Graduate
Curricula for Graduate Degrees
Organ
Master of Music in Performance
Prerequisite
Bachelor of Music or its demonstrated equivalent.
Major
18 credit hours
- Q900 Organ Graduate Major (12 cr.), concurrent with I500 Organ Masterclass (0 cr.)
- I711 Master’s Recital (0 cr.)
- 6 credit hours from M675 Seminar in Organ Literature: Renaissance (3 cr.), M676 Seminar in Organ Literature: Classic and Romantic (3 cr.), M677 Seminar in Organ Literature: Music Since 1900 (3 cr.), M678 Seminar in Organ Literature: Organ Works of J. S. Bach (3 cr.), or E589 Organ Pedagogy (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.
Major Ensemble
2 credit hours each fall and spring semester.
Tool Subject
Keyboard Harmony and Service Playing Proficiency. Ability in transposition, figured bass, improvisation, console conducting, hymn playing, and score reading and reduction as demonstrated by examination or by passing C504 Improvisational Skills (2 cr.) (for keyboard harmony and improvisation) and C510 Service Playing (2 cr.) (for console conducting, hymn playing, accompanying, and score reading). Students must take both parts of the proficiency exam in their first semester of enrollment; with organ 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 C504 Improvisational Skills or C510 Service Playing as appropriate.
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 an audition. During the 30-minute audition, the student should be prepared to demonstrate abilities in at least three different style periods.
Major
36 credit hours
- Q900 Organ Graduate Major (15 cr.), concurrent with I500 Organ Masterclass (0 cr.)
- Q601 Doctoral Organ Recital (with at least 15 minutes of each recital from memory) (1-1-1 cr.)
- 9 credit hours from M675 Seminar in Organ Literature: Renaissance (3 cr.), M676 Seminar in Organ Literature: Classic and Romantic (3 cr.), M677 Seminar in Organ Literature: Music Since 1900 (3 cr.), M678 Seminar in Organ Literature: Organ Works of J. S. Bach (3 cr.), or E589 Organ Pedagogy (3 cr.)
- C505 Organ Construction and Design (2 cr.)
- Elective (3 cr.)
- M620 Doctoral Final Project (4 cr.)
Minors
See “Structure of Doctoral Curricula” under General Requirements for Doctoral Degrees in this bulletin.
Tool Subjects
- M539 Introduction to Music Bibliography (2 cr.).
- Keyboard Harmony and Service Playing Proficiency. Ability in transposition, figured bass, improvisation, console conducting, hymn playing, and score reading and reduction as demonstrated by examination or by passing C504 Improvisational Skills (2 cr.) (for keyboard harmony and improvisation) and C510 Service Playing (2 cr.) (for console conducting, hymn playing, accompanying, and score reading). Students must take both parts of the proficiency exam in their first semester of enrollment; with organ 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 C504 Improvisational Skills or C510 Service Playing as appropriate.