The program includes courses in performance practice, notation and genres, as well as specially designed topical seminars. The Master of Music in Music Theory degree totals 34 semester hours and normally takes two years to complete. Included are seminars in research techniques, structural analysis, style analysis and 20-century analysis. Electives and independent studies allow students to pursue subjects of special interest to them. Oral examinations in aural skills, bibliography and analysis are taken in residence.
Study culminates in a thesis.
All new graduate students are required to attend the Graduate Student Enhancement Program, during which incoming students participate in seminars related to college teaching, attend departmental orientation sessions, and take music theory and music history entrance exams. Admission Procedure Applicants seeking admission to the Master of Music program should follow the instructions outlined in the Admissions pages or go to the online application. In addition to the general admission requirements set by the Graduate College, applicants must fulfill the following departmental requirements. Applicants electing the performance or conducting options must audition for area faculty. Applicants electing music history, music theory or composition emphasis must submit examples of their work with their applications.