Music (M.M.)

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Program Admission Requirements

In addition to the Graduate School Admission Requirements , applicants for the M.M. in music must have an undergraduate degree in music, perform an audition in the principal area of applied music, and demonstrate or document piano proficiency. Also required is the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations and three recommendations from former instructors who are in a position to judge the applicant’s aptitude for graduate study.

Program Description

The program for the M.M. degree in applied music requires a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate course work, including:

Performance Courses Hours: 14

Applied Lessons (8 hours) selected from:

MUS 612 - Applied Major Credits: 2, R8
or
MUS 613 - Applied Major Credits: 3, R9
MUS 605 - Graduate Recital Credits: 1, R2
Performance electives (5 hours) selected from the following and including at least one semester of MUS 671, MUS 672 or MUS 673:
MUS 515 - Applied Concert Literature Credits: 1,R4
MUS 671 - Chorus Credits: 1, R4
MUS 672 - Concert Choir Credits: 1, R4
MUS 673 - Band Credits: 1-2, R6
MUS 675 - Small Ensemble Credits: 1, R6
MUS 679 - Lecture/Recital Credits: 1, R2
or additional graduate recital (MUS 605)

Music History/Literature/Theory/Analysis Courses Hours: 12

MUS 520 - Studies in Music Literature Credits: 3, R9
MUS 521 - Studies in Musical Analysis Credits: 3, R9
Two of the following:
MUS 525 - Twentieth-Century Music Credits: 3
MUS 569 - Music in Motion Pictures Credits: 3
MUS 621 - History of Musical Theory Credits: 3
MUS 622 - Influences of Folk Traditions on Western Art Music Credits: 3
MUS 641 - Pedagogy of Music Theory Credits: 3

Core Music Courses Program Requirement Hours:1

MUS 601 - Writing About Music Credits: 1

Electives (9 hours)

9 hours, of which up to 6 hours may be outside the music department, approved by the advisor.

Requirements

Successful completion of a public lecture/recital (MUS 605) is required of all master’s candidates, as is satisfactory performance on a combined written and oral comprehensive examination. A thesis is optional.