Music Performance, M.M.

Each of the degree programs consists of 30 semester hours of work composed of the following elements

Plan B

To earn a Master of Music in Performance, students must complete the following requirements:

No more than 12 credits can be counted from 4000-level courses toward any graduate program of study.
MUSC 5310 - Music Research Methods Credits: 2
Choose a total of at least THREE courses from the following (minimum 9 credits from the following two categories):
Upper-Division Music History (3-6 Credits):
MUSC 4315 - America’s Ethnic Music Credits: 3
MUSC 4330 - Undergraduate Seminar Credits: 3
MUSC 4350 - History and Literature of Jazz Credits: 3
MUSC 4651 - String Solo Literature Credits: 3
MUSC 4490 - History of Rock and Roll Credits: 3
MUSC 5320 - Advanced Seminar Credits: 2-6
Upper-Division Theory (3-6 hours):
MUSC 5035 - Advanced Theory Credits: 3
MUSC 5340 - Advanced Composition Credits: 1-4
MUSC 5350 - Advanced Analysis Credits: 3

MUSC 5480 - MUSC 5670 Private Lessons in major instrument or voice Credits: 8 minimum
MUSC 5700 - MUSC 5890 Ensembles Credits: 2
MUSC 5680 - Graduate Recital Credits: 2 A faculty jury must approve a recital given for credit one month prior to the performance. The faculty jury will determine the grade after the performance.
MUSC 5390 - Performance Practice and Interpretation Credits: 2
MUSC 5320 - Advanced Seminar Credits: 2-6
MUSC 4*** - Pedagogy (instrument specific) Credits: 2

Plan B paper, or 1-hour lecture-recital

(voice majors only). Singers must demonstrate acceptable proficiency in singing in Italian, German, French, and English.

Require successful completion of the written comprehensive exams, which cover theory, history, and the major area.