School of Music

Brigham Young University

School of Music

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Director: Clyn D. Barrus
Graduate Coordinator: K. Newell Dayley
E-466 HFAC
Provo, UT 84602-6410
(801) 378-3317

THE PROGRAM OF STUDIES

The graduate programs of the School of Music are designed to preserve and develop an art form that is essential to human progress and well-being and to provide advanced instruction in the art and craft of music.

The School of Music provides graduate education in composition, music education, musicology, and music performance, and it maintains accreditation for all of its degree programs through the National Association of Schools of Music.

Three degrees are offered through the School of Music: Music—MA, Music—MM, and Music—PhD. A music minor is also offered.

The School of Music has an average enrollment of seventy graduate students from various U.S. and international areas. The average time for a student to complete a master's degree in music is two years.

Admission and Entry.

Semesters of entry and application deadlines: fall, winter, summer, February 1 (U.S. and international). Fall and winter semesters only, except applicants for MM and MA in music education, who must enter summer term only.
Application requirements: each applicant must submit specific materials relating to the applicant's intended specialization, which are reviewed by faculty members in the specialization. See specific areas. International students whose principal language is not English must submit a sample research paper that demonstrates adequate ability to write in English. This paper should be submitted to the School of Music at the time completed application forms are submitted to Graduate Admissions.

Music—MA

The master of arts degree is offered with specializations in music education and musicology. A student whose background exhibits deficiencies in academic areas of music may be required to complete additional prerequisite courses during the MA.

MA in Music Education. This program offers the student an opportunity to contribute to the body of music education theory by completing a thesis based on experimental research. A second option is a thesis study that is descriptive in nature. A thesis of either type is expected to address an issue of significance to the field of music education. The document will also be prepared in article form and submitted for publication to a scholarly journal or for presentation at an appropriate professional conference.

MA in Musicology. This program prepares students to be teachers and scholars who will promote musical understanding and appreciation for the arts. Students are expected to add to the body of historical and analytical publication that has increased understanding of the history, practice, sociology, and aesthetics of the cultural heritage of Western (and to a lesser degree non-Western) music. This effort should also increase awareness of cultural and historical diversity represented in concert programs and recordings.

Admission and Entry.

MA Music Education: submit or complete the following with application:

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) music test score.
Proposal for an experimental or descriptive research study in the degree emphasis.
Personal or telephone interview with the graduate music education faculty.

MA Musicology: submit the following with application:

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) music test score.
Sample scholarly research paper.
List of publications, if any.

Requirements for Specialization—Music Education.

Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in music or equivalent.
Credit hours (32): minimum 26 course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (Music 699R).
Required courses: Music 501, 699R; 4 hours from Music 671, 672, 673, 674, 675; Stat 552.
Electives: 8-10 hours from graduate music courses and 7-9 hours from graduate courses outside the music field.
Thesis.
Examinations: (A) comprehensive written examination; (B) defense of thesis.

Requirements for Specialization—Musicology.

Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in music or equivalent.
Credit hours (32): minimum 26 course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (Music 699R).
Required courses: Music 500, 607A,B, 699R; any 12 hours from 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606.
Electives: 8 hours.
Minor (optional): consult with department.
Thesis.
Examinations: (A) department language proficiency examination, normally in French or German; (B) comprehensive written examination; (C) defense of thesis.

Music—MM

The master of music degree is offered with specializations in Composition, Conducting, Music Education, and Performance.

MM in Composition. The purpose of this specialization is to produce graduates who are prepared to make a significant contribution to the art form, either as composers or as teachers and scholars in composition and theory, and to provide aesthetic enrichment to both the composer and listener.

MM in Conducting. Students develop advanced, personal conducting skills and techniques that are precise and suited to a variety of musical needs; attain confidence, poise, and clarity with the baton; learn effective rehearsal techniques; and become familiar with a variety of instrumental and choral scores representing the repertoire of various music periods and sacred and secular styles. They learn to convey through gesture music's power and gentleness and its directness and subtlety to both the performer and audience and to select and bring to the community the great masterpieces of instrumental and choral literature.

MM in Music Education. This program aims to produce music educators who will be effective teachers and music leaders as well as advocates for the arts in their communities. Possessing a new and enriched perspective of what public music should be, they will be advocates and champions of musical excellence and be more effective in providing stimulating and satisfying musical experiences for students, while serving as exemplars to others in the profession.

MM in Performance. The intent of the specialization is to prepare students with outstanding performance potential to be competitive in performance and teaching careers and to be advocates for the arts in their communities. They may help meet the needs for skilled performers of solo and small and large ensemble music, and they will be able to teach privately and help meet the considerable community demand for excellent private studio teachers.

