Graduate Division
Curricula for Graduate Degrees
Organ and Sacred Music
Master of Music in Organ and Sacred Music, Double Major
Admission Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in music or its demonstrated equivalent. For additional information, see "Admission Requirements" in the Graduate Division section of this bulletin.
Major I (Organ)
18 credit hours
- Q900 Organ Graduate Major (12 cr.), concurrent with I500 Studio Masterclass (0 cr.) and I501 Departmental Masterclass (0 cr.)
- I711 Master’s Recital (0 cr.)
- 6 credit hours from M675 Seminar in Organ Literature: Renaissance and Baroque (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 (2 cr.) and E590 Organ Pedagogy Practicum (1 cr.)
Major II (Sacred Music)
19 credit hours
- E521 The Children’s Chorus (3 cr.)
- C505 Organ Construction and Design (2 cr.)
- C524 Organ Improvisation (2 cr.)
- C540 The History of Christian Worship and Sacred Music (2 cr.)
- C541 Sacred Music: Philosophy and Practice I (2 cr.)
- C542 Sacred Music: Philosophy and Practice II (2 cr.)
- G560 Graduate Choral Conducting (3 cr.)
- G538 Choral Rehearsal Techniques (2 cr.)
- 1 credit hour chosen from
- F531 Graduate Ear Training for Conductors (1 cr.)
- F532 Graduate Score Reading (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.
Major Ensemble
2 credit hours each fall and spring semester.
Tool Subject
Keyboard Skills and Service Playing Proficiency. Ability in sight reading, transposition, score reading and reduction, figured bass, improvisation, console conducting, and hymn playing as demonstrated by examination or by passing C504 Keyboard Skills Review (1 cr.) (for keyboard skills and improvisation) and C510 Service Playing Review (1 cr.) (for console conducting, hymn playing, accompanying, and score reading). Students must take both parts of the proficiency examination in their first semester of enrollment; with organ department permission, they may take specific examinations for a second time in their second semester of enrollment. For any examination not passed, students must pass C504 Keyboard Skills Review or C510 Service Playing Review as appropriate.