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The College of Mu sic of fers un der grad u ate pro grams lead ing tothe de grees of Bach e lor of Mu sic and Bach e lor of Arts, and grad u -ate pro grams lead ing to the de grees of Mas ter of Mu sic, Mas ter of Arts, Doc tor of Phi los o phy, and Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts.

UN DER GRAD U ATE PRO GRAMS

All de gree pro grams in the College of Mu sic are ac cred ited by theNa tional As so ci a tion of Schools of Mu sic.

All stu dents in Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro grams in the Col -lege of Mu sic must suc cess fully pass an Up per Di vi sion Per for -mance Ex am i na tion as a pre req ui site for en roll ment into ap pliedmu sic at the 300-level. The ex am i na tion is ad min is tered by thefac ulty of the area of study at the con clu sion of the fourth se mes -ter of applied music at the 100-level.

In ad di tion to meet ing the re quire ments for ad mis sion to theuniversity, ac cep tance into an un der grad u ate pro gram in the Col -lege of Mu sic re quires sat is fac tory per for mance on a ma jor in stru -ment or in voice as de ter mined by au di tion.

Can di dates who wish to ma jor in com po si tion must sub mit aport fo lio for re view and ap proval by the area fac ulty.

Trans fer credit in mu sic the ory and mu sic per for mance is val i -dated by ex am i na tion. Trans fer credit in other mu sic coursesmust have the ap proval of the Col lege of Mu sic.

Gen eral Re quire ments for All of the Bach e lor's De greePro grams in the Col lege of Mu sic

CRED ITS1. All of the fol low ing core courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

MUS 180 Fun da men tals of Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 181 Mu si cian ship I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 182 Ear Train ing and Sight Sing ing I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 183 Ear Train ing and Sight Sing ing II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 211 His tory of West ern Mu sic to 1750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUS 212 His tory of West ern Mu sic Since 1750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 280 Mu si cian ship II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 281 Mu si cian ship III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 282 Ad vanced Ear Train ing and Sight Sing ing I . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 283 Ad vanced Ear Train ing and Sight Sing ing II . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 381 20th Cen tury Mu sic The ory (W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. One of the fol low ing ethnomusicology courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 409 Amer i can Mu sic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 425 Mu sic of South Asia and its Di as pora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 426 Mu sic of Af rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 429 Mu sic of East Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 430 Mu sic of the Ca rib bean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 436 Pop u lar Mu sic of Black Amer ica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 443 An thro pol ogy of Mu sic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Ad mis sion as a Ju nior to the Col lege of Mu sic

1. Com ple tion of at least 56 cred its ac cept able to the college.2. An ac a demic re cord in all work ac cepted by the college which

meets the re quire ments of Ac a demic Stand ing of Un der -grad u ate Stu dents.

3. Ac cep tance into a de gree pro gram in the college.

Grad u a tion Re quire ments for the Bach e lor of ArtsDe gree in Mu sic

1. The Uni ver sity re quire ments for bach e lor’s de grees as de -scribed in the Un der grad u ate Ed u ca tion sec tion of the cat a -log.

2. The re quire ments of the Col lege of Mu sic for the Bach e lor ofArts de gree that are listed be low:a. Courses used to sat isfy the Uni ver sity In te gra tive Stud -

ies re quire ment can not be counted in the ful fill ment ofany other re quire ment.

b. The spe cific re quire ments, in clud ing a cap stone ex pe ri -ence, of a ma jor lead ing to the Bach e lor of Arts de greein the Col lege.

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c.Sec ond–year com pe tency in a foreign lan guage. Thisre quire ment may be sat is fied by plac ing into a 300–level for eign lan guage course based on a Mich i gan State Uni -ver sity place ment test.

d. Cog nate re quire ment:Stu dents must com plete two cog nates of 12 cred itseach. Both the cog nates and the re lated courses mustbe ap proved by the As so ci ate Dean for Un der grad u ateStud ies in the Col lege of Mu sic.(1) The courses in each cog nate shall be in a sin gle

dis ci pline or the matic area.(2) At least one of the cog nates must be in a field out -

side the Col lege of Mu sic .(3) One 300 or 400 level course of at least 3 cred its

must be in cluded in one of the cog nates.(4) Courses at the 300–400 level in the same lan guage

that were used to sat isfy the for eign lan guage re -quire ment de scribed above in 1.c., or courses at the 100–200 level in an other for eign lan guage, may becounted to ward this re quire ment.

e. Credit re quire ment:(1) At least 30 cred its in courses at the 300 level and

above.(2) At least 30, but not more than 54 cred its in Mu sic

courses in clud ing cred its in 100-200 level coursesin mu sic per for mance and en sem ble and 100-levelcourses in mu sic the ory.