Admission and Entry.

MM Composition: submit the following with application:

Portfolio of four compositions in various media.
Recording of two or more of these compositions.

MM Conducting: submit the following with application:

Programs of concerts presented and lists of pieces rehearsed as a conductor.
High-quality recording and, if possible, a videotape recording of a representative performance of a group trained and conducted by the applicant.
(a) Choral Emphasis: a personal or recorded performance that demonstrates the applicant's ability to play four-part homophonic and polyphonic music at the keyboard.

(b) Instrumental Emphasis: an audio or video recording showing proficiency on the applicant's major instrument.

MM Music Education: submit the following with application:

Photocopy of a valid teaching certificate.
Written proposal of a possible master's project or thesis topic of interest to the applicant.
Recording containing a representative performance of the applicant on the major instrument and a performance of a group trained and conducted by the applicant.

MM Performance: submit the following with application:

Recital programs and repertoire lists from undergraduate study.
Personal performance audition at Brigham Young University (preferred) or a videotape or recording of the senior recital or equivalent performance (acceptable).

Requirements for Specialization—Composition.

Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in music composition or equivalent in previous training.
Credit hours (32): minimum 26 course work hours plus 6 master's composition hours (Music 688R).
Required courses: Music 500, 503, 606, 687R (6 hours) 688R (6 hours); 3 hours from 601, 602, 603, 604, 605; 6 hours from 581, 583, 591, 596, 683.
Electives: 3 hours.
Recital: strongly recommended.
Project.
Examination: (A) final oral examination; (B) defense of project.

Requirements for Specialization—Conducting.

Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in music;
Credit hours: minimum 32 course work hours.
Required courses: Music 500, 600R (conducting, 4 hours), ensemble (2 hours), 697A,B.

Band Emphasis: Music 510, 532, 595, 606, and electives in addition to electives listed below (8 hours).

Choral Emphasis: Music 506, 507, 533R (4 hours), 664, and electives in addition to electives listed below (6 hours)

Orchestra Emphasis: Music 508, 509, 532, 595, and electives in addition to the electives listed below (6 hours).

Electives: 6 hours (3 hours for band emphasis) in nonperformance music graduate courses (as approved by graduate committee) from one or more of the following areas: music education, music history, or music theory.
Examinations: (A) jury examination each semester of enrollment in 660R; (B) repertory examination; (C) final oral examination.
Closure project: Music 697A, B.

Requirements for Specialization—Music Education.

Prerequisite: public school music teacher certification; baccalaureate degree in music.
Credit hours: minimum 32 course work hours including a professional improvement project (Music 698A,B).
Required courses: Music 501, 595, 673, 674, 675; 6 hours from 532, 533R, 534R; 4 hours from 560R; 698A, B.
Project.
Examination: (A) comprehensive written examination; (B) final oral examination; (C) defense of project.

Requirements for Specialization—Performance.

Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in performance or equivalent; proficiency in German, French, and Italian diction for voice candidates.
Credit hours: minimum 32 course work hours.
Required courses: Music 500, 660R (6 hours), ensemble (2 hours).

Voice or Orchestral Instrument Emphasis: Music 505R, 665, 670R (2 hours), 694R in applied literature (2 hours), 697A, B (4 hours) or 649R (2 hours) and electives in addition to the electives listed below (4-6 hours).

Keyboard Instrument Emphasis: Music 505, 591, 665, 670R (2 hours), 694R in applied literature (2 hours), 649R (2 hours) or 697A,B (4 hours) and electives in addition to the electives listed below (2-4 hours). The ensemble requirement listed above includes 644R.

Electives: 6 hours in nonperformance music graduate courses (as approved by graduate committee) from one or more of the following areas: music education, music history, or music theory.
Examinations: (A) jury examination each semester of enrollment in 660R; (B) repertory examination; (C) final oral examination.
Closure project: the Music 697A,B sequence is the recommended closure project for the degree. With approval from the graduate committee, a student may select the solo recital (649R) option.

Music—PhD

The doctor of philosophy degree is offered with a specialization in musicology. A student's prerequisite master's degree would ordinarily be in the field of musicology or music history. Students with exceptional promise in other fields of music may also be considered for entrance, however, and are encouraged to apply.

PhD in Musicology. This program trains students to be teachers and scholars who will promote musical understanding and appreciation for the arts. It is expected that they will add to the body of historical and analytical publication that has increased understanding of the history, practice, sociology, and aesthetics of the cultural heritage of Western (and to a lesser degree non-Western) music. This should also increase awareness of cultural and historical diversity represented in concert programs and recordings.

