General Information

The Graduate Division of the School of Music offers course work leading to the degree of Doctor of Music in the areas of music literature and performance, music literature and pedagogy (brass instruments only), composition, and conducting. Available major fields within these areas are listed under departmental headings in the Curricula for Graduate Degrees in Music section. The School of Music also offers the Doctor of Music Education degree and, through the University Graduate School, the Doctor of Philosophy degree in the areas of musicology, music education, and music theory.

The Doctor of Music degree represents outstanding accomplishment in music performance and academic studies. The holder of this degree should demonstrate not only a high level of performance competency in his or her instrumental area or in voice, but also a broad knowledge of the pertinent instrumental or vocal repertoire, the ability to undertake independent research, and the ability to communicate his or her understanding effectively in written and oral forms.

The Doctor of Music Education degree calls for a scholarly study of music teaching. In addition to providing for an understanding of the principles underlying successful teaching and the techniques necessary for systematic inquiry into those processes, the degree requires an emphasis in an area of music education: band conducting and literature, choral methodology, college music teaching, or supervision and administration. The area of emphasis must be different from that of the master's degree.

A Doctor of Philosophy degree represents breadth of experience and training in the arts and sciences and is recommended for those planning to enter a field involving research or scholarly writing as well as college teaching in musicology, music theory, or music education. The dissertation required for the Ph.D. degree must be original research of a quality and a significance warranting publication.

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Admission to Curriculum

Prerequisites
A master's degree with the same major or its demonstrated equivalent is a prerequisite for the doctoral degree. For a doctoral major not existing at the master's level, the prerequisites are those listed with the curriculum. Students electing a change of major at the doctoral level may demonstrate the equivalent of the prerequisite for the new major by special examinations or by passing prerequisite courses. In the event that a student wishes to bypass the master's degree, the first 30 credit hours of graduate work will be considered the equivalent of the master's degree and will be subject to the requirements and regulations that apply to the master's degree. Students directly admitted to a Ph.D. program who wish to obtain a master's degree must complete all requirements that apply to the master's degree.

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Credit and Residence

The doctoral degree may be conferred upon completion of at least 90 credit hours of advanced study (including the master's degree). At least 30 credit hours beyond the master's degree must be completed at Indiana University, with at least two consecutive semesters in residence. Up to 30 credit hours may be transferred from accredited institutions. Each course to be transferred must be equivalent to a course offered at Indiana University. Transfer for the D.M. and D.M.E. degrees is approved by the director of graduate studies and the department in which the equivalent course is offered. Departmental practices vary: an interview or examination may be required. Performance lessons, chamber music coaching, ensemble, and review courses may not be transferred.

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Required Grades

Major
Each course in the major field must have a grade of B or higher to fulfill degree requirements.

Minor
Each course in a minor field must have a grade of C or higher to fulfill degree requirements. In addition, courses counting toward a minor field must have an average of B. For purposes of computing the required B average in the minor fields, only those courses accepted in fulfillment of the degree will be counted. Departments offering the minor may require a higher grade for their minor fields.

Tool Subjects and Guided Electives
Each course must have a grade of C or higher to fulfill degree requirements.

Language Proficiencies
Each grammar, diction, or reading course must have a grade of C or higher to fulfill degree requirements. For Ph.D. students, the grade must be B or higher.

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Advisory Committee

After a student is admitted to a degree program, a faculty advisory committee is appointed by the director of graduate studies based on a list submitted by the student. This committee administers the qualifying examinations and approves and grades any required recitals or music performances.

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Research Committee

The research committee for D.M. and D.M.E. candidates is appointed by the director of graduate studies based on a list submitted by the student. The committee consists of three members from the major field, one of whom acts as chairperson, and one member from a minor or other outside field. The research director is normally either the chairperson or the outside member, depending on the nature of the topic and the expertise required. The research committee approves the topic proposal, approves the dissertation or document for defense, conducts the defense and final examination, and approves and grades the dissertation or document.

The research committee for Ph.D. dissertations is appointed by the dean of the University Graduate School. See the University Graduate School Bulletin for further information on the appointment and constitution of the committee.

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Structure of Doctoral Curricula

Information regarding the structure of the Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Music Education degrees is available under the relevant departmental sections of this bulletin. All Doctor of Music degrees, however, share a commonality as set forth below. Specific requirements relating to each category listed below may be found under departmental listings. Further details of general requirements for the degree may be found in the Regulations and Procedures section of this bulletin.

