Music

Degree Offered Master of Arts in Music

Program Overview

The graduate program in music offers two areas of emphasis: Music Education and Applied Music Pedagogy. It serves students preparing for college level teaching, students preparing for advanced graduate studies, and in-service elementary and secondary school teachers.

The program is designed especially for the convenience of the part-time student, and courses are offered in the late afternoon and evening.

Admission Requirements

Students must fulfill the requirements for admission to the graduate college and apply to the Department of Music for admission the degree program. To qualify for acceptance in the program, applicants must:

1. Demonstrate, through department graduate placement examination, knowledge and skills in the following areas:
   

   • Harmony- written, aural, keyboard.
     

   • Sight- singing, and melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation.
     

   • History and Literature of Music

   Graduate Placement Examinations must be taken in the first semester of graduate study.
   

2. Demonstrate sufficient pianistic ability to meet program requirements
   

3. In the Applied Pedagogy program, students must audition in their performance area before the appropriate committee or submit a fifteen- minute tape to the committee to demonstrate ability.

4. In Music Education, the student must have an undergraduate degree in Music Education.

Degree Requirements

All graduate credits will be at the 400 levels, except for a limited number of 3000 level courses specifically approved for graduate degree credits in a given Master’s degree program. Departments may permit students to apply up to three to these 300 level courses, to a maximum of ten credit hours, to fulfill program requirements. This policy applies to all students entering graduate degree program beginning with fall 1997. Consult with your program advisor or the graduate college for detail.

Emphasis I: Music Education

MUS-424 Music Bibliography and Research 3cr.
MUS- 491 Seminar in Research in Music Education 3cr.
MUS-493 Dynamics of a Music Curriculum 3cr.
MUS-492 Seminar in Administration & Supervision of School Music..3cr.
Applied Music .6cr.
MUS-481 Thesis Seminar (Project or Thesis).....3cr.
Elective (selected in consultation with the Graduate Advisor)..15cr
TOTAL 36cr

Emphasis II: Applied Music Pedagogy

MUS-424 Music Bibliography and Research 3cr.
MUS-431 Advance Applied Music Pedagogy I 3cr.
MUS-432 Advance Applied Music Pedagogy II 2cr.
MUS-428 Music Repertoire Seminar 6cr
Applied Music 12cr.
MUS-481 Thesis Seminar (May be a recital ).....3cr
Elective (selected in consultation with the Graduate Advisor) 7cr
TOTAL 36cr

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