Graduate 2020-2021

Major Musical Organizations

MUSIC THEORY:

MUS 501 18th Century Counterpoint

MUS 502 Harmony and form I

MUS 503 Harmony and Form II

MUS 504 Music Theory Pedagogy

MUS 505 Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint

MUS 603 Analytical Studies in Music

MUS 604 Seminar in Schenker Analysis

MUSIC HISTORY:

MUS 643 Seminar: Medieval Music

MUS 644 Seminar: Music in the Renaissance

MUS 645 Seminar: The Baroque Period

MUS 646 Seminar: The Classical Period

MUS 647 Seminar: The Romantic Period

MUS 649 Music History Pedagogy

MUS 651 Seminar in Music History: Debussy to 1945

MUS 652 Seminar in Music History: 1945 to the Present

MUS 653 Vocal Literature and Styles

MUS 657 Instrumental Literature and Styles

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE (based on applied area)

MUS 636 Individual Performance in Jazz

MUS 637 Individual Performance in Jazz Composition

MUS 665 Individual Performance in Collaborative Piano

MUS 670 Individual Performance in Voice

MUS 671 Individual Performance in Piano

MUS 673 Individual Performance in Strings, Harp, or Guitar

MUS 674 Individual Performance in Woodwinds

MUS 675 Individual Performance in Brass or Percussion

MUS 677 Individual Performance in Composition

MAJOR MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS:

MUS 624 Vocal Jazz Ensemble*

MUS 625 Jazz Ensemble*

MUS 667 University Symphony Orchestra

MUS 668 Chamber Orchestra

MUS 680 Mixed Concert Choir

MUS 681 Women's Glee Club

MUS 684 Men’s Glee Club

MUS 688 Concert Band

MUS 690 Symphonic Band

MUS 691 Wind Ensemble

 *For Jazz studies students and other students whose primary applied lessons are in jazz, the following Major Musical Organizations apply.

ENSEMBLE BY ADVISEMENT (For Collaborative Piano):

In addition to Major Musical Organizations listed above:

MUS 630 Small Ensembles and Chamber Music

MUS 666 Chamber Choir

MUS 668 Campus String Orchestra

MUS 682 University Singers

MUS 685 Performance in Opera Theatre

Graduate Admission Requirements

Prerequisite to admission to any graduate program in Music is completion of an appropriate undergraduate music degree. Admission will be based on an evaluation of the student's competencies and the content of the undergraduate program.

The student must take the appropriate Advisory Examinations in Music Education, Music History, and Music Theory administered by the School of Music faculty upon the student's arrival on campus. Students with an instrumental emphasis may be required to take written examinations on technique in their performance area.

All graduate students enrolling in the School of Music as majors are expected to attend major recitals, concerts, productions, and convocations on a regular basis as part of their course program.

Candidates will take a written comprehensive examination at a time approved by their major advisor.

Master’s Programs. An audition in the major applied area is required of all entering graduate students, and three letters of recommendation are also required of Music Education majors.

Doctoral Program. An audition in the major applied area is required of all entering graduate students. A minimum of two years public school teaching experience is required of D.A. (Music Education) applicants. Three letters of recommendation are required of all applicants.