Graduate Division

Curricula for Graduate Degrees  

Strings 

Master of Music in Performance

Prerequisite

Bachelor of Music or its demonstrated equivalent.

Major

Violin 18 credit hours.

  • S910 Violin Graduate Major (14 cr.)
  • I711 Master’s Recital (0 cr.)
  • F550 Chamber Music (1-1 cr.)
  • M665 Survey of Violin/Viola Literature I (2 cr.) or M666 Survey of Violin/Viola Literature II (2 cr.)

Viola 18 credit hours.

  • S920 Viola Graduate Major (14 cr.)
  •  I711 Master’s Recital (0 cr.)
  • F550 Chamber Music (1-1 cr.)
  • M665 Survey of Violin/Viola Literature I (2 cr.) or M666 Survey of Violin/Viola Literature II (2 cr.)

Violoncello 18 credit hours.

  • S930 Violoncello Graduate Major (14 cr.)
  • I711 Master’s Recital (0 cr.)
  • F550 Chamber Music (1-1 cr.)
  • M667 Survey of Violoncello Literature I (2 cr.) or M668 Survey of Violoncello Literature II (2 cr.)

Double Bass 18 credit hours.

  • S940 Double Bass Graduate Major (16 cr.)
  • I711 Master’s Recital (0 cr.)
  • 2 credit hours selected from F519 Orchestral Repertoire (1 cr.) or F520 Topics in Performance Study (1 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 Music Literature and Performance

Prerequisite

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

Admission

Admission to the curriculum is determined on the basis of a full-length recital, comparable to an M.M. recital, which may or may not be heard in its entirety. This recital will be performed by invitation only, after a screening evaluation either by recording or during audition weekends.

Major

Violin 36 credit hours.

  • S910 Violin Graduate Major (18 cr.)
  • S611-S612 Doctoral Violin Recital I-II (1-1 cr.)
  • S613 Doctoral Violin Concerto (1 cr.)
  • I821 Doctoral Chamber Music Recital (1-1 cr.)
  • 6 credit hours chosen from M665 Survey of Violin/Viola Literature I (2 cr.), M666 Survey of Violin/Viola Literature II (2 cr.), M528 Chamber Music Literature (3 cr.), or M550 Doctoral String Literature (1-3 cr.)
  • F550 Chamber Music (1-1 cr.)
  • 2 credit hours chosen from E503 Violin/Viola Pedagogy I (2 cr.), E504 Violin/Viola Pedagogy II (2 cr.), E505 Violin/Viola Pedagogy III (2 cr.), or F550 Chamber Music (1-1 cr.)
  • S650 String Section Leader (1 cr.) or F519 Orchestral Repertoire(1 cr.)
  • M620 Doctoral Final Project (2 cr.).

Viola 36 credit hours.

  • S920 Viola Graduate Major (18 cr.)
  • S621-S622 Doctoral Viola Recital I-II (1-1 cr.)
  • S614 Doctoral Viola Concerto (1 cr.)
  • I821 Doctoral Chamber Music Recital (1-1 cr.)
  • 6 credit hours chosen from M665 Survey of Violin/Viola Literature I (2 cr.), M666 Survey of Violin/Viola Literature II (2 cr.), M528 Chamber Music Literature (3 cr.), or M550 Doctoral String Literature (1-3 cr.)
  • F550 Chamber Music (1-1 cr.)
  • 2 credit hours chosen from E503 Violin/Viola Pedagogy I (2 cr.), E504 Violin/Viola Pedagogy II (2 cr.), E 505 Violin/Viola Pedagogy III (2 cr.), or F550 Chamber Music (1-1 cr.)
  • S650 String Section Leader (1 cr.) or F519 Orchestral Repertoire (1 cr.)
  • M620 Doc­toral Final Project (2 cr.)

Violoncello 36 credit hours.

  • S930 Violoncello Graduate Major (18 cr.)
  • S631-S632 Doctoral Violoncello Recital I-II (1-1 cr.)
  • S633 Doctoral Violoncello Concerto (1 cr.)
  • I821 Doctoral Chamber Music Recital (1-1 cr.)
  • 6 credit hours chosen from M667 Survey of Violoncello Literature I (2 cr.), M668 Survey of Violoncello Literature II (2 cr.), M528 Chamber Music Liter­ature (3 cr.), or M550 Doctoral String Literature (1-3 cr.)
  • F550 Chamber Music (1-1 cr.)
  • 2 credit hours chosen from E506 Cello Pedagogy (2 cr.) or F550 Chamber Music (1-1 cr.)
  • S650 String Section Leader (1 cr.) or F519 Orchestral Reper­toire (1 cr.)
  • M620 Doctoral Final Project (2 cr.)

Double Bass 36 credit hours.

  • S940 Double Bass Graduate Major (18 cr.)
  • S651-S652 Doctoral Double Bass Recital I-II (1-1 cr.)
  • I821 Doctoral Chamber Music Recital (1 cr.)
  • M528 Chamber Music Literature (3 cr.)
  • M550 Doctoral String Literature (1-1-1 cr.)
  • E515 Double Bass Pedagogy (2 cr.)
  • 5 credit hours chosen from S650 String Section Leader (1 cr.), F550 Chamber Music (1 cr.), F519 Orchestral Repertoire (1 cr.), or F520 Special Topics (1 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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