Master of Music in Music Theory
This degree is designed to prepare the graduate for college-level teaching or doctoral study.
The program includes in-class teaching experience, study and survey of a wide variety of theory texts, and collaboration with a faculty advisor/mentor. Applicants are encouraged to consider studying music theory pedagogy paired with another area (i.e. performance, musicology, conducting, composition, or piano pedagogy).
Active listening, a skill necessary for understanding music and cultivating musical thought, requires musical proficiency: playing an instrument at a moderately accomplished level, score reading, and fluency in keyboard harmony. A theorist must hear what one sees in a score and see in a score what one hears.
Prerequisites
- Bachelors degree in music (or demonstrated equivalent)
- GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 hours
- 3 credits of 18th- or 16th-century counterpoint
- 2 credits of orchestration
- 2 credits of a theory elective
- 4 credits of music history (equivalent study to Music 2307-2308)
- 16 credits of applied instruction (or equivalent)
If an applicant does not meet the required prerequisites, then appropriate course(s) may be added to the degree requirements.
Required Courses
8313 |
Intro to Graduate Study I |
2 |
8314 |
Intro to Graduate Study II |
1 |
8085 |
Problems: Music Theory |
1-4 |
8090 |
Research (Thesis) |
4-8 |
72xx |
Music Theory |
10-14 |
73xx |
Music History |
6 |
7455 |
Studio Instruction |
5 |
7xxx-8xxx |
Electives** |
2 |
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Total |
34 |
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Additional Requirements
- Comprehensive Exam General Info
- See degree specific guidelines on this page to the right
- The student must assemble a faculty thesis committee and pass an oral examination regarding the thesis.
- No more than one course with a grade lower than B- may count toward completion of the degree.