Graduate
Curricula for Graduate Degrees
Percussion
Master of Music in Performance
Prerequisite
Bachelor of Music or its demonstrated equivalent.
Major
18 credit hours
- D900 Percussion Graduate Major (14 cr.)
- I711 Master’s Recital (0 cr.)
- F547 Percussion Chamber Ensemble or F550 Chamber Music (1-1-1-1 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.
Other Required Credits
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 semester until four fall-spring enrollments are reached or the student graduates.
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 extensive performance audition and an interview on the literature and techniques of percussion.
Major
36 credit hours
- D900 Percussion Graduate Major (18 cr.)
- D601-D602-D603-D604 Percussion Recital I-II-III-IV (1-1-2-2 cr.)
- M637 Seminar in Percussion History (3 cr.)
- M638 Percussion Ensemble Literature (3 cr.)
- F603-F604 Seminar in Percussion Performance I-II (2-2 cr.)
- M620 Doctoral Final Project (2 cr.)
Minors and Other Required Credits
See “Structure of Doctoral Curricula” under General Requirements for Doctoral Degrees in this bulletin.
Major Ensemble
Assignment determined by the percussion faculty.
Tool Subject
M539 Introduction to Music Bibliography (2 cr.)