Admission and Entry.

PhD Musicology: submit the following with application:

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) music test score.
A thesis or sample scholarly research paper.
A list of publications, if any.

Requirements for Specialization—Musicology.

Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in music; master's degree in musicology or equivalent.
Credit hours (86 beyond baccalaureate, 56-58 beyond master's): minimum 68 course work hours beyond the baccalaureate degree or 38-40 hours beyond the master's degree (subject to approval by the graduate committee), plus 18 dissertation hours (Music 799R).
Required courses: Music 500, 596, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 608A,B, 699R (thesis, 6 hours), 700R (6 hours), 799R (dissertation, 18 hours).
Cognate field requirement: 8 hours from a single cognate field outside the School of Music (e.g., linguistics, philosophy, German literature, etc.).
Language requirement: pass departmental examinations in French and German (additional languages may be required by graduate committee if necessary for candidate's research).
Dissertation.
Examinations: (A) comprehensive examination; (B) oral defense of dissertation.

Music—Minor

The School of Music follows the general university requirements established for the graduate minor. The student must:

Obtain the approval of the department chair.
Select a graduate faculty member (approved by the department chair) to serve as a graduate committee member.
Register for and complete 9 semester hours of approved graduate credit in the minor.
Pass an oral or a written comprehensive examination in the minor (prepared by the minor committee member).

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The School of Music offers four types of graduate awards: assistantships, internships, performance awards, and scholarships. Application for financial aid is made on forms available from the School of Music's graduate coordinator.

RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES

The Harris Fine Arts Center, which houses the School of Music, contains two concert halls and numerous practice rooms for music, dance, and theatre.

Graduate students have opportunities to perform individually and with groups in both the Madsen Recital Hall and the de Jong Concert Hall in the Harris Fine Arts Center.

For a more detailed description of the graduate program requirements, request a copy of the department's graduate handbook.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Class Schedule

500. Musical Research Techniques. (2)

Prerequisite: graduate standing.

501. Music Education Research Techniques. (2)

Prerequisite: graduate standing.

503. Aesthetics. (3)

Fundamental questions of aesthetic theory from classical antiquity to the present, emphasizing musical aesthetics.

505R. Applied Literature. (2)

Prerequisite: minimum of one enrollment in Music 402-407.

Continuation of Music 402-407.

506. Choral Literature 1. (2)

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Concentrated analytical study and application of choral literature through Beethoven.

507. Choral Literature 2. (2)

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Concentrated analytical study and application of choral literature from post-Beethoven to the present.

508. Orchestra Literature 1. (2)

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Concentrated analytical study and application of orchestral literature of the baroque and classical eras.

509. Orchestra Literature 2. (2)

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Concentrated analytical study and application of orchestral literature of the romantic era and the twentieth century.

510. Band Literature. (2)

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Concentrated study of band literature through analysis and conducting.

532. Score Preparation and Conducting: Instrumental. (2)

533R. Score Preparation and Conducting: Choral. (2)

534R. Score Preparation and Direction: Jazz. (2)

560R. Performance Instruction. (2)

Prerequisite: graduate music major status.

Performance instruction for students not specializing in performance and for performance students wishing to study secondary instruments. $200 fee.

570. Music for Elementary School Teachers. (2)

Prerequisite: Music 371, 471, or elementary music teaching experience.

Experiences in teaching various music activities in the elementary school.

571. Elementary Education Music Pedagogy. (2)

Prerequisite: Music 371 and equivalent of elementary education teaching minor in music.

Orff, Dalcroze, and Kodaly materials and techniques.

575R. Summer Music Workshops and Clinics. (1-4) On dem.

576. Fundamentals and Techniques of the Marching Band. (2)

Prerequisite: Music 294, 296.

Planning, charting, and scoring for marching bands. For music education majors only.

581. Twentieth-Century Orchestration. (3)

Prerequisite: Music 481.

New techniques for standard and new instruments; analysis and listening.

583. Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint. (3)

Prerequisite: Music 483.

Strict modal counterpoint in sixteenth-century style (Palestrina); includes species, text setting, and motet.

591. Advanced Topics in Keyboard Harmony. (2)

Prerequisite: Music 407.

Topics vary.

595. Score Analysis. (2)

Analysis of representative choral and instrumental works from the Renaissance through contemporary styles.

596. Schenker Analysis. (3)

Prerequisite: Music 395 or equivalent.

Schenker's system of tonal analysis.

599R. Cooperative Education. (1-6)

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Internship in creative, performing, producing, or teaching applications of major course work.

600R. Topics in Music. (1-3)