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(Including Music Education and Musicology)
Director of the School: Karl P. Kramer
School of Music
2136 Music Building
1114 West Nevada Street
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-3189
E-mail:
t-ward2@uiuc.edu
Graduate Degree Programs
The School of Music offers graduate study leading to the Master
of Music, Doctor of Musical Arts, Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology,
Master of Music in Music Education, Doctor of Education in Music
Education, and the Certificate of Advanced Study in Music Education.
Complete details of these programs may be found in the school’s
brochure on graduate study in music.
Admission
Requirements for admission to the master’s programs are a
bachelor of music degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
or an equivalent degree from another accredited institution. Students
holding other degrees may be admitted but will be expected to make
up any deficiencies in addition to the requirements for the degree.
Applicants for the Master of Music Education must hold a bachelor’s
degree in music education with an grade point average of at least
3.0. Those majoring in musicology are generally expected to have
a minimum grade point average of 3.25 (A = 4.0). Applicants in performance
and literature must pass a qualifying audition before their major
division or submit satisfactory recordings. Applicants in musicology,
theory, and composition must present writings or other evidence
of their ability to pursue work at the graduate level. The Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) is not required but is strongly recommended
for applicants in musicology.
A candidate for admission to the Certificate of Advanced Study in
Music Education program must hold a master’s degree in music
or music education and must have satisfactorily completed two years
of professional employment in music education. During the student’s
first registration period, placement examinations are administered
in music history, music theory, and applied music.
Prerequisites for admission to the Doctor of Musical Arts and the
Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology programs are (1) the Master of
Music degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
or an equivalent degree from another accredited institution; and
(2) a minimum of 32 semester hours in the liberal arts and sciences,
usually including general history, philosophy, and literature. Applicants
to the Doctor of Musical Arts programs must also have (1) a high
level of proficiency in composition or performance—candidates
in composition must submit original scores for review and candidates
in performance and literature must pass a qualifying audition or
submit satisfactory recordings; and (2) appropriate experience in
ensemble performance and/or score reading. Candidates in voice must
have fulfilled all foreign language requirements considered prerequisites
for the Master of Music degree.
An applicant for admission to the Doctor of Education in Music program
must hold a master’s degree with a major in music, music education,
or a related academic discipline acceptable to the Graduate Committee
for Music Education. Admission is determined by examinations in
music history, music theory, music education, and applied music;
personal interviews; records of previous education and experience;
and recommendations from persons who have known the applicant. A
report of the applicant’s score on the Miller Analogies Test
should accompany the application for admission.
For all programs, international applicants whose native language
is not English must present a paper-based Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) minimum score of 590 (243 on the computer-based
test). Students may begin a program in any semester.
Language Requirements
For the Master of Music program, applicants in voice and vocal accompanying
and coaching are required to have had one year each of college-level
French, German, and Italian. Applicants in other applied music areas
and in theory and composition are required to have had one year
of any language at the college level. Applicants in musicology must
give evidence of a reading knowledge of French or German. Students
who are otherwise admissible may satisfy any language deficiencies
concurrently with graduate studies.
All Doctor of Musical Arts candidates will be required to demonstrate
proficiency in at least one language other than English. Each division
may specify which language is required or may require proficiency
in more than one language. Proficiency is required in German and
at least one other language, depending on the proposed field of
specialization, for candidates in the Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology
program. The Language requirement can be satisfied by evidence of
two years of undergraduate study, by completion of a two-semester,
500-level reading course with a grade of at least B, or by satisfactory
test scores.
Graduate Teaching Experience
Although teaching is not a general Graduate College requirement,
experience in teaching is considered an important part of the graduate
experience in the Doctor of Musical Arts program.
Research and Professional Curricula
Master of Music
The fields of specialization for the Master of Music degree are
musicology, music theory, composition, performance and literature
(piano, organ, harpsichord, voice, orchestral instruments), choral
music, instrumental conducting, vocal accompanying and coaching,
and piano pedagogy.
