D.M.A. A prior degree in music. MGEE schedules are available from the Office of Music Admissions. All concerts in the USC series are recorded for inclusion on the Thornton School of Music's weekly broadcast on National Public Radio. Degree candidates in Early Music Performance are the supervised directors of a collegium musicum made up of early music majors and other students. Basic bibliography and research techniques.
Emphasis is on sacred music.
Emphasis is on secular music and the preparation of publication-quality performing editions. Thesis includes the planning, research, preparation and directorship of a full-length concert of early music, the program to include solo and ensemble music. This practical work will be supported by a paper dealing either with the performance practice sources used and the historical and social background of the repertory performed, or a topic to be decided. Rehearsals and public performances of Renaissance and Baroque repertories in the Thornton School of Music's Center Stage Concert Series and various concert series in Southern California. All concerts in the USC series are recorded for inclusion on the Thornton School of Music's weekly broadcast on National Public Radio.