Program Overview
College of Performing and Visual Arts
General Master's Degree Admission Requirements
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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.
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.