Performance Master of Music degree
(30-34 credit hours)
Requirements for Admission to Program without Deficiencies:
Completion of a baccalaureate degree in Music at an accredited four-year institution with a minimum of 3.0 GPA preferred. Applicants who do not meet these requirements may be admitted conditionally by permission of the Director of the School of Music and with the approval of the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research.
Must audition for and be accepted by the appropriate applied music faculty.
A student working toward a Master of Music in Performance must select one of the three performance tracks: 1) Instrumental, 2) Voice, or 3) Conducting. Each track consists of core curriculum required for all Master of Music degrees and additional requirements as accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
At least 15 credit hours of the overall program should be at the 600 level.
Instrumental (orchestral instruments, guitar, piano)
Music Bibliography |
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Analytic Techniques |
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Graduate Performance Major (private applied instruction) |
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Recital |
3 credit hours of music history, literature, or theory related to the performance area
3 credit hours of music theory
3 credit hours of music history
6 credit hours of elective courses in supporting areas of arts and sciences, professional education, music, or music education
Two semesters of ensemble participation (by advisement)
Final Comprehensive Oral Examination
Voice
Music Bibliography |
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Analytic Techniques |
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Graduate Performance Major (private applied instruction) |
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Graduate Performance Major |
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Graduate Diction for Singers |
3 credit hours of music history or theory (by advisement)
Electives (to complete the degree program, students will elect Plan A or Plan B with approval of the School of Music graduate advisor)
Plan A: Minimum of 10 credit hours of elective courses within the School of Music in theory, history and literature, opera workshop and ensembles, and performance-related courses.
Plan B: Minimum of 4 credit hours of elective courses within the School of Music and minimum of 6 credit hours outside the major or outside the department. Electives may include courses of special interest such as, but not limited to, opera craft, stage direction, language, literature, and vocal pedagogy/speech pathology with approval of graduate music advisor.
Two semesters of ensemble participation (by advisement)
Two Public Performances
Final Comprehensive Oral Examination
Conducting
Music Bibliography |
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Analytic Techniques |
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MUS 692 and 693 |
Graduate Performance Major (conducting studies) |
Recital (performances as conductor) |
3 credit hours of music history, literature, or theory related to the performance area
3 credit hours of music theory
3 credit hours of music history
6 credit hours of elective courses in supporting areas of arts and sciences, professional education, music, or music education
Two semesters of ensemble participation (by advisement)
Final Comprehensive Oral Examination
