Graduate Division
Curricula for Graduate Degrees
Choral Conducting
Master of Music in Choral Conducting
Prerequisite
Bachelor of Music or its demonstrated equivalent.
Admission
An audition, during which the candidate must conduct one of the choral ensembles or conducting classes, is scheduled during regular school hours at least 60 days before the expected matriculation date. Candidate chooses music to be conducted from a list available in the Jacobs School of Music admissions office. At the time of the audition each candidate must complete an interview with the choral conducting faculty. Admission to the curriculum is probationary until successful completion of G561 Master’s Choral Conducting I.
Major
20 credit hours
- M555 Foundations in Choral Score Analysis and Preparation (3 cr.), concurrent with G561 Master’s Choral Conducting I (3 cr.)
- M565 Master’s Seminar in Choral Literature (3-3 cr.), concurrent with G562 Master’s Choral Conducting II (3-3 cr.)
- G604 Master’s Choral Conducting Performance (0-0 cr.)
- F531-F532 Score Reading and Aural Skills I-II (1-1 cr.). A student may demonstrate proficiency in F531-F532 without having to substitute other graduate-level courses.
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 Choral Conducting
Prerequisite
Master’s degree in choral conducting or its demonstrated equivalent, including previous experience as a conductor.
Language Proficiencies
Knowledge of French, German, and Italian grammar equivalent to one semester 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
An audition, during which the candidate must appear before one of the choral ensembles or conducting classes, is scheduled during regular school hours upon written request at least 60 days before the expected date of matriculation. Candidates choose music to be conducted from a list of music available through the Jacobs School of Music admissions office. The work selected should be rehearsed in the original language. At the time of the audition, the candidate must complete an interview with the choral conducting faculty. International applicants may submit video and audio recordings of performances. Admission is probationary until successful completion of two semesters of doctoral choral conducting, both of which must be completed during the first year of residency.
Major
36 credit hours.
- G661 Doctoral Choral Conducting: Renaissance (3 cr.)
- G662 Doctoral Choral Conducting: Baroque (3 cr.)
- G663 Doctoral Choral Conducting: Classic/Romantic (3 cr.)
- G664 Doctoral Choral Conducting: Music since 1900 (3 cr.)
- M661 Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: Renaissance (3 cr.)
- M662 Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: Baroque (3 cr.)
- M663 Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: Classic/ Romantic (3 cr.)
- M664 Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: Music since 1900 (3 cr.)
- G810-G811 Doctoral Choral Conducting Performance I-II (2-2 cr.)
- F533-F534 Advanced Score Reading and Aural Skills I-II (1-1 cr.)
- M620 Doctoral Final Project (3 cr.)
- elective (3 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.).