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The purposes of the music program within the Department of Music and Performing Arts is to:
For admission to the Master of Music degree program, the applicant must:
The Master of Music degree is granted with concentrations in music theory, performance, instrumental conducting, and choral conducting.
Each graduate student is required to enroll in a major ensemble during each semester of full-time registration, and each graduate performance major is required to enroll in the appropriate applied music course during each semester of full-time registration, as per the "Ensemble Experience Requirements" policy detailed in the Department of Music and Performing Arts section of the Catalog.
Instrumental Conducting – Complete thirty four (34) hours of music as follows: Twelve (12) hours of instrumental conducting, score-reading, and wind band literature (to include MUS 650, 652, 654, and 656), MUS 661, MUS 641, MUS 555, and MUS 642 (a major project and paper related to the graduate recital), four (4) hours of ensembles, MUSA 650, and three (3) hours of music electives.
Complete thirty-four (34) hours as follows:
Styles and Analysis (MUS 661) | 3 hours |
Seminar in Music History and Literature (MUS 641) or Seminar in Music History (MUS 553) |
3 hours |
Research in Music (MUS 555) | 3 hours |
Directed Individual Study (MUS 642) | 3 hours |
Graduate Recital (MUSA 650) | 3 hours |
Score Study and Analysis – Instrumental (MUS 650) | 3 hours |
Wind Band Literature (MUS 652) | 3 hours |
Advanced Instrumental Conducting I (MUS 654) | 3 hours |
Advanced Instrumental Conducting II (MUS 656) | 3 hours |
Music Elective | 3 hours |
Southeastern Wind Symphony (MUS 525) | 4 hours |
First Year of Study
Semester One
Research in Music (MUS 555) | 3 hours |
Seminar in Music History and Literature (MUS 641) | 3 hours |
Advanced Instrumental Conducting I (MUS 654) | 3 hours |
Southeastern Wind Symphony (MUS 525) | 1 hour |
Total: 10 hours / 10 accumulated |
Semester Two
Styles and Analysis (MUS 661) | 3 hours |
Advanced Instrumental Conducting II (MUS 656) | 3 hours |
Directed Individual Study (MUS 642) | 3 hours |
Southeastern Wind Symphony (MUS 525) | 1 hour |
Total: 10 hours / 20 accumulated |
Second Year of Study
Semester Three
Score Study and Analysis – Instrumental (MUS 650) | 3 hours |
Music Elective | 3 hours |
Southeastern Wind Symphony (MUS 525) | 1 hour |
Total 7 hours / 27 accumulated |
Semester Four
Graduate Recital (MUSA 650) | 3 hours |
Wind Band Literature (MUS 652) | 3 hours |
Southeastern Wind Symphony (MUS 525) | 1 hour |
Total: 7 hours / 34 accumulated |
Choral Conducting – Complete thirty four (34) hours of music as follows: Twelve (12) hours of choral conducting, score-reading, and choral literature (to include MUS 651, 653, 655, and 657), MUS 661, MUS 641, MUS 555, and MUS 642 (a major project and paper related to the graduate recital), four (4) hours of ensembles, MUSA 650, and three (3) hours of music electives.
Complete thirty-four (34) hours as follows:
Styles and Analysis (MUS 661) | 3 hours |
Seminar in Music History and Literature (MUS 641) or Seminar in Music History (MUS 553) |
3 hours |
Research in Music (MUS 555) | 3 hours |
Directed Individual Study (MUS 642) | 3 hours |
Graduate Recital (MUSA 650) | 3 hours |
Score Study and Analysis – Choral (MUS 651) | 3 hours |
Choral Literature (MUS 653) | 3 hours |
Advanced Choral Conducting I (MUS 655) | 3 hours |
Advanced Choral Conducting II (MUS 657) | 3 hours |
Music Elective | 3 hours |
Concert Choir (MUS 538) or Woman’s Chorale (MUS 539) | 4 hours |
First Year of Study
Semester One
Research in Music (MUS 555) | 3 hours |
Seminar in Music History and Literature (MUS 641) | 3 hours |
Advanced Choral Conducting I (MUS 655) | 3 hours |
Concert Choir (MUS 538) or Woman’s Chorale (MUS 539) | 1 hour |
Total: 10 hours / 10 accumulated |
Semester Two
Styles and Analysis (MUS 661) | 3 hours |
Advanced Choral Conducting II (MUS 657) | 3 hours |
Directed Individual Study (MUS 642) | 3 hours |
Concert Choir (MUS 538) or Woman’s Chorale (MUS 539) | 1 hour |
Total: 10 hours / 20 accumulated |
Second Year of Study
Semester Three
Score Study and Analysis – Choral (MUS 651) | 3 hours |
Music Elective | 3 hours |
Concert Choir (MUS 538) or Woman’s Chorale (MUS 539) | 1 hour |
Total 7 hours / 27 accumulated |
Semester Four
Graduate Recital (MUSA 650) | 3 hours |
Choral Literature (MUS 653) | 3 hours |
Concert Choir (MUS 538) or Woman’s Chorale (MUS 539) | 1 hour |
Total: 7 hours / 34 accumulated |
Theory – Complete thirty-three (33) hours in Music as follows: Nineteen (19) hours of theory (to include Music 661, 662, 665, and 770), six (6) hours of music history and literature (to include Music 641), Music 555, three (3) hours of ensembles, and three (3) hours of electives. No more than three (3) hours of ensembles will be considered within the degree plan.