Candidates for the Master of Music degree in theory, composition,
and in performance and literature must earn at least 32 graduate hours,
including 8 graduate hours at the 500 level in their major field and one
unit in Problems and Methods. Candidates in performance and literature
must earn 8 graduate hours in the music literature course in their major
applied area. Candidates in musicology must earn 8 graduate hours in Introduction
to Musicology and 8 graduate hours in the Seminar in Musicology. Electives
in music theory, history and literature, and other music and nonmusic
courses will be chosen in consultation with the candidate’s
graduate adviser. Each candidate for the Master of Music must participate
in an ensemble during two of the terms of study. A graduate recital
is required of all candidates in performance and literature. Candidates
in musicology and theory must write a thesis, for which two units
of credit are given. Candidates in composition must present a portfolio
of their works for approval by the composition faculty.
Doctor of Musical Arts
The fields of specialization for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree
are composition, piano, organ, harpsichord, choral music, voice,
vocal accompanying and coaching, and orchestral instruments.
Candidates must earn a minimum of 64 graduate hours beyond the requirements
for the master’s degree. The program is worked out in consultation
with the student’s graduate adviser in terms of special needs,
interests, and abilities; it will ordinarily include a minimum of
12 graduate hours in the major field of specialization, 8 graduate hours in advanced
music literature courses, and 8 graduate hours in a minor field. Candidates
take a preliminary examination once they complete all coursework
and prior to presenting any required recitals.
In the fields of composition and of performance and literature,
24 graduate hours are devoted to a special doctoral project. Composers must
produce a large-scale original score. Performers must demonstrate
comprehensive repertory study in the form of two solo recitals or
one solo recital and two of the following options: performing a
concerto, a major operatic or oratorio role, or a chamber music
program; giving a lecture-recital; or preparing and, when appropriate,
conducting a concert by an instrumental or vocal ensemble. Those
majoring in one of the string instruments must also present a recital
of chamber music. Students in vocal accompanying and coaching must
give four recitals, one of which must be chamber music. In addition,
both fields have a research requirement that serves in lieu of a
thesis. In the field of choral music, 4 graduate hours are given for the
preparation and presentation of a one-hour program representative
of a comprehensive repertory, and 16 graduate hours are devoted to the
writing of a thesis.
Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology
The Ph.D. in Musicology is intended for those whose interests lie
in research in the history of music, systematic musicology, or ethno-musicology.
A minimum of 64 graduate hours must be earned beyond the requirements for
the master’s degree, including at least 8 graduate hours in the seminar
in musicology. Although no formal outside minor is required, students
are expected to take courses in fields outside music that are appropriate
to the proposed area of thesis research. A preliminary examination
is taken after all coursework is completed. Usually, 32 of the
total of 64 graduate hours are devoted to the writing of an original doctoral
thesis.
Music Education Curricula
Master of Education
Candidates for this degree must earn a minimum of 16 graduate hours in
music courses, 8 graduate hours in education courses, and 8 graduate hours of
electives. Four of the 8 graduate hours in music courses must be in music
education. All students pursuing this degree must complete placement
examinations in music history and theory and in their major performing
medium during the registration period of their first term in residence.
Each candidate for the Master of Music Education must participate
in an ensemble during two of the terms of study. A thesis is not
required. A full-time student can complete this program in one academic
year or four summer sessions. The residence requirement may be fulfilled
by one semester and one summer or by three summers of full-time
study.
Certificate of Advanced Study in Music Education
This program, designed to provide advanced professional preparation
for music educators, requires a minimum of one year of graduate
study beyond the master’s degree. A minimum of 32 graduate hours
beyond the master’s degree is required, including 4 graduate hours
in music education courses and 4 graduate hours in educational psychology.
Doctor of Education in Music Education
This program, offered jointly by the School of Music and the College
of Education, is designed to develop leaders in music education
with a high level of musical, intellectual, and professional competence.
At least 64 graduate hours of work beyond the master’s degree are required,
including 24 graduate hours in music courses and 24 graduate hours in education
courses. No more than 8 graduate hours of credit in applied music may be
counted toward the degree. A thesis is required; it may be in the
area of improving professional practice and may be a field study.
The residence requirement may be fulfilled either by full-time study
in two consecutive semesters or by full-time study in one semester,
a contiguous summer session, and one additional summer session.
Financial Aid
Fellowships and teaching and research assistantships are awarded
on a one-year basis with continuation dependent upon success in
the program. Specific information on application procedures is available
from the School of Music Graduate Office .
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