Graduate Division

Curricula for Graduate Degrees  

Orchestral Conducting 

Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting

Prerequisite

Bachelor of Music degree or its demonstrated equivalent.

Entrance Examination

Audition with orchestra. Personal interview covering all aspects of conducting, instrumentation, orchestral literature, sight-singing, score reading, and piano proficiency (if applicable).

Major

18 credit hours.

  • G571 Master’s Advanced Orchestral Conducting (3-3-3-3 cr.)
  • G603 Master’s Orchestral Conducting Performance (0 cr.)
  • M571-M572 Master’s Seminar in Symphonic Literature 1-2 (3-3 cr.).
Music History and Literature Requirement

6 credit hours. See “Structure of Master’s Curricula” under General Requirements for Master’s Degrees in this bulletin.

Outside Area

6 credit hours. See “Structure of Master’s Curricula” under General Requirements for Master’s Degrees in this bulletin.

Ensemble

Each semester.

Doctor of Music in Orchestral Conducting

Prerequisite

Master’s degree with the same major or its demonstrated equivalent.

Admission

Audition with orchestra. Applicants are examined in conducting, opera and symphonic literature, score reading, piano (if applicable) and sight-singing proficiency, and orchestration. In the event the student is deficient in certain areas, courses may be prescribed in addition to the course requirements.

Major

36 credit hours.

  • G671 Doctoral Advanced Orchestral Conducting (3-3-3-3-3-3 cr.)
  • G801 Doctoral Orchestral Conducting Performance (2-2 cr.)
  • M671-M672-M673-M674 Doctoral Seminar in Symphonic Literature 1-2-3-4 (3-3-3-3 cr.)
  • M620 Doctoral Final Project (2 cr.)
Minors

See “Structure of Doctoral Curricula” under General Requirements for Doctoral Degrees in this bulletin.

Tool Subject

M539 Introduction to Music Bibliography (2 cr.).

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