Graduate Division

Curricula for Graduate Degrees  

Voice 

Master of Music in Performance

Prerequisite

Bachelor of Music or its demonstrated equivalent.

Language Proficiencies

Knowledge of French, German, and Italian grammar equivalent to two semesters at the college level in each, and proficiency in diction in each language as demonstrated by examination or by passing a Jacobs School of Music diction course. Students must take all three diction exams in their first semester of enrollment; with voice department permission, they may take specific exams for a second time in their second semester of enrollment. For any exam not passed, students must pass the appropriate Jacobs School of Music diction course.

Major

21 credit hours.

  • V900 Voice Graduate Major (12 cr.)
  • I711 Master’s Recital (0-0 cr.)
  • M531-M532 Song Literature III-IV (3-3 cr.)
  • E594 Vocal Pedagogy (3 cr.).

The first recital requirement (I711 Master’s Recital) must be a standard voice recital. The second recital may be a standard or specialized voice recital, or this requirement may be met with opera roles, if approved by the voice faculty.

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 in voice or its demonstrated equivalent.

Language Proficiencies

Knowledge of French, German, and Italian grammar equivalent to two semesters at the college level in each, and proficiency in diction in each language as demonstrated by examination or by passing a Jacobs School of Music diction course. Students must take all three diction exams in their first semester of enrollment; with voice department permission, they may take specific exams for a second time in their second semester of enrollment. For any exam not passed, students must pass the appropriate Jacobs School of Music diction course.

Admission

Admission to the curriculum is determined on the basis of a recital, which may or may not be heard in its entirety, performed during the initial entrance audition or during the first period of enrollment if the initial audition is by recording. This recital must consist of two selections in each of the following languages: English, German, French, and Italian. Not more than two of the eight selections can be operatic arias; however, one aria is required.

Major

38 credit hours.

  • V900 Voice Graduate Major (15 cr.)
  • V601-V602-V603 Doctoral Voice Recital (1-1-1 cr.)
  • M685 Vocal Literature Before 1800 (3 cr.)
  • M686-M687 Romantic Song Literature and Oratorio I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • M688 Twentieth-Century Vocal Literature (3 cr.)
  • E694 Applied Comparative Voice Pedagogy (3 cr.)
  • E695 Seminar in Vocal Pedagogy Research (3 cr.)
  • M620 Doctoral Final Project (2 cr.).

Credit may be divided between V900 Voice Graduate Major and V910 Vocal Coaching with approval of candidate’s advisory committee. One of the three required voice recitals must be a standard recital. Operatic roles may be substituted for one of the required recitals with the approval of the voice faculty.

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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