1. Major Field
   34-39 credit hours.
2. Minor Field
   The Doctor of Music degree requires a minor in music history and literature, music theory, or music education. Certain departments may further restrict the choice of options for the minor field for their majors. For D.M. students who have completed master's degrees in one of these three fields, the appropriate department may, with the approval of the director of graduate studies, waive part or all of the doctoral minor course work and determine an appropriate department involvement in the written and oral qualifying examinations. Students will take additional courses in the major field or in other areas to make up the required 12 credit hours of the first minor.
3. Other Required Credits
   If the major is in music performance, neither minor may be in music performance. 12 credit hours reflecting one of the following groupings are required in addition to the major and specified minor:
   1. A second formal minor;
   2. An individualized minor approved by a faculty member with expertise in the area of emphasis (this faculty member is responsible for the minor-field written examination) and the director of graduate studies; or
   3. Guided electives not in the major field; choices are approved by the chairperson of the student's advisory committee and the director of graduate studies.
      If a student has a master's degree in a field other than musicology, music education or music theory, the appropriate department may, with the approval of the director of graduate studies, waive part or all of the doctoral minor course work for the second minor and determine an appropriate departmental involvement in the written and oral qualifying examinations. If the major is in music performance, this substitute for a second minor may not be performance. Students will take additional courses in the major field or in other areas to make up the required 12 credit hours of the second minor.
4. Language Proficiencies and Tool Subjects (if required)
5. Recital Requirements
6. Qualifying Examinations
7. Written Project (Document, Essay, Lecture/Recital, or Composition)

Doctoral Minors

The following is a partial list of minors available within the School of Music. For others, consult the director of graduate studies.

Minor in Composition
The minor in composition consists of: (a) 12 credits of K810 private composition lessons (3 credits of K554 Advanced Orchestral Arranging for Graduate Students may be substituted for 3 credits of K810 at the recommendation of the composition faculty); (b) the public performance on student composition recitals of at least three compositions written while enrolled in K810, to be graded as Pass/Fail by a committee of at least three composition faculty in attendance; and (c) a minor field examination in two parts: (1) the composition of a vocal work to an assigned text within a 24-hour period, and (2) the composition of a short movement for chamber ensemble within a seven-day period. Both compositions will be graded Pass/Fail by a committee of at least three composition faculty members.

Minor in Early Music
The minor in early music must include 6 credit hours selected from M517-M518-M519 Literature and Performance Practice I-II-III (3 cr.) or M697 Advanced Seminar Materials in Early Music (3 cr.), and 6 credit hours of electives (performance study, chamber music, or other courses) offered by the Early Music Institute and approved by the department chairperson. A minimum grade of B is required in each course to be counted toward the minor.

Minor in Jazz Studies
The minor in jazz studies must be selected from F521 Advanced Improvisational Concepts (3 cr.), K512 Jazz Composition (3 cr.), M582 The Bebop Era (3 cr.), M583 Duke Ellington (3 cr.), or M584 Research in the History and Analysis of Jazz (3 cr.).

Minor in Music Education
The minor in music education must consist of 6 credit hours selected from E518 Foundations of Music Education (3 cr.), E519 Psychology of Music (3 cr.), E530 Learning Processes in Music (3 cr.), E535 Measurement, Evaluation, and Guidance in Music (3 cr.), E616 Curriculum in Music Education (3 cr.), E635 College Music Teaching (3 cr.), and 6 credit hours of electives in graduate music education.

Minor in Music History and Literature
The minor in music history and literature must include four graduate courses in music history and literature taught by members of the musicology faculty.

Minor in Music Information Technology
The minor in Music Information Technology consists of N561 MIDI and Computer Music (3 cr.), N562 Electronic Text Processing and Distribution (3 cr.), N563 Developing Computer-Based Music Instruction (3 cr.), and N564 Music Information Representation, Search, and Retrieval (3 cr.). A student may substitute N569 Independent Research in Music Information Technology (3 cr.) for any class with permission of the MIT program coordinator. Each of the required courses has a prerequisite of advanced, demonstrable skill with at least one computing application, e.g., a programming language or a word processing, database, or spreadsheet program. M539 Introduction to Music Bibliography is strongly recommended as a prerequisite to N562. Consult the graduate office for information on admission to the minor.

Minor in Music Theory
The minor in music theory must include T550 Readings in Music Theory (3 cr.) or T591 Teaching of Music Theory I (3 cr.), T551 Introduction to Analytical Techniques (3 cr.) or T556 Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music (3 cr.), plus 6 credit hours from available graduate courses in music theory by consultation with the department chairperson or the coordinator of graduate studies in music theory. A minimum grade of B is required in each course to be counted towards the music theory minor.