(3) A min i mum grade-point av er age of 2.0 in courses in the ma jor that count to ward the de gree.

Grad u a tion Re quire ments for the Bach e lor of Mu sicDe gree

1. The Uni ver sity re quire ments for bach e lor’s de grees as de -scribed in the Un der grad u ate Ed u ca tion sec tion of the cat a -log.

2. The re quire ments of the Col lege of Mu sic for the Bach e lor ofMu sic de gree that are listed be low:a. Courses used to sat isfy the Uni ver sity In te gra tive Stud -

ies re quire ment can not be counted in the ful fill ment ofany other re quire ment.

b. The spe cific re quire ments, in clud ing a cap stone ex pe ri -ence, of a ma jor lead ing to the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree in the Col lege of Mu sic.

c. Credit re quire ment.(1) At least 30 cred its in courses at the 300 level and

above.d. A min i mum grade–point av er age of 2.0 in all of the Mu sic

courses that count to ward the de gree.

Hon ors Study

The Col lege of Mu sic en cour ages hon ors stu dents to de velop dis -tinc tive un der grad u ate pro grams. The Di rec tor of Stu dent Affairsserves as ad vi sor to Hon ors Col lege stu dents, and it is the ad vi -sor’s re spon si bil ity to help the stu dent plan a rig or ous and bal -anced pro gram which will also re flectthe stu dent’s spe cial in ter ests and com pe ten cies.

The college of fers hon ors op por tu ni ties, chiefly through Hon ors Op tions in courses, pri vate les sons, and sem i nars at both in tro -duc tory and ad vanced lev els. These agree ments, through priorar range ment, per mit the stu dent to earn Hon ors credit for spe cial -ized study be yond the usual re quire ments of the course.

Pol icy on Com bin ing Jazz and Clas si cal Ap plied Stud ies

Any com bin ing of jazz and clas si cal pri vate les sons will be de ter -mined on an in di vid ual ba sis by the re spec tive ap plied ar eas. This pol icy will serve to as sure that suf fi cient at ten tion is given to theac qui si tion of the nec es sary rep er toire and skills, es pe cially in the pri mary area. If a stu dent wishes to change from clas si cal to jazzor vice versa, an au di tion will be re quired prior to the fi nal de ci -sion.

COM PO SI TION

The Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram in com po si tion is de -signed for stu dents who are in ter ested in ob tain ing an in tro duc -tion to the tech nique of com po si tion and for stu dents who arepre par ing for ad vanced study in com po si tion, mu sic the ory, ormu si col ogy.

Re quire ments for the Bach e lor of Mu sic De greein Com po si tion1. The Uni ver sity re quire ments for bach e lor's de grees as de scribed in the Un der grad u -

ate Ed u ca tion sec tion of this cat a log; 120 cred its, in clud ing gen eral elec tive cred its,are re quired for the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree in Com po si tion.

The Uni ver sity's Tier II writ ing re quire ment for the Com po si tion ma jor is met by com -plet ing Mu sic 381. That course is ref er enced in item 3. b. be low.

2. The re quire ments of the Col lege of Mu sic for the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree.3. The fol low ing re quire ments for the ma jor:

CRED ITSa. Cap stone ex pe ri ence.

Prep a ra tion and di rec tion of a half-hour re cital of orig i nal com po si tions dur ingthe se nior year. Com po si tions for sev eral per form ing me dia should be in cludedin the re cital. The stu dent must dem on strate a com mand of compositional tech -nique to the sat is fac tion of the ap pro pri ate fac ulty.

b. The courses that are listed above un der the head ing

Gen eral Re quire ments for All of the Bach e lor's De gree Pro grams

in the Col lege of Mu sic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26c. Mu sic ac tiv ity re quire ment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram incom po si tion are re quired to par tic i pate in a ma jor en sem ble asdes ig nated by the Col lege of Mu sic dur ing each fall and spring se -mes ter of en roll ment in the pro gram. Mu sic ma jors must per forman au di tion for place ment into an en sem ble in or der to re ceive en -sem ble credit to ward their de gree. A min i mum of 8 cred its incourses ap proved by the Col lege of Mu sic is re quired. Stu dentswho are en rolled in the com po si tion ma jor for more than eight se -mes ters are re quired to com plete more than 8 cred its to sat isfythis re quire ment. How ever, no more than 8 cred its that are re latedto the ma jor en sem ble re quire ment may be counted to ward the re -quire ments for the de gree.

d. Pi ano pro fi ciency re quire ment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2All stu dents in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram in com po si -tion whose per for mance area is not pi ano are re quired to dem on -strate pro fi ciency in pi ano to the sat is fac tion of the ap pro pri atefac ulty.

