Program Overview
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Site: Greeley
Mode: In-person
Start term: Fall
Interim Director: Melissa Malde, D.M.A.
Interim Associate Director: Carissa Reddick, Ph.D.
Location: Frasier Hall 108
Telephone: 970.351.2993
Website: arts.unco.edu/music/
Graduate Coordinator: Carissa Reddick, Ph.D.
Each new student entering a graduate program in music at the University of Northern Colorado is required to take graduate advisory examinations in Music History and writing skills, and placement examinations in Music Theory and Aural Skills, and the student’s major area. Graduate students who do not pass the theory placement exam must enroll in MUS 401. Graduate students who do not pass the aural skills placement exam must enroll in MUS 402. All students must either pass the theory and aural skills exam OR pass MUS 401 and/or MUS 402 with a grade of C or better before they can enroll in graduate-level theory classes or graduate from their programs.
Residency, when stated in the music section of this Catalog, is interpreted to mean 9 credit hours or more per semester.
The degree program seeks to assist graduate candidates in developing advanced professional competencies in performance, scholarly abilities, research, and pedagogical techniques for use in the profession or for instruction in higher education.
This concentration is designed to assist the graduate candidate in developing advanced professional competencies in conducting, while pursuing specialized studies in the areas of choral, orchestral, and wind band. In addition to the Music M.M. requirements, an entrance audition is required.
Admission
General Master's Degree Admission Requirements
Program Requirements:
The candidates must take the Advisory Examinations in Music History and writing skills, and the Placement Examination in Music Theory and Aural Skills. Candidates with deficiencies will meet with their major advisor and other appropriate faculty to determine the best way to address the deficiencies. An entrance audition is required.
Prospective conducting applicants should have had at least two years of experience in high school teaching or equivalent experience before applying for graduate studies. A personal audition is required.
Conducting applicants should write to the appropriate director for specific information concerning audition and interview procedures.
Degree Requirements — 30-31 Credits
Required Concentration Credits — 26 hours
| MUS 511 | Wind Band Literature and Techniques | 2 |
| MUS 512 | Symphonic Repertoire | 2 |
| MUS 550 | Score Reading and Analysis | 1 |
| MUS 551 | Individual Instruction in Conducting | 1 |
| MUS 558 | Choral Literature and Techniques | 2 |
| MUS 600 | Introduction to Musical Scholarship | 2 |
| MUS 693 | Practicum in Music | 1- 4 |
| | Individual Instruction in Major Instrument or Voice | 4 |
| | Major Performing Organization | 2 |
Music History and Theory — 6 hours
Courses will be selected by advisement based upon candidates’ needs identified through advisory examination.
Elective Concentration Credits — 4-5 hours
Program Note
A recorded public recital and correlative paper are required. The performance will be conducted by the candidate and evaluated by the major advisor and relevant faculty. It is the student's responsibility to file a printed program and audio recording of the performance with the School of Music Office and the Music Library.