Department of Music

Certain review courses may be required on the basis of the student's scores on the Graduate Music Placement Examinations. While credit in such courses is counted as part of the load during the term(s) in which they are taken, the credit does not count toward the requirements of the degree.

Research:

Three hours; Music 609, Research in Music (3 Hours) or a research course in any department in the University, if approved by the Department of Music. Music 609 may be counted among the hours in related music courses. If the research course is taken in another department, it may be counted among the 6 hours required outside area of specialization.

Residency: An academic year of residency is required.

Major Area:

Eleven or twelve hours in Performance to include Major Applied Study, recital(s), and participation in ensemble(s) to be chosen from the following courses:

Music 676*	(1-3)	Major applied study (repeatable 7-8 hours)
Music 679	(1-2)	Recital (repeatable 1-2 hours)
Music 553	(1)	Ensembles (0-2 hours)

*only one hour may be taken with a non-specialist performance instructor

Two to six hours of requirements depending upon performance area:

Brass	Music 530	(2)	Brass Literature and Materials
Woodwind	Music 529	(2)	Woodwind Literature and Materials
Percussion	Music 536	(2)	Percussion Literature and Materials
	Music 553P	(1)	Percussion Ensemble (must be counted in performance sequence)
Wind Conducting	Music 560	(2)	Arranging for band
	Music 647	(2)	Analysis and Score Realization
Choral Conducting	Music 610	(3)	Choral Literature
	Music 664	(2)	Advanced Choral Conducting
Voice	Music 680	(2)	Advanced Diction
	Once Course from the following:
	Music 511	(2)	Vocal Technics
	Music 535	(2)	Vocal Literature for the Solo Voice
String	Music 528	(2)	String Literature and Materials
	Music 559	(2)	University Symphony (must be counted as part of total ensemble hours)
Keyboard	Any two of the following courses:
	Music 504	(3)	Piano Pedagogy I
	Music 505	(3)	Piano Pedagogy II
	Music 506	(3)	Piano Literature
	Music 507	(3)	Piano Teaching Materials

Related Music Courses:

Eleven or twelve hours in music, including 3 hours in music theory, composition, or music history and literature which may be chosen from among the following courses:

Music Theory Courses

Music 544	(3)	Style and Analysis
Music 545	(3)	Form and Analysis
Music 546	(3)	Twentieth-Century Analytical Techniques
Music 549	(1-3)	Pedagogy of Theory
Music 645	(3)	Interpretive Analysis
Music 647	(2)	Analysis and Score Realization

Composition Courses

Music 543	(3)	Counterpoint
Music 548	(3)	Basic Composition
Music 643	(3)	Stylistic Counterpoint
Music 560	(1-3)	Arranging for Band
Music 561	(3)	Orchestration
Music 668	(1-2)	Composition

Music History and Literature Courses

Music 506	(3)	Piano Literature
Music 535	(3)	Vocal Literature for the Solo Voice
Music 552	(3)	Music in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Music 554	(3)	Music in the Baroque and Classic Eras
Music 555	(3)	Music in the Romantic Era
Music 556	(3)	Music in the Twentieth-Century
Music 558	(3)	Survey of Opera
Music 610	(3)	Choral Literature
Music 620	(3)	Wind Band Literature
Music 656	(3)	Symphonic Music
Music 657	(3)	Chamber Music
Music 659	(3)	Music in the United States

Ensembles: 0-3 hours which must include all 553 hours in the major area.

Outside the Area of Specialization:

Six hours of elective courses within the Department of Music and/or academic courses outside the Department of Music, in consultation with the student's performance instructor and the graduate music advisor. Workshop credit may not be applied to this requirement.

Oral Comprehensive:

See form GM-4

In general, one-half of the credit hours must be in courses numbered 600 or above, not counting review courses.