Stu dents are re quired to com plete a min i mum of 2 cred its of Mu -sic 150M. Any cred its earned in Mu sic 150M be yond 2 cred its willnot count to wards the de gree pro gram. Stu dents who take the pi -ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion and place into Mu sic 150M may takethe Mu sic 150M waiver ex am i na tion on a one-time ba sis. For thewaiver ex am i na tion, stu dents will be re quired to play all of the se -lec tions re quired in the pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion prior to en -roll ing in Mu sic 150M. The pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion may onlybe taken while the stu dent is en rolled in Mu sic 150M.

Stu dents will take a place ment ex am i na tion be fore be gin ningany pi ano courses. The place ment ex am i na tion will de ter mine theap pro pri ate place ment in Mu sic 141, 142 or 150M. Stu dentschoos ing to en roll with out tak ing the place ment ex am i na tion, mayonly en roll in Mu sic 141.

e. Com plete the re quire ments for one of the fol low ing 5per for mance ar eas: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12(1) Pi ano (12 cred its):

(a) Pri vate in struc tion in pi ano. This re quire ment must bemet by com plet ing 8 cred its of Mu sic 150A and 4 cred itsof Mu sic 350A (12 cred its).

(2) Stringed In stru ments: Harp, Vi o lin, Vi ola, Cello, and Dou bleBass (12 cred its):(a) Pri vate in struc tion in harp, vi o lin, vi ola, cello, or dou ble

bass. This re quire ment must be met by com plet ing oneof the fol low ing pairs of courses, with 8 cred its in the100–level course and 4 cred its in the 300–level course:

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MU SICUn der grad u ate Pro grams

Mu sic 150C, 350C; 152A, 352A; 152B, 352B; 152C,352C; 152D, 352D (12 cred its).

(3) Wind In stru ments: Flute, Oboe, Clar i net, Sax o phone, Bas -soon, Trum pet, Horn, Trom bone, Eu pho nium, and Tuba (12cred its):(a) Pri vate in struc tion in flute, oboe, clar i net, sax o phone,

bas soon, trum pet, horn, trom bone, eu pho nium, or tuba.This re quire ment must be met by com plet ing one of thefol low ing pairs of courses, with 8 cred its in the 100–levelcourse and 4 cred its in the 300–level course: Mu sic153A, 353A; 153B, 353B; 153C, 353C; 153D, 353D;153E, 353E; 154A, 354A; 154B, 354B; 154C, 354C;154D, 354D; 154E, 354E (12 cred its).

(4) Per cus sion In stru ments (12 cred its):(a) Pri vate in struc tion in per cus sion in stru ments. This re -

quire ment must be met by com plet ing 8 cred its of Mu sic155 and 4 cred its of Mu sic 355 (12 cred its).

(5) Voice (12 cred its):(a) Pri vate in struc tion in voice. This re quire ment must be

met by com plet ing 6 cred its of Mu sic 151 and 4 cred its ofMu sic 351 (10 cred its).

(b) Both of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):MUS 143 Eng lish Dic tion for Singers . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 144 Ital ian Dic tion for Singers . . . . . . . . . . . 1

f. All of the fol low ing courses:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

MUS 335 En sem ble Con duct ing I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 380 Mu si cal Styles and Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 441 In tro duc tion to Com puter Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 480 Coun ter point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 483 Com po si tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8MUS 484 In stru men ta tion and Ba sic Or ches tra tion . . . . . . . 2

g. One of the fol low ing courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MUS 336A En sem ble Con duct ing II: In stru men tal . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 336B En sem ble Con duct ing II: Cho ral . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

h. One of the fol low ing courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MUS 410 Jazz His tory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 413 Key board Lit er a ture to Mid–19th Cen tury . . . . . . . 2MUS 414 Key board Lit er a ture since the Mid–19th

