Students may choose between two concentrations: Performance (emphasizing studio instruction or conducting, and culminating in a public recital) and Teaching (directed towards music educators in grades K-12 who desire a master's degree in this discipline). 

Music study is enriched by the well-equipped and modern facilities in the Amy E. du Pont Music Building, with its large rehearsal rooms, ample practice rooms and Loudis Recital Hall. An excellent collection of scores, books, and music journals is housed in the University's Morris Library. In addition, the department's Music Resources Center contains study scores and chamber music, as well as a fine collection of audio and video recordings. The building also houses extensive electronic equipment to support the work in computer and video-disc technology which has earned the department international acclaim. 

The entering student is expected to have an undergraduate degree in music. The applicant must also submit a transcript of all previous academic work to the department's Committee on Graduate Studies, revealing an acceptable grade-point average (normally 3.0). Finally, the student must provide the Coordinator of Graduate Studies with a statement of professional goals and three letters of recommendation. Students applying for admission to the Performance Concentration must pass an audition. 

Applicants must also perform satisfactorily on the department's music theory and music history placement tests prior to enrolling in MUSC 695 (Advanced Analytical Techniques) or MUSC 611 (Studies in Music History). Any and all deficiencies indicated must be corrected before the student may enroll in these courses. This may be accomplished through enrollment in one or more existing undergraduate music theory or literature courses or through a program of self-study, tutoring, or laboratory work. The department's Coordinator of Graduate Studies will prescribe remedial action, if any, appropriate for each person. The student will be required to retake and pass the portions of the placement exams in which deficiencies were found before enrolling in the above-mentioned courses. 

Admission is selective and competitive based on the number of well-qualified applicants and the limits of available faculty and facilities. Those who meet stated minimum academic requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who fail to meet those requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths. 

Graduate assistantships are available to a select number of full-time students. The applicant should contact the department's Coordinator of Graduate Studies for information. Please refer to the chapter "Financial Aid" in this catalog for additional information.

I. Performance Concentration 

Courses 

Students are required to complete 33 credit hours (maintaining a grade average of B or better) to be granted the degree Master of Music: Performance. All students take the following: 
 

• MUSC 601 Master's Recital (2 cr.) 
• MUSC 603 Chamber Music Literature (3 cr.) 
• MUSC 611 Studies in Music History (3 cr.) 
• MUSC 620 Large Ensemble (1 cr.) 
• MUSC 621 Chamber Ensemble (1 cr.) 
• MUSC 622 Materials and Methods of Research (3 cr.) 
• MUSC 661 Advanced Private Study (4 cr.) 
• MUSC 662 Advanced Private Study (4 cr.) 
• MUSC 681 Pedagogy and Literature (3 cr.) 
• MUSC 695 Advanced Analytical Techniques (3 cr.) 

• MUSC 605 Symphonic Literature (3 cr.) 
• MUSC 663 Advanced Keyboard Literature (3 cr.) 

Other Requirements 

The culmination of the degree is a public recital (MUSC 601), which is preceded by an acceptable recital-approval hearing. In addition, toward the end of the course of study, the student must pass an oral examination. 

Courses 

Students are required to complete 30-31 credit hours (maintaining a grade average of B or better) to be granted the degree Master of Music: Teaching. All students take the following: 

Core Courses (9 cr.) 
 

• MUSC 611 Studies in Music History (3 cr.) 
• MUSC 622 Materials and Methods of Research (3 cr.) 
• MUSC 695 Advanced Analytical Techniques (3 cr.) 

Music Education Courses (6 cr.) 
 

• MUSC 640 Philosophical Issues in Music Education (3) 
• MUSC 676 Seminar in Music Education (3) 

Specialization Component (3-4 credits) 

Students can elect one of three areas of specialization: Choral Conducting, Instrumental Conducting, or General Music K-12. The courses for each are as follows: 

Choral Conducting 
 

• MUSC 636 Advanced Choral Conducting (3) 
• MUSC 638 Large Ensemble Practicum (1) (Large Ensemble to be chosen with the approval of the faculty advisor) 

Instrumental Conducting 
 

• MUSC 637 Advanced Instrumental Conducting (3) 
• MUSC 638 Large Ensemble Practicum (1) (Large Ensemble to be chosen with the approval of the faculty advisor) 

General Music K-12 
 

• MUSC 675 General Music K-12 (3) 

Thesis or Project (6 credits) 

Students can elect to write a thesis or pursue a project in which they develop and implement a teaching portfolio. The courses for each are as follows: 

Thesis 
 

• MUSC 869 Master's Thesis (6) 

Project 
 

• MUSC 679 Professional Improvement Project I (3) 
• MUSC 680 Professional Improvement Project II (3) 

Elective Courses (6 cr.) 

All elective courses must be approved by the Music Education Advisor. The courses must be graduate-level courses, and they may be taken in music or in other departments.