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DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

Master of Music Degree

The Master of Music degree program in the Department of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

The Master of Music degree offers the opportunity for advanced study for qualified students who wish to pursue a concentration in conducting, music performance, music education, or piano pedagogy and performance. The Music Performance Concentration offers specialized curricular tracks in instrumental and vocal performance. The Conducting Concentration offers specialized curricular tracks in instrumental and choral conducting. The Music Education Concentration offers specialized curricular tracks in instrumental music education, choral music education, or general music education. The Piano Pedagogy and Performance Concentration is a specialized curricular track in piano pedagogy from elementary to advanced levels of study.

Program Admission Requirements. In addition to satisfying the University-wide admission requirements, applicants are expected to hold the Bachelor of Music degree or Bachelor of Music Education degree with a major in their intended area of graduate concentration, or the equivalent; submit three recommendations from established professionals commenting on the appropriateness of graduate study in music for the applicant; and successfully pass one of the following:

Conducting: Audition in person or provide a recent videotape demonstrating the level of mastery in a rehearsal or performance situation.

Music Performance: Audition in person or provide a recent tape demonstrating the level of mastery in the proposed performance medium.

Music Education: Submit a VHS videotape recording of teaching skills, a curriculum vitae or portfolio, document two years of successful elementary or secondary level teaching, and complete written entrance exam.

Piano Pedagogy and Performance: Audition in person or provide a recent tape demonstrating the level of mastery in piano.

Students are required to take placement examinations in music theory and music history before taking graduate courses. The student’s advisor will counsel the student in correcting deficiencies and selecting courses for the student’s degree program.

Degree Requirements. Courses in which a grade of “C” or lower is earned are not applicable toward coursework for the Master of Music degree.

Conducting Concentration

Degree candidates for the Master of Music degree with a concentration in Conducting must complete a total of 31 semester credit hours:

  1. 10 semester credit hours in the area of concentration:

    MUS 5554 Music Performance–Performance Concentration (two semesters)
    MUS 6941 Recital
    MUS 6961 Comprehensive Examination

  2. 15 semester credit hours of other studies in music to include 9 hours in the areas of theory and analysis (MUS 5103 Applied Systems of Analysis or MUS 6233 Twentieth-Century Analytical Techniques), history (MUS 5263 Topics in Music Theory), and research (MUS 5233 Introduction to Music Research). The remaining 6 hours must be satisfied by the completion of MUS 5223 Ensemble Repertoire and MUS 5523 Rehearsal Techniques.

  3. 6 semester credit hours of electives (approved by advisor), of which no more than 2 hours may be in a music ensemble.

Music Performance Concentration

Candidates for the Master of Music degree with a concentration in Music Performance must complete a total of 31 semester credit hours:

  1. 10 semester credit hours in the area of concentration:

    MUS 5554 Music Performance–Performance Concentration (two semesters)
    MUS 6941 Recital
    MUS 6961 Comprehensive Examination

  2. 15 semester credit hours of other studies in music to include 9 hours in the areas of theory and analysis (MUS 5103 Applied Systems of Analysis or MUS 6233 Twentieth-Century Analytical Techniques), history (MUS 5263 Topics in Music Theory), and research (MUS 5233 Introduction to Music Research). The remaining 6 hours must be satisfied by the completion of MUS 5433 Performance Repertoire and MUS 5533 Pedagogy of Musical Performance.

  3. 6 semester credit hours of electives (approved by advisor), of which no more than 2 semester credit hours may be in a music ensemble.

Music Education Concentration

Candidates for the Master of Music degree with a concentration in Music Education must complete a total of 36 semester credit hours. Candidates may select a thesis or nonthesis option.

Music Education Thesis Option

  1. 12 semester credit hours in the area of concentration:

    MUS 5403 Psychological Foundations of Music Education
    MUS 5413 Research in Music Education
    MUS 6423 Seminar in Music Education
    MUS 6913 Thesis in Music Education

  2. 15 semester credit hours of other studies in music to include 9 hours in the areas of theory and analysis (MUS 5103 Applied Systems of Analysis or MUS 6233 Twentieth-Century Analytical Techniques), history (MUS 5263 Topics in Music Theory), and research (MUS 5233 Introduction to Music Research). The remaining hours must be satisfied by the completion of a minimum of 6 hours chosen from MUS 5423 Foundations of Music Education, MUS 5523 Rehearsal Techniques, or MUS 5542 Music Performance (may be repeated for credit).

  3. 9 semester credit hours of electives of which no more than 2 semester credit hours may be in a music ensemble. Nonmusic electives are available with consent of the advisor.

Music Education Nonthesis Option

  1. 12 semester credit hours in the area of concentration:

    MUS 5403 Psychological Foundations of Music Education
    MUS 5413 Research in Music Education
    MUS 5423 Foundations of Music Education
    MUS 6423 Seminar in Music Education

  2. 12 semester credit hours of other studies in music to include 9 hours in the areas of theory and analysis (MUS 5103 Applied Systems of Analysis or MUS 6233 Twentieth-Century Analytical Techniques), history (MUS 5263 Topics in Music Theory), and research (MUS 5233 Introduction to Music Research and MUS 5523 Rehearsal Techniques).

  3. 12 semester credit hours of electives of which no more than 2 semester credit hours may be in a music ensemble. Nonmusic electives are available with consent of the advisor.

Piano Pedagogy and Performance Concentration

Candidates for the Master of Music degree with a concentration in Piano Pedagogy and Performance must complete a total of 36 semester credit hours:

  1. 22 semester credit hours in the area of concentration:

    12 semester credit hours in pedagogy studies:

    MUS 5421 Practicum in Advanced Teaching
    MUS 5533 Pedagogy of Musical Performance (2 semesters)
    MUS 5572 Class Piano Pedagogy
    MUS 6903 Project in Music Pedagogy

    10 semester credit hours in performance studies:

    MUS 5433 Performance Repertoire
    MUS 5542 Music Performance (3 semesters)
    MUS 6941 Recital

  2. 9 semester credit hours in the areas of theory and analysis (MUS 5103 Applied Systems of Analysis or MUS 6233 Twentieth-Century Analytical Techniques), history (MUS 5263 Topics in Music Theory), and research (MUS 5233 Introduction to Music Research).

  3. 5 semester credit hours of electives (approved by advisor), of which no more than 2 semester credit hours may be in a music ensemble.

Special Degree Requirements. Students selecting the Music Performance Concentration are required to participate for two semesters in an ensemble appropriate to their program of study.

Students selecting the Music Performance Concentration or Conducting Concentration must successfully complete a recital document and oral comprehensive examination. Students selecting the Music Education Concentration must successfully complete written and oral comprehensive examinations. Students selecting the Piano Pedagogy and Performance Concentration must successfully complete an oral comprehensive examination.

Voice principles must take diagnostic examinations in French, German, Italian, and English lyric diction. If the student is not found proficient in any one of the languages, the appropriate course will be required.

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