Cen tury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 415 Art Song Lit er a ture: Ger man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 416 Art Song Lit er a ture: French, Span ish, and Italian . 2MUS 417 Art Song Lit er a ture: Brit ish and Amer i can. . . . . . . 2MUS 418 Op era and Or a to rio Aria Rep er toire . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 420 Mu sic of the 18th Cen tury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 421 19th Cen tury Eu ro pean–Amer i can Mu sic

Lit er a ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 422 20th Cen tury Eu ro pean and Amer i can Mu sic

Lit er a ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 423 His tory of Op era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 424 Women in Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

JAZZ STUD IES

The Bach e lor of Mu sic in Jazz Stud ies is a pro fes sional de greepro gram. It in cludes the com mon core courses of all other Bach e -lor of Mu sic de gree pro grams and the shared ob jec tives of mu si -cal lit er acy, de vel op ment of au ral skills, un der stand ing of a broadrep er toire, and at tain ment of an a lyt i cal skills. Uniquely, this pro -gram seeks to de velop a high level of com pe tency in jazz per for -mance, and in compositional, scor ing, and ar rang ing skills. It alsostrives to pre pare in di vid u als to un der stand the lit er a ture and his -tor i cal and cul tural con text of jazz.

Re quire ments for the Bach e lor of Mu sic De gree inJazz Stud ies

1. The Uni ver sity re quire ments for bach e lor’s de grees as de scribed in the Un der grad u -ate Ed u ca tion sec tion of this cat a log; 120 cred its, in clud ing gen eral elec tive cred its, are re quired for the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree in Jazz Stud ies.

The Uni ver sity’s Tier II writ ing re quire ment for the Jazz Stud ies ma jor is met by com -plet ing Mu sic 381. That course is ref er enced in item 3. a. be low.


CRED ITSa. All of the core courses that are listed above un der the head ing

Gen eral Re quire ments for All of the Bach e lor’s De gree Pro grams

in the Col lege of Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26b. Mu sic ac tiv ity re quire ment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram injazz stud ies are re quired to par tic i pate in a ma jor en sem ble asdes ig nated by the Col lege of Mu sic dur ing each fall and spring se -mes ter of en roll ment in the pro gram. A min i mum of 8 cred its incourses ap proved by the Col lege of Mu sic is re quired. Stu dentswho are en rolled in the jazz stud ies ma jor for more than eight se -

mes ters are re quired to com plete more than 8 cred its to sat isfythis re quire ment.

c. Com plete the re quire ments for one of the fol low ing fiveper for mance ar eas: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16(1) Pi ano (16 cred its)

(a) Pri vate in struc tion in pi ano. This re quire ment must bemet by com plet ing 8 cred its of Mu sic 150J and 8 cred itsof Mu sic 350J.

(2) Stringed In stru ments: Harp, Vi o lin, Vi ola, Cello and Dou bleBass (16 cred its)(a) Pri vate in struc tion in harp, vi o lin, vi ola, cello or dou ble

bass. This re quire ment must be met by com plet ing 8cred its of Mu sic 152J and 8 cred its of Mu sic 352J.

(3) Wind In stru ments: Flute, Oboe, Clar i net, Sax o phone, Bas -soon, Trum pet, Horn, Trom bone, Eu pho nium and Tuba (16cred its)(a) Pri vate in struc tion in flute, oboe, clar i net, sax o phone,

bas soon, trum pet, horn, trom bone, eu pho nium, or tuba.This re quire ment must be met by com plet ing 8 cred its ofMu sic 153J and 8 cred its of Mu sic 353J or 8 cred its ofMu sic 154J and 8 cred its of Mu sic 354J.

(4) Per cus sion In stru ments (16 cred its)(a) Pri vate in struc tion in per cus sion in stru ments. This re -

quire ment must be met by com plet ing 8 cred its of Mu sic155J and 8 cred its of Mu sic 355J.

(5) Voice (16 cred its)(a) Pri vate in struc tion in voice. This re quire ment must be

met by com plet ing 8 cred its of Mu sic 151J and 8 cred itsof Mu sic 351J.

d. All of the fol low ing courses:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

MUS 131 Jazz Combo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 185 Jazz Styles and Anal y sis I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 186 Jazz Styles and Anal y sis II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 301 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 302 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 303 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 304 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 400 Jazz Ar rang ing and Com po si tion I . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 401 Jazz Ar rang ing and Com po si tion II . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 410 Jazz His tory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 438 Jazz Ped a gogy I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 439 Jazz Ped a gogy II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

e. Com plete 6 ad di tional cred its of jazz elec tives as ap proved by thestu dent’s ac a demic ad vi sor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MU SIC

The Bach e lor of Arts de gree pro gram with a ma jor in mu sic is alib eral arts pro gram with a strong em pha sis in mu sic. It may ful fillthe re quire ments for en trance into a Mas ter of Mu sic pro gram; itdoes not pro vide prep a ra tion for teacher cer tif i ca tion in mu sic.

