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. For students entering the Music Education degree, the major area will be Music Education. 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.
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.
Residency, when stated in the music section of this Catalog, is interpreted to mean 9 credit hours or more per semester.
Vocal Performance students must perform an entrance audition that represents their language ability. Students are required to prepare four contrasting selections in four different languages. One selection must be in English, one must be an aria, one must be an art song, and one must have been composed after 1950.
Degree Requirements — 36 Credits
Required Concentration Credits — 30 credits
Take all of the following — 16 credits
| MUS 559 | Opera History and Literature | 2 |
| MUS 600 | Introduction to Musical Scholarship | 2 |
| MUS 694 | Master's Recital | 2 |
| Individual Instruction | 8 |
| Major Performing Organization | 2 |
Select 1 of the following courses — 2 credits
Select 2 of the following courses — 4 hours
Select 2 credits from the following — 2 credits
Other Studies in Music — 6 credits
| Music History, Music Theory | 6 |
Other Studies in Music will be selected by advisement based upon candidate's needs identified through advisory examination.
Elective Credits — 6 credits
Chosen from the following courses:
Program Notes
In order to graduate, Master of Music students in the area of Vocal Performance must demonstrate diction mastery (spoken and International Phonetic Alphabet) in German, French, Italian, and English.
Master of Music candidates in voice must present a public recital. It is the student's responsibility to file a printed program and recording of the performance with the School of Music Office and the Music Library.
A correlative paper may be required in conjunction with the recital at the discretion of the individual area.