音乐

研究生学位

Master of 音乐 and the Doctor of 音乐al Arts are offered with tracks in performance, 指挥与音乐教育.

音乐硕士学位.M.)

Three tracks are offered: Performance, Conducting, 音乐理论与教育学 and 音乐 Education. 的性能, 音乐理论与教育学, Choral Conducting and Instrumental Conducting tracks require a minimum of 30 credits; the 音乐 Education track requires a minimum of 30 credits.

M.M. in performance and conducting is the professional degree in music designed for performers and conductors wishing to augment and refine their skills. The primary purposes of the MM option in 音乐理论与教育学 are (1) to add to the breadth of the experiences for our graduate students and (2) to make them more attractive candidates in their job searches, especially those seeking teaching positions in higher education. M.M. in 音乐 Education is designed for music teachers who wish to update and increase their practical pedagogical knowledge.

申请表格可于网上填写 1pt.35buy.net/gradschool. A complete application will include three recommendations, 成绩单和学术写作的例子. Applicants should notify the graduate music coordinator, charlette.moe@35buy.net, 他们申请的意向. For applicants in performance and conducting, an on-campus visit 和一个udition are required. 在被硕士项目录取之后, 申请人将完成诊断检查, which will be used by their advisers to plan appropriate coursework.

所有课程必须以B的最低成绩通过. Comprehensive written examinations in the student’s primary area and in music academic studies must be passed near the end of or after coursework. The final oral examination (administered by the student’s committee) occurs after the written comprehensive exam.

导体s and performers will prepare a recital as their capstone experience. Those in the music education track will complete a written practicum. Both experiences will be planned with guidance by the candidate’s committee. The committee will include three graduate faculty members: the adviser, 音乐学术研究的代表人物, 至少还有一名音乐教员.

音乐教育硕士学位

This degree is designed to be completed in three summers or in a combination of summers and the academic year. Students must register for a least six credits per calendar year until all degree requirements are completed. 课程包括在线课程和校内课程. Course-work can be focused in elementary, choral/vocal, or instrumental music education. No thesis is required; rather, students will complete a four-credit practicum. The practicum will be agreed upon and planned jointly by the student and his/her adviser. Comprehensive written examinations must be passed near the end of or after coursework. The final oral examination (administered by the student’s committee) occurs after the written comprehensive examination.

音乐艺术博士.M.A.)

D.M.A. 终端专业是音乐实践学位吗, designed for performers and conductors wishing to acquire the highest performance abilities. 研究生s will have attained the academic qualifications generally accepted for teaching at the college level.

Entering students in the vocal performance track are expected to have appropriate language proficiencies in French, 德国, 和意大利. Remedial work may be required upon recommendation of the adviser and committee.

Recitals 和一个 final written project are planned in conjunction with the candidate's committee, 至少由四名成员组成:顾问, 学生专业领域的代表, 音乐史或音乐理论的成员, 和一个 研究生院代表.

All course work must be passed with a minimum grade of B. Qualifying examinations in the student's primary focus area and in academic studies must be passed near the end of or after course work, and prior to a final oral examination by members of the candidate's committee. 所有D.M.A. graduates must have reading proficiency in at least one foreign language. 对于一些, an alternative such as a computer language or other research skill, 如果适合学生的重点领域, 可以替代. This proficiency will be determined 和一个ssessed by the candidate's committee. 进一步, students in Choral Conducting must demonstrate appropriate proficiency in foreign language diction.

提供两首曲目:表演和指挥. Each track requires a minimum of 90 credits beyond the baccalaureate degree. Students entering the program with an approved master's degree or its equivalent may apply credits toward the D.M.A. The graduate music faculty will determine the viability and number of transfer credits.

Additional information about graduate study at the Challey School of 音乐 may be found at 1pt.35buy.net/performingarts/music/graduate/.