Re quire ments for the Bach e lor of Arts De gree in Mu sic

1. The Uni ver sity re quire ments for bach e lor's de grees as de scribed in the Un der grad u -ate Ed u ca tion sec tion of this cat a log; 120 cred its, in clud ing gen eral elec tive cred its,are re quired for the Bach e lor of Arts de gree in Mu sic.

The Uni ver sity's Tier II writ ing re quire ment for the Mu sic ma jor is met by com plet ingMu sic 381. That course is ref er enced in item 3. b. be low.

2. The re quire ments of the Col lege of Mu sic for the Bach e lor of Arts de gree.3. The fol low ing re quire ments for the ma jor:

CRED ITSa. One of the fol low ing two op tions:

(1) Per form a se nior re cital that is sat is fac tory to the ap pro pri ate fac ulty.(2) Sub mit a pa per that is sat is fac tory to the ap pro pri ate fac ulty. The topic of

the pa per must be ap proved by the Col lege of Mu sic Cur ric u lum Com mit -tee.

The suc cess ful com ple tion of this re quire ment sat is fies the cap stone ex pe ri -ence re quire ment for the mu sic ma jor.

b. The courses that are listed above un der the head ing

Gen eral Re quire ments for All of the Bach e lor's De gree Pro grams

in the Col lege of Mu sic with the ex cep tion of Mu sic 282 and 283 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

c. Mu sic ac tiv ity re quire ment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Arts de gree pro gram inmu sic are re quired to par tic i pate in a ma jor en sem ble as des ig -nated by the Col lege of Mu sic dur ing four se mes ters of their en -roll ment in the pro gram. Mu sic ma jors must per form an au di tionfor place ment into an en sem ble in or der to re ceive en sem blecredit to ward their de gree.

d. Mu sic pro fi ciency re quire ment.All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Arts de gree pro gram inmu sic are re quired to dem on strate pro fi ciency in the per for mancearea that the stu dent se lects to sat isfy re quire ment 3.e. be low.Stu dents who have com pleted 4 cred its in the 100–level pri vate in -

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struc tion course in their per for mance area, but who have not yetdem on strated pro fi ciency to the sat is fac tion of the ap pro pri atefac ulty, must con tinue to en roll in the 100–level pri vate in struc tioncourse un til they have met the pro fi ciency re quire ment. How ever,no more than 4 cred its in the 100–level pri vate in struc tion coursemay be counted to ward the re quire ments for the de gree.

All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Arts de gree pro gram inmu sic must suc cess fully com plete an Up per Di vi sion Per for manceEx am i na tion as re quired by their spe cific area in or der to en roll in300-level les sons. Those who do not pass this ex am i na tion mustcon tinue to en roll in the 100-level pri vate in struc tion course un til it is passed. How ever, no more than four cred its in the 100-level pri vate in struc tion course may be counted to ward the re quire ments for thede gree.

e. Com plete the re quire ments for one of the fol low ing five per for mance ar eas: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 or 10(1) Pi ano (8 cred its):

(a) Pri vate in struc tion in pi ano. This re quire ment must bemet by com plet ing 4 cred its of Mu sic 150A and 4 cred itsof Mu sic 350A (8 cred its).


bass. This re quire ment must be met by com plet ing oneof the fol low ing pairs of courses, with 4 cred its in the100–level course and 4 cred its in the 300–level course:Mu sic 150C, 350C; 152A, 352A; 152B, 352B; 152C,352C; 152D, 352D (8 cred its).

(3) Wind In stru ments: Flute, Oboe, Clar i net, Sax o phone, Bas -soon, Trum pet, Horn, Trom bone, Eu pho nium, and Tuba (8cred its):(a) Pri vate in struc tion in flute, oboe, clar i net, sax o phone,

bas soon, trum pet, horn, trom bone, eu pho nium, or tuba.This re quire ment must be met by com plet ing one of thefol low ing pairs of courses, with 4 cred its in the 100–levelcourse and 4 cred its in the 300–level course: Mu sic153A, 353A; 153B, 353B; 153C, 353C; 153D, 353D;153E, 353E; 154A, 354A; 154B, 354B; 154C, 354C;154D, 354D; 154E, 354E (8 cred its).

