Music, Music Education Track: Instrumental Concentration, M.M.

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The music education track in the Master of Music is designed to provide teachers with advanced skills and knowledge to succeed in the public schools or college teaching. Students may select one of four concentrations: instrumental, choral, elementary/general music or conducting. Students entering this degree should have an undergraduate degree in music.

The elementary/general music concentration within the Master of Music is entirely web-based and may be completed entirely via the internet, though some courses are available in a face-to-face format for students who choose that option. This program is designed for individuals who wish to continue their study of elementary/general music methods and pedagogical theory. It is intended for practicing music specialists in the public-private schools and is offered as a 31-hour program with a thesis or a 36-hour program without a thesis.

The choral and instrumental concentrations within the Master of Music are available for either face-to-face or online students.

Requirements (11 hours)

In addition to meeting general degree requirements shown elsewhere in this bulletin, a music major must complete the following school requirements:

Theory

All graduate students must take the graduate placement exam in music theory before registering for their first term of classes. Students who pass are eligible to register for graduate-level theory coursework. Students who do not pass the placement exam must enroll in MTC 401 - Theory Review and successfully complete the course with at least a B before registering in graduate-level theory courses.

Students are encouraged to enroll in MTC 561 - Introduction to Graduate Music Theory as early as possible in their course of study, preferably as their first theory course. MTC 561 is a prerequisite to MTC 565 - Schenkerian Theory .

All students take:

MTC 561 - Introduction to Graduate Music Theory Credit(s): 2

and 2 hours from the following:

MTC 562 - Theory Pedagogy Credit(s): 2
MTC 563 - Scoring and Arranging Credit(s): 2 (if not taken as an undergraduate)
MTC 564 - Post-Tonal Analysis Credit(s): 2
MTC 565 - Schenkerian Theory Credit(s): 2

Music History/Literature

All graduate students must take the graduate placement exam in music history before registering for their first term of classes. Students who pass are eligible to register for graduate-level history coursework. Students who do not pass the placement exam must complete prescribed remediation assignments before registering for graduate-level history courses, with the exception of MHL 531 - Music Bibliography .

Students are encouraged to enroll in MHL 531 as early as possible in their course of study. MHL 531 must be taken prior to or concurrently with a student’s enrollment in other music history courses.

All students take:

MHL 531 - Music Bibliography Credit(s): 3

4 hours from the following:

MHL 521 - Music of the Baroque Era Credit(s): 2
MHL 522 - Music of the Classic Era Credit(s): 2
MHL 523 - Music of the Romantic Era Credit(s): 2
MHL 524 - Music of the Twentieth Century Credit(s): 2
MHL 525 - Music in America Credit(s): 2

Concentration Requirements

(31 hours with thesis, 36 hours without thesis)

MUE 541 - Psychology of Music Credit(s): 3
MUE 540 - Music Research Seminar Credit(s): 3

Two courses from:

MUE 503 - Band Literature Credit(s): 3
MUE 504 - Instrumental Techniques Credit(s): 3
MUS 572 - Professional Development Credit(s): 1-3 (3)

Ensemble or applied (2) from:

MUP 533 - A Cappella Choir Credit(s): 1
MUP 509 - Applied Instruction Credit(s): 1
MUP 519 - Applied Instruction Credit(s): 2

and choose either:

MUS 589 - Thesis Research Credit(s): 3
or
MUS 590 - Thesis Writing Credit(s): 3-9 (3)
or
Music electives Credit(s): 11