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Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| Course must be completed four times, for 2 credits each. | 8 | |
| Applied Music | ||
| MUHS 604 | Seminar in Historical Research | 3 |
| MUHS 605 | Seminar in Historical and Theoretical Studies | 3 |
| or MUHS 549 | Music Since 1960 | |
| MUCP 511 | Musical Style and Analysis | 3 |
| or MUCP 512 | Music Systems of Analysis and Composition | |
| MUMG 501 | Performance Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| MULT 510 | Special Topics in Instrumental Literature | 2 |
| or MULT 501 | Woodwind Literature and Performance Practice | |
| Performance Practicum - Complete either the Non-Bassoon or Bassoon Only option. | 4-8 | |
| Non-Bassoon | ||
| Course must be taken four times over four semesters: | ||
| Graduate Performance Practicum | ||
| Bassoon Only | ||
| Courses must be taken four times over four semesters; | ||
| Graduate Reed Making for Double Reeds - Advanced | ||
| Graduate Performance Practicum | ||
| Pedagogy | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 2 | |
| Brass Pedagogy | ||
| String Pedagogy | ||
| Pedagogy of Woodwind Instruments | ||
| Pedgogy of Percussion Instruments | ||
| Pedagogy of the Guitar | ||
| Ensembles | ||
| Complete 3 semester hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Ensemble: Chorus | ||
| Ensemble: Orchestra | ||
| Ensemble: Band I | ||
| Opera Production | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance I | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance II | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance IV | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance III | ||
| Electives | ||
| Any graduate level music course not already taken to fulfill a specific core or concentration requirement (and for which prerequisite or equivalents have been met) may be taken as a Music Elective. | 3 | |
| Culminating Experience | ||
| MUPR 695 | Graduate Recital (Course must be completed two times.) | 0 |
| In the term that you will sit for exam, register for the section which matches your major and advisor. Successfully pass the exam. | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| Total Credits | 34-38 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Program of Study Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete the requirements for this program of study within two years. This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUSI 599 | 2 | MUSI 599 | 2 |
| MUHS 604 | 3 | MUHS 605 | 3 |
| MUCP 511 or 512 | 3 | MUPR 640 | 1 |
| MUPR 640 | 1 | Ensemble Course | 1 |
| Ensemble Course | 1 | MUPR 695 | 0 |
| MUPR 598 Graduate Reed Making for Double Reeds - Advanced (for Bassoon Only option) | 0-1 | MUMG 501 | 3 |
| MUPR 598 Graduate Reed Making for Double Reeds - Advanced (for Bassoon Only option) | 0-1 | ||
| 10-11 | 10-11 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUSI 599 | 2 | MUSI 599 | 2 |
| MUPR 640 | 1 | MUPR 640 | 1 |
| Pedagogy Elective | 2 | MUPR 695 | 0 |
| Elective | 3 | MULT 510 | 2 |
| Ensemble Course | 1 | MUPR 598 Graduate Reed Making for Double Reeds - Advanced (for Bassoon Only option) | 0-1 |
| MUPR 598 Graduate Reed Making for Double Reeds - Advanced (for Bassoon Only option) | 0-1 | ||
| 9-10 | 5-6 | ||
| Total Credits 34-38 | |||