The purpose of the Master of Music (MM) in Performance and Pedagogy with an Emphasis in Injury-Preventive Technique (organ and piano) is to build on an historic collaboration between the organ and piano departments at Salem College and to offer organists and pianists seeking a Master of Music degree a unique opportunity for enhancing breadth of competence and career preparation as follows:

1. to help maximize the artistic potential, well-being, and professional opportunities for its organ and piano students through a uniquely designed, collaborative combination of intensive study in performance, pedagogy, and injury-prevention
2. to offer both organists and pianists, with the degree emphasis on injury-preventive technique, the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge about injury-preventive technique, general wellness, risk factors for playing-related injury, diagnoses and treatment options, and the field of performing arts medicine
3. to train organists and pianists to teach injury-preventive technique, as well as compelling musicality, thus helping to reduce potential playing-related injury and promoting a more healthful life of music-making for their future students
4. to offer organists and pianists who are experiencing a debilitating playing-related disorder a supportive environment in which to recover while concurrently working on a master’s degree in performance and pedagogy