Degree Course Requirements:
Course Requirements for the Master of Music in Performance Semester Hours Required (minimum): 32 to 35 - varies by concentration - see below. Course Requirements for students who entered the program before Fall 2022 can be found here. |
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Required Courses | - AMU 6xxx: Applied Music (2+2+2+2 = 8)
- MUS 5018: Applied Area Literature – topics depend on concentration (2)
- MUS 5120: Music Research for Performers (2)
- MUS 5130: Seminar in Music History, Culture, and Analysis (4)
- MUS 5140: Performers Symposium (1+1+1+1 = 4)
- MUS 5150: Artist Portfolio (1)
- MUS 5960: Community Engaged Performance (1)
- MUS 5998: Master of Music in Performance Recital (1)
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Concentration | Other Performance Concentrations (Code: 558V) Semester hours required for the degree (minimum): 34
- MUS 5018: Applied Area Literature (1) (This is in addition to what is in the core.)
- MUS 5022: Applied Area Pedagogy (3)
- MUS 5100: Performance Ensemble (1+1+1+1=4)
- 3 s.h. of music electives chosen in consultation with an advisor
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Recital Requirements
Two recitals are required and the student must be enrolled in applied voice during the semester each recital is presented. The first recital must include literature in four languages and be representative of all music periods from Baroque through the Twentieth Century. The second recital may be similar or, with the approval of the voice faculty, be replaced by an opera or oratorio role.
Proficiency Requirements
Students must demonstrate proficiency or prove by academic transcript: Survey of Song Literature, Opera History and Literature, Vocal Pedagogy, piano proficiency, and one year of study of French and German, undergraduate diction, and Alexander Technique. Students not demonstrating proficiency in these subjects may be required to take appropriate courses.
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