Graduate Division

Curricula for Graduate Degrees

Voice

Master of Music in Performance

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

21 credit hours

  • V900 Voice Graduate Major (12 cr.). V910 Vocal Coaching may substitute for a maximum of two credit hours 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 operatic roles performed in Indiana University Opera Theater productions, 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

X70 University Choral Ensembles (2 cr.) 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 examinations in their first semester of enrollment; they may take specific examinations for a second time in their second semester of enrollment. Diction examinations are given prior to the beginning of each semester. For any examination not passed, students must pass the appropriate Jacobs School of Music diction course.

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Students are ordinarily subject to the curricular requirements outlined in the Bulletin in effect at the start of their current degree. See below for links to previous Bulletins.