(4) Per cus sion In stru ments (8 cred its):(a) Pri vate in struc tion in per cus sion in stru ments. This re -

quire ment must be met by com plet ing 4 cred its of Mu sic155 and 4 cred its of Mu sic 355 (8 cred its).


met by com plet ing 4 cred its of Mu sic 151 and 4 cred its ofMu sic 351 (8 cred its).

(b) Both of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):MUS 143 Eng lish Dic tion for Singers . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 144 Ital ian Dic tion for Singers . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

f. One of the fol low ing courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MUS 410 Jazz His tory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 413 Key board Lit er a ture to Mid–19th Cen tury . . . . . . . 2MUS 414 Key board Lit er a ture since the

Mid–19th Cen tury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 415 Art Song Lit er a ture: Ger man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 416 Art Song Lit er a ture: French, Span ish, and Ital ian 2MUS 417 Art Song Lit er a ture: Brit ish and Amer i can. . . . . . . 2MUS 419 Ba roque Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 420 Mu sic of the 18th Cen tury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 421 19th Cen tury Eu ro pean–Amer i can Mu sic

Lit er a ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 422 20th Cen tury Eu ro pean and Amer i can Mu sic

Lit er a ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 423 His tory of Op era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 424 Women in Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MU SIC ED U CA TION

The Bach e lor of Mu sic in Mu sic Ed u ca tion pro vides for the com -pre hen sive train ing of mu sic teach ers. It al lows stu dents to de -velop a pro gram of study tai lored to their in ter ests and needs asteach ers. Stu dents are en cour aged to de velop their mu si cian shipthrough en sem bles, pri vate les sons, con duct ing classes, the cre -ative mu si cian ship com po nent, and a wide va ri ety of in stru men taland voice classes. Stu dents de velop their skills as ed u ca tors incourses that be gin in the fresh man year and cul mi nate in a stu -dent teach ing/pro fes sional de vel op ment se mes ter. Grad u ates ofthis pro gram will be able to plan, im ple ment, and as sess mu sic in -struc tion in a va ri ety of in struc tional set tings and for a va ri ety ofstu dent pop u la tions.

The B.M. in Mu sic Ed u ca tion de gree leads to mu sic teachercer tif i ca tion by the State of Mich i gan in grades K-12. To be rec om -mended for cer tif i ca tion, per sons must com plete all course re -

quire ments and any ad di tional stan dards or tests set forth by theDe part ment of Teacher Ed u ca tion or the Mich i gan De part ment ofEd u ca tion.

A jazz stud ies mi nor is avail able as an elec tive to stu dents whoare en rolled in the bach e lor's de gree pro gram in mu sic ed u ca tion.

Re quire ments for the Bach e lor of Mu sic De gree inMu sic Ed u ca tion1. The Uni ver sity re quire ments for bach e lor’s de grees as de scribed in the Un der grad u -

ate Ed u ca tion sec tion of this cat a log; 128 to 140 cred its, in clud ing gen eral elec tivecred its, are re quired for the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree in Mu sic Ed u ca tion with pi ano asthe per for mance area, whereas 130 to 142 cred its, in clud ing gen eral elec tive cred its,are re quired for the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree in Mu sic Ed u ca tion with stringed in stru -ments, wind in stru ments, per cus sion, or voice as the per form ing area. For the Bach e -lor of Mu sic de gree in Mu sic Ed u ca tion with jazz as the per form ing area, 136 to 146cred its are re quired.

The Uni ver sity’s Tier II writ ing re quire ment for the Mu sic Ed u ca tion ma jor is met bycom plet ing Mu sic 381. That course is ref er enced in item 3. a. be low.

