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.