Minor in Musicology
The minor in musicology must include M551 Introduction to Historical Musicology (3 cr.) (prerequisite: M539 Introduction to Music Bibliography), two musicology seminars M602 Seminar in Musicology: Variable Topics (3-3 cr.); and a fourth course approved by the musicology department chairperson.

Minor in Stage Direction for Opera
The minor in stage direction for opera must include R505 Opera Stage Direction Technique I (3 cr.), R591 Principles of Acting in Opera (2 cr.), R502 Stage Management (1 cr.), and 6 credit hours selected from M561-M562-M563-M564 History and Literature of Opera I-II-III-IV (3-3-3-3 cr.) or M525 Survey of Operatic Literature (3 cr.).

Minor in Voice
The minor in voice must include 6 credit hours of V800 Voice, plus 6 credit hours selected from E694 Applied Comparative Voice Pedagogy, E695 Seminar in Vocal Pedagogy Research, or M531-M532 Song Literature III-IV, M685 Vocal Literature before 1800, M686-M687 Romantic Song Literature and Oratorio I-II, and M688 Twentieth-Century Vocal Literature. For audition information, see the department chairperson.

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Ph.D. Minors for Students Outside the School of Music

Minors in music for doctoral students outside the School of Music may be taken within one of the established departments of the School of Music. No general entrance examinations are required, but the director of graduate studies may require entering proficiency examinations. Acceptance as a minor, prerequisites, and minimum requirements are established by the director of graduate studies. No transfer credits will be accepted toward a music minor.

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Language Proficiencies or Tool Subjects

Candidates for doctoral degrees who expect to do research in specialized fields or who must have specialized techniques beyond those normally required of master's degree students must possess or acquire such techniques in addition to the regular course requirements. Specific recommendations are made for each candidate on the basis of the degree choice and results of the entering proficiency examinations; the candidate has an opportunity to pass examinations in the specified areas or to take prescribed courses. The level of language proficiency required for Ph.D. candidates is determined by the individual departments and the director of graduate studies.

Candidates for the D.M. degree have language or tool subject requirements according to the nature of their degree plans.

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Recital Requirements

The following apply to all D.M. curricula (see also specific major field requirements):

1. When a doctoral student has received a grade below a B on one of the required recitals, the student may not play the same program again in fulfillment of that recital requirement nor use any of the selections from the unsatisfactory recital on any other required recital.
2. A student who receives a grade lower than a B on any two successive required recitals (including repetition of the same recital requirement) may no longer pursue the D.M. degree in that major.
3. The last of the required recitals is the final recital, which is to be scheduled upon the recommendation of the student's advisory committee chairperson after the qualifying examination is passed and before the defense of the document is scheduled. The final public performance for choral conducting majors, composition majors (K701), and voice majors (lecture/recital) may be done before the qualifying examinations. Voice majors are required to give at least two recitals before the qualifying examinations.
4. Recital policies can be obtained from the Recital Scheduling Office.

Public Performances

A student whose curriculum requires a public performance as a conductor or composer must make the preliminary arrangements with the committee chairperson and must secure the approval of the advisory committee before the event takes place. The major field representatives of the advisory committee shall attend the performance, or a dress rehearsal of the performance, and by ballot filed with the director of graduate studies shall determine (1) acceptance or rejection of the performance or dress rehearsal of the performance (by majority vote), and (2) a letter grade (by committee average). When a performance or rehearsal is rejected, the course of action is determined by the director of graduate studies and the student's advisory committee.

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Qualifying Examinations

Applicants for a doctoral degree are not considered candidates for the degree until they have passed the qualifying examinations and have been recommended by their advisory committee to the dean of the University Graduate School or the dean of the School of Music.

Preliminary Requirements
Before the qualifying examinations are scheduled, doctoral students must have been admitted to the curriculum and have met the following preliminary requirements:

1. They must have satisfied all prerequisites, proficiencies, and tool subject requirements.
2. They must have completed all course work for the major field (except recitals, performances, and dissertation, document, or essay) in order to write the major field examination. For minors within the School of Music, they must have completed all course work in the minor field before writing the examination for that minor.
3. Students pursuing the Ph.D. in music theory or the D.M. must have their dissertation or document topic approved before taking the oral qualifying examination. Students pursuing the D.M.E. or the Ph.D. in music education must have their dissertation or document topic approved before the major field written examination may be scheduled. Students pursuing the Ph.D. in musicology may have their dissertation topic approved before or after the qualifying examinations.