2. The re quire ments of the Col lege of Mu sic for the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree.The com ple tion of Mu sic 495 sat is fies the cap stone ex pe ri ence re quire ment for the

Mu sic Ed u ca tion ma jor.3. The fol low ing re quire ments for the ma jor:

CRED ITSa. All of the core courses that are listed above un der the head ing

Gen eral Re quire ments for All of the Bach e lor’s De gree Pro grams in the Col lege of Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

b. Mu sic ac tiv ity re quire ment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram inmu sic ed u ca tion are re quired to par tic i pate in a ma jor en sem bleas des ig nated by the Col lege of Mu sic dur ing each fall and springse mes ter of en roll ment in the pro gram. A min i mum of 8 cred its incourses ap proved by the Col lege of Mu sic is re quired. Stu dentswho are en rolled in the mu sic ed u ca tion ma jor for more than eightse mes ters are re quired to com plete more than 8 cred its to sat isfythis re quire ment. Stu dents for whom a jazz in stru ment is their pri -mary per for mance fo cus must par tic i pate in a band/wind en sem -ble, choir, or non-jazz or ches tra for at least two of thesese mes ters.

c. Com plete the re quire ments for one of the fol low ing four per for mance ar eas: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 22(1) Pi ano (16 cred its)

(a) Pri vate in struc tion in pi ano. This re quire ment must bemet by com plet ing 8 cred its of Mu sic 150A and 8 cred itsof Mu sic 350A.

(2) Stringed In stru ments: Vi o lin, Vi ola, Cello, Dou ble Bass, andHarp; Wind In stru ments: Flute, Oboe, Clar i net, Sax o phone,Bas soon, Trum pet, Horn, Trom bone, Eu pho nium, and Tuba; and Per cus sion In stru ments (18 cred its)(a) Pri vate in struc tion in vi o lin, vi ola, cello, dou ble bass,

harp, flute, oboe, clar i net, sax o phone, bas soon, trum -pet, horn, trom bone, eu pho nium, tuba, and per cus sionin stru ments. This re quire ment must be met by com plet -ing one of the fol low ing pairs of courses, with 8 cred its inthe 100-level course and 8 cred its in the 300-levelcourse: Mu sic 152A and 352A; 152B and 352B; 152Cand 352C; 152D and 352D; 150C and 350C; 153A and353A; 153B and 353B; 153C and 353C; 153D and 353D; 153E and 353E; 154A and 354A; 154B and 354B; 154Cand 354C; 154D and 354D; 154E and 354E; 155 and355 (16 cred its)

(b) Both of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):For stu dents who have stud ied pi ano pre vi ously, this re -quire ment may be waived by ex am i na tion.MUS 141 Class In struc tion in Pi ano I . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 142 Class In struc tion in Pi ano II. . . . . . . . . . . 1


met by com plet ing 8 cred its of Mu sic 151 and 6 cred its ofMu sic 351 (14 cred its)

(b) Both of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):For stu dents who have stud ied pi ano pre vi ously, this re -quire ment may be waived by ex am i na tion.MUS 141 Class In struc tion in Pi ano I . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 142 Class In struc tion in Pi ano II. . . . . . . . . . 1

(c) Both of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):MUS 248 Ger man Dic tion for Sing ers . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 249 French Dic tion for Sing ers. . . . . . . . . . . 1

(4) Jazz In stru ments: Pi ano: Jazz, Wood wind In stru ments(flute, oboe, clar i net, sax o phone, bas soon); Jazz, Brass In -stru ments (trum pet, horn, trom bone, eu pho nium, tuba);Jazz, Stringed In stru ments; Jazz, Per cus sion In stru ments;Jazz (20 to 22 credits)(a) Pri vate In struc tion in Pi ano: Jazz, Wood wind In stru -

ments: Jazz, Brass In stru ments: Jazz, Stringed In stru -ments: Jazz, Per cus sion In stru ments: Jazz. Thisre quire ment must be met by com plet ing one of the fol -

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low ing pairs of courses, with 8 cred its in the 100-levelcourse and 8 cred its in the 300-level course: MUS 150Jand MUS 350J; MUS 152J and MUS 352J; MUS 153Jand MUS 353J; MUS 154J and MUS 354J; MUS 155Jand MUS 355J.

(b) One of the fol low ing two-se mes ter se quences (4 or 6 cred its):(i) MUS 230 Be gin ning Jazz Im pro vi sa tion I. . 2

MUS 231 Be gin ning Jazz Im pro vi sa tion II . 2(ii) MUS 301 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship I . . 3

MUS 302 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship II . 3d. Two of the fol low ing courses (4 to 6 cred its):

MUS 112 Cham ber Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 131 Jazz Combo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 150J Pi ano: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 151J Voice: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 152J Stringed In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 153J Wood wind In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 154J Brass In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 155J Per cus sion In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 210 Song Writ ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 230 Be gin ning Jazz Im pro vi sa tion I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 231 Be gin ning Jazz Im pro vi sa tion II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 301 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 302 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 303 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 304 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 441 In tro duc tion to Com puter Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 483 Com po si tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 484 In stru men ta tion and Ba sic Or ches tra tion . . . . . . . 2Courses used to ful fill this re quire ment may not be used to ful fill re -quire ment 3. c. above.

