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Contact Information—School of Music, University of Minnesota, 100C Ferguson Hall, 2106 4th Street South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-4087; fax 612-624-8001; MNmusic@umn.edu).
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this catalog for Graduate School requirements that apply to all major fields.
| Degree Objective | Additional Materials | | Theory (M.A., Ph.D.) | Original papers (tonal and post-tonal analysis) | | Composition (M.A., Ph.D) | Original scores and recordings | Musicology/Ethnomusicology
(M.A., Ph.D.) | Original papers | | Music Education/Therapy (Ph.D.) |
Original papers (e.g., research or professional papers). Documentation of at least 3 years of teaching experience, or at least 3,500 hours of clinical experience |
Collaborative Piano/Coaching
(M.M., D.M.A.) | Audition |
| Conducting (D.M.A.) |
Preliminary VHS or DVD/Audition/Interview |
| Choral Conducting (M.M.) |
Preliminary VHS or DVD/Audition/Interview |
| Orchestral Conducting (M.M.) |
Preliminary VHS or DVD/Audition/Interview |
| Wind Ensemble/ Band Conducting (M.M.) |
Preliminary VHS or DVD/Audition/Interview |
| Performance (M.M., D.M.A.) |
Audition |
Curriculum—The School of Music offers a master of arts (M.A.) in music, a master of music (M.M.), a doctor of musical arts (D.M.A.), and a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Specific degree plans and emphases are listed in each degree's requirements below.
Prerequisites for Admission—Applicants interested in any master's level program must hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent with a major emphasis in one of the following areas of music: musicology/ethnomusicology, theory and/or composition, performance, or music education/therapy. Those applying to the M.A. in music education also generally hold an appropriate teaching license. Applicants interested in doctoral level study must hold a master's degree in an appropriate field of study.
Special Application Requirements—Applicants to the musicology/ethnomusicology, theory, composition, or music education/therapy programs must submit GRE General Test scores; applicants to other programs are encouraged to submit GRE scores in order to be eligible for certain University fellowships. Applicants whose primary language is not English must score a minimum of 6.5 on the IELTS test or obtain a passing score on the TOEFL exam: 550 (paper), 213 (computer), or 79 (Internet, with a minimum of 21 on writing and 19 on reading).
The various degree programs also require additional application materials. For the M.M. and D.M.A. programs in performance, taped auditions may be accepted for applicants who live more than 200 miles from the Twin Cities. However, applicants are encouraged to perform a live audition if at all possible. For the M.M. and D.M.A. in conducting, a preliminary tape screening is required in video format (VHS or DVD).
Although students may be admitted any semester, only students starting in fall semester will be considered for financial assistance. To receive Graduate School fellowship consideration, all materials must be received by January 1. Check with the School of Music for scholarship and assistantship application deadlines.
Diagnostic Exams—Music Theory and Music History Placement Exams are administered to all entering students. All graduate students in music must demonstrate proficiency in the material found in the undergraduate music theory and ear training sequences, including the form and structure of tonal music and twentieth-century music theory and ear training. Similarly, they must demonstrate proficiency in music history from the Middle Ages to the present. Individual programs may require additional diagnostic exams.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
 For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site.
Courses—Refer to Music (MUS), Music Applied (MUSA), and Music Education (MUED) in University Courses for courses pertaining to the program.
Use of 4xxx Courses—Use of 4xxx courses toward degree requirements is subject to adviser and/or director of graduate studies approval. For a 4xxx-level theory/composition course to be approved there must also be a 5xxx- or 8xxx-level theory/composition course in the degree program. |
M.A. Degree Requirements | | The master of arts in music offers emphases in musicology/ethnomusicology (Plan A and Plan B), theory (Plan B only), composition (Plan B only), and music education/therapy (Plan B only).
The M.A. in music with emphasis in musicology/ethnomusicology requires 35 credits (25 course credits and 10 thesis credits) for Plan A and 31 course credits for Plan B; the emphasis in composition (Plan B only) requires 41 course credits, and the emphasis in music theory (Plan B only) requires 30 course credits. The credit totals for these emphases include 6 credits required for courses outside the major field. The M.A. in music with an emphasis in education/therapy requires 30 credits: 12 credits in music education/therapy for the major; 10 credits in music; 3 credits of elective from professional education, music, and music education/therapy; and a 5-credit research project.
Language Requirements—A reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian is required for all M.A. degree emphases except those in the education/therapy field.
Final Exam—For the emphasis in musicology/ethnomusicology, the final exams are written and oral. For the emphases in theory, composition, and education/therapy, the final exams are oral. | M.M. Degree Requirements | | The master of music degree offers emphases in piano, organ, voice, violin, viola, cello, double bass, violin performance and Suzuki pedagogy, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, harp, guitar, collaborative piano/coaching, orchestral conducting, wind ensemble / band conducting, and choral conducting.
The M.M. requires credit distribution among the following for each emphasis: applied music, study directly related to the emphasis (literature, pedagogy, performance practice, conducting, secondary instrument, chamber music, etc.), ensemble, and musicology/ethnomusicology and theory/composition. One recital is required for all emphases except collaborative piano/coaching, which requires two.
The minimum credit requirement for each emphasis is as follows: 30 credits are required for piano, instrumental performance, guitar, piano pedagogy, orchestral conducting, wind ensemble/band conducting, and choral conducting; 33 credits for organ and voice; 37 credits for violin performance and Suzuki pedagogy; 39 credits for collaborative piano/coaching.
Language Requirements—None.
