Graduate
Curricula for Graduate Degrees
Voice
Master of Music in Performance
Prerequisite
Bachelor of Music or its demonstrated equivalent.
Major
21 credit hours
- V900 Voice Graduate Major (12 cr.). V910 Vocal Coaching may substitute for a maximum of two credits of V900, with permission of the voice department.
- I711 Master’s Recital (0-0 cr.)
- M531-M532 Song Literature III-IV (3-3 cr.)
- E594 Voice 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.
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.
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. Diction exams are given prior to the beginning of each semester. For any exam not passed, students must pass the appropriate Jacobs School of Music diction course.
Doctor of Music in Music Literature and Performance
Prerequisite
Master’s degree in voice or its demonstrated equivalent.
Admission
Admission to the curriculum is determined on the basis of an extensive performance audition. Auditions will be by invitation only, after a screening evaluation by recording. Students currently enrolled in a voice degree in the Jacobs School of Music are not required to submit screening materials. The candidate should offer a program of eight selections from which the committee will select repertoire in English, Italian, German, and French.
Major
38 credit hours
- V900 Voice Graduate Major (15 cr.)
- V601-V602-V603 Doctoral Voice Recital (1-1-1 cr.)
- M685 Solo Vocal Literature Before 1800 (3 cr.)
- M686 Early Romantic Song Literature (3 cr.)
- M687 Late Romantic Song Literature (3 cr.)
- M688 Solo Vocal Literature after 1900 (3 cr.)
- E694 Applied Voice Pedagogy (3 cr.)
- E695 Seminar in Voice 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 student'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 and Other Required Credits
See “Structure of Doctoral Curricula” under General Requirements for Doctoral Degrees in this bulletin.
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. Diction exams are given prior to the beginning of each semester. For any exam not passed, students must pass the appropriate Jacobs School of Music diction course.
Tool Subject
M539 Introduction to Music Bibliography (2 cr.)