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2203 GRADUATE DEGREES3 ERNESTINE M. RACLIN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
information about the format and content of these
examinations.
Students pursuing the master’s degree in voice will take
additional placement examinations in Italian, French,
German, and Latin diction.
Minimum GPA and Dismissal GPA for Master of Music
Graduate music students whose CGPA falls below 3.0 are
placed on academic probation for one semester. If one’s
GPA is not raised to the 3.0 level, the student may be
placed on additional probation, or dismissed from the
program. Any time one’s GPA falls below 2.0, automatic
dismissal takes place.
Curriculum
The Master of Music curriculum is 36 credit hours total,
not counting remedial music nor English courses, nor
major ensemble credit hours.
(All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.)
Applied Music Courses (12 cr.)
Principal instrument or composition for four
semesters: 800-level (graduate minor level, Master of
Music in studio teaching students only) or 900-level
(graduate major) (3-3-3-3 cr.)
MUS-I 711 Masters Recital (0 cr.)
One required outreach activity
Note: With the approval of the graduate music faculty, a
student may substitute a formal thesis, including an oral
defense, for MUS-I 711 Masters Recital.
Core Music Courses (6 cr.)
MUS-M 530 Contemporary Music (by
recommendation of the advisor,
another course may be substituted
if this course was taken in the
undergraduate degree.)
MUS-M 539 Introduction to Music Bibliography
(must be taken after remedial courses
are completed and before academic
course work in music begins.)
Cognate Field—Electives (as needed to complete 12 cr.)
MUS-G 571 Master’s Advanced Orchestral
Conducting (required for
composition students)
MUS-K 505 Projects in Electronic Music
One additional course in music technology, approved
by the graduate advisor (required for the Master of
Music in composition)
Four courses at the 500-level, two of which must be in
music, the others must relate to an academic plan
approved by graduate music faculty
Students using the Master of Music in studio teaching
concentration should expect to use business and/or
education courses to satisfy at least 9 credit hours of the
cognate requirement.
Pedagogy (5-6 cr.)
Select one of the following:
MUS-E 559 Instrumental Pedagogy
MUS-E 593 Piano Methods
MUS-E 594 Vocal Pedagogy
MUS-T 591 Teaching of Music Theory
(composition majors)
Chamber Music (3 cr.)
Three semesters total in courses such as:
MUS-F 550 Chamber Music (1 cr.)
MUS-X 420 New Music Ensemble (performing
and/or conducting, or other
ensemble as approved by the faculty)
MUS-X 430 Electronic Music Ensemble
(composition majors)
Additional Requirements
Ensemble
Three semesters of participation in a major ensemble.
Piano Proficiency
Successful completion of the keyboard proficiency
examination. A student may attempt the piano
proficiency at any time during the degree program, but
this examination must be completed before the graduate
recital. Students who pass the keyboard skills placements
will satisfy the requirement of piano proficiency.