Final Exam—A final oral exam is required that covers coursework and the final project and/or recital. | D.M.A. Degree Requirements | | The doctor of musical arts offers emphases in collaborative piano/coaching, conducting, bassoon, cello, clarinet, flute, oboe, percussion, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, viola, violin, guitar, organ, piano, voice, and woodwind performance. Credit requirements are as follows: 89 credits for piano; 85 credits for instrumental performance, guitar, and conducting; 87 credits for organ and woodwinds; 89 credits for voice; and 91 credits for collaborative piano/coaching.
The School of Music offers two options for D.M.A. degrees. The first option requires the minimum credits as outlined above, typically divided as follows: 32 credits of applied study; 12 credits in musicology/ethnomusicology and theory/composition, with at least one 3-credit course in each area; a minimum of 8 credits directly related to the emphasis (literature, pedagogy, performance practice, conducting, secondary instrument, chamber music, etc.); 9 credits in a supporting program outside of music; 20 recital credits for five recitals; and 4 thesis credits for the D.M.A. project document.
The second option allows students to choose a secondary area of concentration to become professionally prepared in an area that complements the performance major. The secondary area option requires the approval of the student's adviser and of the director of graduate studies, and is limited to secondary areas approved by the Graduate Committee of the School of Music. Under this option, students perform three doctoral recitals instead of five (12 credits total, at 4 credits each) and fulfill the requirements for a secondary area as described below.
Criteria for Secondary Areas
A secondary area comprises a minimum of 15 credits in total—normally five 3-credit courses, at least two of which must be 8xxx courses. Students choosing this option apply the 8 credits that result from reducing the number of doctoral recitals from five to three toward the secondary area. The remaining credits are derived principally from the other areas of music study already built into the D.M.A.—the areas of musicology, theory, pedagogy, etc. The distribution of these credits depends upon the specific secondary area chosen.
A secondary area concentrates either on a single discipline—e.g., musicology, music theory, composition, choral conducting, or pedagogy. All 15 credits of a secondary area must be earned at the University of Minnesota School of Music (i.e., no transfer credits or credits from outside of the School of Music can be used). Students who choose a secondary area are encouraged but not obligated to write their thesis/D.M.A. project in that area. A list of secondary areas and their course requirements is available upon request from the Graduate Studies Office of the School of Music.
Language Requirements—Some D.M.A. emphases require up to two languages chosen from French, German, Italian, or, with approval, other languages appropriate to final research project. | Ph.D. Degree Requirements | The doctor of philosophy offers emphases in composition, music education/therapy, music theory, and musicology/ethnomusicology.
For the doctor of philosophy in music, emphases and minimum course credit requirements are as follows: 51 credits for musicology, ethnomusicology, and theory; 65 credits for composition; and 66 credits for music education. Programs are individualized and build on the core of coursework required for the corresponding master's degrees. Coursework includes 12–18 credits outside the major. In addition, 24 thesis credits are required.
Language Requirements—The language requirement for each emphasis is as follows:
Musicology, ethnomusicology, and composition—Two languages chosen from French, German, and Italian (substitution may be made when a different language is needed for the thesis. For composition, one language may also, with approval, be replaced by a collateral field of knowledge or a special research technique).
Theory—German and either French or Italian (substitution may be made when a different language is needed for the thesis; with approval, the second language may also be replaced by a collateral field of knowledge or a special research technique).
Education/Therapy—None. |
Faculty | | For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Professor
John E. Anderson, SM
Lydia Artymiw, SM
Thomas J. Ashworth, SM
David B. Baldwin, SM
Alexander Braginsky, SM
Michael Cherlin, SM
David A. Grayson, SM
Craig J. Kirchhoff, SM
Korey B. Konkol, SM
Alex J. Lubet, SM
Glenda Maurice, SM
Sally O'Reilly, SM
Tanya Remenikova, SM
Rebecca P. Shockley, SM
Lawrence Weller, SM
Associate Professor
Akosua Addo, SM
Dean W. Billmeyer, SM
Mark P. Bjork, SM
David A. Damschroder, SM
John De Haan, SM
Jean Del Santo, SM
Keitha Lucas Hamann, SM
Kelley A. Harness, SM
Young Nam Kim, SM
Mirjana Lausevic, SM
Scott D. Lipscomb, SM
Timothy Lovelace, SM
Jerry Luckhardt, SM
Peter Mercer-Taylor, SM
Fernando A. Meza, SM
Kathy S. Romey, SM
Paul M. A. Shaw, SM
David Walsh, M2
Assistant Professor
Matthew Bribitzer-Stull, SM
Immanuel Davis, SM
Doug Geers, SM
Sumanth Gopinath, M2
Elizabeth H. Jackson Kirchhoff, M
Matthew Mehaffey, M2
Instructor
John W. Miller, Jr., AM
Dean Sorenson, AM
Lecturer
James L. Clute, AM
Jorja Fleezanis, AM
Brian Grivna, AM
Annette L. Heiderscheit, M2
Kathy Kienzle, AM
Peter M. Lloyd, AM
Basil Reeve, AM
Eugene Rousseau, SM
John Snow, AM2
Charles Ullery, AM
Jeffrey W. Van, AM
Herbert E. Winslow, AM
Earl Yowell, AM
Wendy Zaro-Mullins, AM
Other
Julia Bogorad, AM
Gary A. Bordner, AM
Christopher Brown, AM
Timothy Diem, AM
Joria K. Fleezanis, AM
James F. Flegel, AM
Burt Hara, AM
Annette L. Heiderscheit, M2
Ann Houck, M2
Barbara G. Kierig, AM
Thomas Turner, AM | | | | | |
