Music M.M. – Music Composition Concentration

College of Performing and Visual Arts

Degree Requirements — 33 Credits

Required Concentration Credits — 33 hours

MUS 509	Electronic Music	3
MUS 600	Introduction to Musical Scholarship	2
MUS 603	Analytical Studies in Music	3
MUS 677	Individual Instruction in Composition	2
MUS 699	Thesis	1- 6
	Music Performing Organization and/or Individual Performance	2
	Music History	6

MUS 677: Take 8 credits

MUS 699: Thesis: Take 6 credits (or original composition)

Select one of the following courses: (3 hours)

MUS 651	Seminar in Music History: Debussy to 1945	3
MUS 652	Seminar in Music History: 1945 to the Present	3

Program Notes

Studies in Music History will be selected by advisement based upon candidate's needs identified through advisory examination.

Note: MUS 502 and MUS 503 may be required if advisory examinations indicate that these courses will significantly increase the strength of Master of Music candidates in Theory and Composition.

Students who are able to prove their competency in any of the required courses listed above may substitute electives chosen in consultation with the advisor.

Master of Music candidates will present a recital of their compositions written as part of their degree program.

In addition to the Music, M.M. requirements above, Theory and Composition candidates must submit examples of works composed, supported if possible by recordings.

This concentration requires that the student has completed a Bachelor’s degree in music.