Complete thirty-four (34) hours as follows:
Styles and Analysis (MUS 661) | 3 hours |
Thesis Research and Thesis (MUS 770) | 6 hours |
Styles and Analysis (MUS 662) | 3 hours |
Music Theory and Composition Electives | 3 hours |
Composition (MUS 665) | 3 hours |
Seminar in Music History and Literature (MUS 641) | 3 hours |
Music History and Literature Elective | 3 hours |
Research in Music (MUS 555) | 3 hours |
Graduate Performance Practicum (MUS 643) | 1 hour |
Music Ensembles | 3 hours |
Music Elective | 3 hours |
First Year of Study
Semester One
Research in Music (MUS 555) | 3 hours |
Styles and Analysis (MUS 661) | 3 hours |
Seminar in Music History and Literature (MUS 641) | 3 hours |
Music Ensemble | 1 hour |
Total: 10 hours / 10 accumulated |
Semester Two
Styles and Analysis (MUS 662) | 3 hours |
Music History and Literature Elective | 3 hours |
Music Elective | 3 hours |
Music Ensemble | 1 hour |
Total: 10 hours / 20 accumulated |
Second Year of Study
Semester Three
Composition (MUS 665) | 3 hours |
Graduate Performance Practicum (MUSA 643) | 1 hour |
Music Ensemble | 1 hour |
Total 5 hours / 25 accumulated
|
Music Theory and Composition Elective | 3 hours |
Thesis (MUS770) | 6 hours |
Total: 9 hours / 34 accumulated |
Performance – Complete thirty-four (34) hours of Music as follows: six (6) hours of music theory (to include MUSIC 661), six (6) hours of music history and literature (to include Music 641), Music 555, nine (9) hours of 600-level applied music, four (4) hours of ensembles, Applied Music graduate recital (MUSA 650), and three (3) hours of Music electives. No more than four ($) hours of ensembles will be considered within the degree plan.
Complete thirty-four (34) hours as follows:
Styles and Analysis (MUS 661) | 3 hours |
Styles and Analysis (MUS 662) | 3 hours |
Seminar in Music History and Literature (MUS 641) or Seminar in Music History (MUS 553) |
3 hours |
Music History and Literature Elective | 3 hours |
Research in Music (MUS 555) | 3 hours |
Applied Music | 9 hours |
Graduate Recital (MUSA 650) | 3 hours |
Music Ensembles | 4 hours |
Music Elective | 3 hours |
First Year of Study
Semester One
Applied Music | 3 hours |
Music Ensemble | 1 hour |
Research in Music (MUS 555) | 3 hours |
Styles and Analysis (MUS 661) | 3 hours |
Total: 10 hours / 10 accumulated |
Semester Two
Applied Music | 3 hours |
Music Ensemble | 1 hour |
Seminar in Music History and Literature (MUS 641) or Seminar in Music History (MUS 553) |
3 hours |
Styles and Analysis (MUS 662) | 3 hours |
Total: 10 hours / 20 accumulated |
Second Year of Study
Semester Three
Applied Music | 3 hours |
Music History and Literature Elective | 3 hours |
Music Ensemble | 1 hour |
Total 7 hours / 27 accumulated |
Semester Four
Graduate Recital (MUSA 650) | 3 hours |
Music Elective | 3 hours |
Music Ensemble | 1 hour |
Total: 7 hours / 34 accumulated |
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