该课程包含音乐界职业的许多重要组成部分，无论是表演，学术界，还是两者兼而有之。弗罗斯特音乐学院引以为豪的是，它既尊重传统的学习价值，又融合了当今表演者和教师必须具备的必要的课程要求，并为学生提供进一步的博士学位学习的机会。键盘演奏系的教师由世界一流的艺术家/老师组成，他们奉行以下原则：必须承认，尊重和培养每个学生的个性和才华，因为这些素质构成了音乐事业成功的本质。 。<br> <br> MM课程要求在两年制课程结束前举行一次独奏音乐会。每周都会举行一个表演论坛，准备演讲新曲目的学生将有机会在教师和同学面前
Candidates for the Master of Music in Keyboard Performance (M.M.) at the Frost School of Music must possess excellent pianistic skills, musicality, and artistic curiosity. Invited candidates are strongly advised to audition in person in order to receive the best consideration for Teaching Assistantship awards. Following the live audition, every MM candidate must attend an interview with members of the performance faculty.<br><br>The curriculum encompasses many of the important components necessary for a career in the music profession, whether in performance, academia, or both. The Frost School of Music prides itself on being an institution that honors the traditional values of learning while incorporating the necessary curricular requirements that present-day performers and teachers must have, and that will prepare students for further study at the doctoral level. The faculty of the Keyboard Performance department is composed of world-class artists/teachers who are dedicated to the principle that the individuality and talent of every student must be recognized, respected, and nurtured, for these qualities form the essence of successful careers in music.<br><br>The MM degree requires one solo recital by the end of the two-year curriculum. A performance Forum is held every week where students who are ready to present new repertoire are given the opportunity to do so in front of the faculty and their classmates. Students may also have the opportunity to perform with two of our renowned ensembles: the Frost Symphony Orchestra and the Frost Wind Ensemble. Both ensembles have featured piano students in concerto performances conducted by members of our illustrious faculty as well as by guest artists such as Leon Fleisher. The opportunity to collaborate with other talented instrumentalists and vocalists at the Frost School is also readily available and encouraged.