Musical Styles
All doctoral students must demonstrate their ability to deal analytically and stylistically with a broad range of musical compositions by taking the Doctoral Styles Examination. Students must take the exam in their first fall semester of enrollment. This will be their only opportunity. Students who pass the exam meet the requirement. Students who do not pass the exam must earn a grade of B or higher in T545 Analysis of Music Literature. This course may fall anywhere in the student's curriculum. T545 taken previously at Indiana University and passed with a grade of B or higher will be accepted in lieu of the exam; transfer credits will not be accepted. This requirement must be completed before a student may begin to take qualifying examinations.

Written Examinations
Students must take written examinations in the major and minor fields. (Minors outside the School of Music may not require a written examination.) These examinations are prepared by the advisory committee member(s) representing the major or minor field and may be based on the content of courses taken in each field or on the background and concepts pertinent to the area. At the discretion of the minor field representative (as guided by appropriate department policy), students having music performance as a minor may substitute a 30-minute performance examination by a faculty jury or a graded recital for the written examination.

Oral Examination
The major field oral qualifying examination for D.M. students has as its aim the assessment of the student's knowledge of the major area (performance or composition), especially focused on the literature included in a repertoire list approved by the student's advisory committee. This examination may include assessment of the student's ability to articulate an understanding of the formal/analytical characteristics of the music, its historical development and social context, and features related to its teaching and learning. The student's knowledge is evaluated by the student's advisory committee. A majority vote of the committee determines the outcome of the major field examinations. Minor field oral examinations, if required, take place at the same time but are evaluated separately. A failed examination may be retaken once. The committee will prescribe the scope of questioning of the reexamination. Oral qualifying examinations may not be scheduled during the summer sessions.

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Registration after Admission to Candidacy

After admission to candidacy, candidates must enroll each semester for course work, dissertation or document credit, or G901 Advanced Research. Failure to meet this requirement automatically terminates candidacy. Students whose candidacy lapses are required to reapply for admission to candidacy and are expected to meet current requirements for the degree. Candidates who will graduate in August must enroll in the preceding summer session.

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Dissertation and Document

Instructions for the development of a topic proposal may be obtained from the Music Graduate Office. The same office manages the scheduling of the dissertation or document defense. Students desiring to undertake the defense during a summer session must apply to the director of graduate studies before May 1.

A Ph.D. student must be a candidate for the degree in order to defend a dissertation. The defense of the dissertation or document is oral and is normally based upon the dissertation or document, although it may also touch on the major field literature or any field of general music interest that the committee deems pertinent.

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Time Limits

Before Qualifying Examinations
Students must complete all course work for a D.M. degree (including those courses transferred from other schools, but not including those on the master's degree) and begin qualifying examinations within a period of seven calendar years from the date of matriculation in the doctoral program. Students who do not complete their doctoral work within the prescribed time limit must be readmitted to the major field (through interview, submission of documents, or audition, as appropriate to the major), meet current requirements, and make any other curricular changes required by the director of graduate studies and the major field department. If a student is readmitted to the major, the term of readmission is three years. If the student has not completed course work by that time, he or she must once again meet the terms for readmission described above. In addition, any doctoral course taken more than 10 calendar years earlier must be revalidated according to the procedures of the department offering the course.

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Ph.D. and D.M.E. Time Limits

Ph.D. and D.M.E. students have 10 calendar years, including the master's degree. Ph.D. students must receive permission to revalidate courses from the director of graduate studies and from the dean of the University Graduate School. D.M.E. students must receive permission to revalidate courses from the director of graduate studies.

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Qualifying Examinations

All qualifying examinations, written and oral, must be completed within one calendar year.

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After Qualifying Examinations

Students must complete the doctoral degree within seven years after passing the qualifying examinations. After that time, students must be reinstated to candidacy. To be reinstated to candidacy for the D.M. degree, students must (1) obtain the permission of the department chairperson and the director of graduate studies, (2) fulfill any new departmental requirements in effect at the time of the application for reinstatement, (3) pass a written qualifying examination, content and duration of which will be agreed upon by the student's examination committee and the director of graduate studies. If reinstatement is granted, it is valid for a period of three years. Revalidation of course work is not required.

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Ph.D. Time Limits

Ph.D. students follow the reinstatement procedure outlined in the bulletin of the University Graduate School.

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Interruption of Study

Doctoral students who, prior to completion of the qualifying examinations, have interrupted their degree pursuits for a period of five years or more must meet current requirements for the degree, and make any other curricular changes required by the major field advisor and the director of graduate studies.

These time limits are suspended for students in active military service for the duration of that active service.

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