30-32 credits
The master of music (MM) degree requires that at least one-third of the credits be completed in a concentration. Concentrations include music performance, conducting, woodwinds, piano chamber music/accompanying, piano performance and pedagogy, music history and musicology, music education, music theory, and music composition. Each concentration offers in-depth study for students highly gifted in some facet of music performance, music composition, or research. To be eligible for acceptance into the Master of Music in music education program, applicants must have at least two years of K-12 school music teaching experience. A faculty-approved research project, creative project, recital, or thesis is required of all students. All master of music students are required to pass a comprehensive examination that is administered near the end of the program. Further information about the MM is contained in the School of Music Graduate Handbook, available from the School of Music website.
Concentrations:
Conducting, 32 credits
| Audition-based Ensembles |
1-2 credits |
Instrumental or Vocal Study (May include MUSP 626)
|
2 credits
|
| One History/Musicology Core course |
3 credits |
One Academic Music course (History or Theory)
|
2-3 credits |
| Electives |
2-4 credits |
| Take a total of 12 credits from MUSP 690 and MUSP 691 |
12 credits |
| CRPR 698 | Creative Project | 3 OR 6 |
| MUHI 600 | Methodology and Bibliography in Musicology | 3 |
| or | |
| MUSE 668 | Research in Music Education | 3 |
| MUST 621 | Analytical Technique | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
MUSP 529 Vocal Pedagogy is required for Choral Conducting students.
Music Composition, 32 credits
| Applied Lessons | 3 |
| MUHI 600 | Methodology and Bibliography in Musicology | 3 |
| or | |
| MUSE 668 | Research in Music Education | 3 |
| MUST 621 | Analytical Technique | 3 |
| MUST 629 | Composition | 3 TO 6 |
Students take
MUST 629 three times - 3 credits per semester for a total of 9 credits.
Select 3-5 credits from
| MUST 520 | Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUST 623 | Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Counterpoint | 2 |
| MUST 625 | Lessons in Music Technologies | 2 |
| MUST 626 | Advanced Lessons in Music Technologies | 1-3 |
Select 3-5 credits from
| MUST 612 | Compositional Practices of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 3 |
| MUST 616 | Theory of Nineteenth-Century Music | 3 |
| MUST 617 | Theory of Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Music | 3 |
| MUST 691 | Independent Study in Music Theory | 1 TO 3 |
| MUST 692 | Special Topics in Music Theory and Composition | 1 TO 4 |
2 courses from MUHI, one must be a core course (not MUHI 600), 5-6 credits
3-6 credits from Creative Project
| CRPR 698 | Creative Project | 3 OR 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Music Education, 30 credits
| MUSE 600 | History and Philosophy of Music Education | 3 |
| MUSE 610 | Music Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| MUSE 620 | Assessment Techniques in Music Education | 3 |
| MUSE 668 | Research in Music Education | 3 |
10 credits from supporting courses
3-7 credits from
| MUST 621 | Analytical Technique | 3 |
| or | |
| MUHI Core Course | |
3-7 credits from performance courses
2-5 credits from electives
Choose one of the following
| CRPR 698 | Creative Project | 3 OR 6 |
| RES 697 | Research Paper | 1 TO 3 |
| THES 698 | Thesis | 1 TO 6 |
| Cognate option | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Music History and Musicology, 32 credits
Required Courses
| MUHI 600 | Methodology and Bibliography in Musicology | 3 |
| MUST 621 | Analytical Technique | 3 |
| RES 697 | Research Paper | 1 TO 3 |
| or | |
| THES 698 | Thesis | 1 TO 6 |
| Any other MUHI course | 3 |
Select four courses from
One course from
| MUST 520 | Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUST 612 | Compositional Practices of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 3 |
| MUST 616 | Theory of Nineteenth-Century Music | 3 |
| MUST 617 | Theory of Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Music | 3 |
| MUST 692 | Special Topics in Music Theory and Composition | 1 TO 4 |
At least 2 credits in piano from below courses
3 credits from a performance elective
Music Performance, 30-31 credits
| Courses in Ensembles and Chamber Music |
2-3 |
| Major Applied Study: MUSP 600 or MUSP 610 |
8 |
Three courses in history or theory (one core course minimum in History/Musicology)
|
6-9 |
Electives in music or free electives (Voice students must take MUSP 599 if not taken previously)
|
1-5 |
| CRPR 698 | Creative Project | 3 OR 6 |
| MUST 621 | Analytical Technique | 3 |
| MUHI 600 | Methodology and Bibliography in Musicology | 3 |
| or | |
| MUSE 668 | Research in Music Education | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30-31 |
Music Theory, 32 credits
| MUHI 600 | Methodology and Bibliography in Musicology | 3 |
| MUST 621 | Analytical Technique | 3 |
| Applied Lessons | 3 |
2-6 credits from
5-7 credits from
| MUST 612 | Compositional Practices of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 3 |
| MUST 616 | Theory of Nineteenth-Century Music | 3 |
| MUST 617 | Theory of Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Music | 3 |
| MUST 692 | Special Topics in Music Theory and Composition | 1 TO 4 |
5-7 credits from
| MUST 520 | Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUST 623 | Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Counterpoint | 2 |
| MUST 691 | Independent Study in Music Theory | 1 TO 3 |
2 courses from MUHI, one must be a core course (not MUHI 600), 5-6 credits
6 credits from Thesis requirement
| THES 698 | Thesis | 1 TO 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Piano Chamber Music/Accompanying, 32 credits
| Three courses in history or theory (one core course minimum in History/Musicology |
6-9 |
| Electives in music, including professional internship |
0-3 |
12 credits from
Piano Performance and Pedagogy, 31-32
| 3 semester of Applied Piano |
6 |
| One core history course (not MUHI 501) |
2-3 |
| CRPR 698 | Creative Project | 3 OR 6 |
| MUSE 668 | Research in Music Education | 3 |
| or | |
| MUHI 600 | Methodology and Bibliography in Musicology | 3 |
| MUHI 501 | Piano Literature | 3 |
| MUSP 525 | Elementary Piano Pedagogy and Literature | 3 |
| MUSP 526 | Intermediate Piano Pedagogy and Literature | 3 |
| MUSP 643 | Chamber Music | 1 TO 4 |
| MUSP 692 | Special Topics in Music Performance | 1 TO 6 |
| MUST 621 | Analytical Technique | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 31-32 |
Woodwinds, 30 credits
| Ensembles |
2 |
| Major Applied Study |
10 |
Two courses from History/Musicology (one course must be from core)
One course from Theory/Composition |
7-9 |
| Electives |
0-2 |
| CRPR 698 | Creative Project | 3 OR 6 |
| MUSE 668 | Research in Music Education | 3 |
| or | |
| MUHI 600 | Methodology and Bibliography in Musicology | 3 |
| MUST 621 | Analytical Technique | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Total Credit Hours: 30-32