Graduate Division
Curricula for Graduate Degrees
Organ
Doctor of Music in Music Literature and Performance
Admission Requirements
Master’s degree in organ or its demonstrated equivalent. For additional information, see "Admission Requirements" in the Graduate Division section of this bulletin.
Major
36 credit hours
- Q900 Organ Graduate Major (15 cr.), concurrent with I500 Studio Masterclass (0 cr.)
- Q601 Doctoral Organ Recital (with at least 15 minutes of each recital from memory) (1-1-1 cr.)
- I501 Department Masterclass (0 cr.), every semester
- M620 Doctoral Final Project (4 cr.)
Foundation Courses:
- M607 Survey of Organ Literature and Performance Practice I (3 cr.)
- M608 Survey of Organ Literature and Performance Practice II (3 cr.)
- C611 Service Playing I (2 cr.)
- C612 Service Playing II (2 cr.)
Foundation courses may be validated by exam or previously taken coursework at IU and replaced with courses from the list below. Students seeking to replace foundation courses by examination must do so before or within the first semester of enrollment.
Four credits selected from the following:
- C500 Independent Study in Sacred Music Practices (1-3 cr.)
- C505 Organ Construction and Design (2 cr.)
- C524 Organ Improvisation (2 cr., may be repeated for credit)
- M640 Selected Topics in Organ Repertoire and Performance Practice (2 cr. may be repeated for credit)
- E589 Organ Pedagogy (2 cr.)
- E590 Organ Pedagogy Practicum (1 cr.)
- F532 Graduate Score Reading I (1 cr.)
Minor and Other Required Credits
24 credit hours. See “Structure of Doctoral Curricula” under General Requirements for Doctoral Degrees in this bulletin.
Keyboard Proficiency
Completed by exam or passing grades in C511 Service Playing I, and C512 Service Playing II. Students seeking to satisfy these requirements by examination must do so before or within the first semester of enrollment.