e. One of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):MUS 410 Jazz His tory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 413 Key board Lit er a ture to Mid-19th Cen tury . . . . . . . . 2MUS 414 Key board Lit er a ture since the Mid-19th

Cen tury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 415 Art Song Lit er a ture: Ger man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 416 Art Song Lit er a ture: French, Span ish and Ital ian . 2MUS 417 Art Song Lit er a ture: Brit ish and Amer i can. . . . . . . 2MUS 419 Ba roque Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 420 Mu sic of the 18th Cen tury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 421 19th Cen tury Eu ro pean-Amer i can Mu sic

Lit er a ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 422 20th Cen tury Eu ro pean-Amer i can Mu sic

Lit er a ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 423 His tory of Op era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 424 Mu sic, Sex u al ity, and Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

f. All of the fol low ing courses (32 cred its):MUS 163 Class In struc tion in Clar i net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 171 Class In struc tion in Stringed In stru ments I . . . . . . 1MUS 173 Class In struc tion in Per cus sion In stru ments I . . . . 1MUS 177 In tro duc tion to Mu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 277 Prin ci ples of Mu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 335 En sem ble Con duct ing I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 495 Stu dent Teach ing in Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9TE 150 Re flec tions on Learn ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3TE 250 Hu man Di ver sity, Power, and Op por tu nity in

So cial In sti tu tions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3TE 302 Learn ers and Learn ing in Con text -

Sec ond ary (W). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4TE 496 Be com ing a School Mu sic Teacher. . . . . . . . . . . . 3Stu dents who take MUS 153C and MUS 353C to sat isfy the re -quire ment 3. c. 2. (a) above must com plete MUS 162 Class In -struc tion in Flute and Sax o phone in lieu of MUS 163.

g. One of the fol low ing courses:Stu dents whose per for mance area is voice must take: MUS 143 Eng lish Dic tion for Singers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Stu dents whose per for mance area is not voice must take:MUS 145 Class In struc tion in Voice I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

h. One of the fol low ing courses:MUS 165 Class In struc tion in High Brass In stru ments . . . . . 1MUS 166 Class In struc tion in Low Brass In stru ments . . . . . 1

i. Three of the fol low ing courses:Stu dents whose per for mance area is voice must take Mu sic 144as one of the elec tives. Stu dents who wish to teach bands arestrongly en cour aged to take Mu sic 162, 164, 174, and 165 or 166.Stu dents who wish to teach strings are strongly en cour aged totake Mu sic 172. Stu dents who wish to teach cho ral or gen eral mu -sic are strongly en cour aged to take Mu sic 160, 241 and 242. Theelec tives se lected can not in clude the course used to sat isfy sec -tion 3. h. above.MUS 144 Ital ian Dic tion for Singers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 160 Class In struc tion in Gui tar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 162 Class In struc tion in Flute and Sax o phone. . . . . . . 1MUS 164 Class In struc tion in Dou ble Reed In stru ments . . . 1MUS 165 Class In struc tion in High Brass In stru ments . . . . . 1MUS 166 Class In struc tion in Low Brass In stru ments . . . . . 1MUS 172 Class In struc tion in Stringed In stru ments II. . . . . . 1MUS 174 Class In struc tion in Per cus sion In stru ments II . . . 1MUS 241 Ad vanced Class In struc tion in Pi ano I. . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 242 Ad vanced Class In struc tion in Pi ano II . . . . . . . . . 1

j. One of the fol low ing courses:MUS 336A En sem ble Con duct ing II: In stru men tal . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 336B En sem ble Con duct ing II: Cho ral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

k. One of the fol low ing courses:MUS 455 Teach ing In stru men tal Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 456 Teach ing Stringed In stru ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 468 Teach ing Cho ral Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

l. One of the fol low ing courses:MUS 467 Teach ing Gen eral Mu sic in the El e men tary

School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 469 Teach ing Sec ond ary Class room Mu sic. . . . . . . . . 3

m. Two courses from the fol low ing (4 to 6 cred its):The elec tives se lected must be dif fer ent from those courses usedto sat isfy sec tions 3. j., 3. k., and 3. l. above.MUS 336A En sem ble Con duct ing II: In stru men tal . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 336B En sem ble Con duct ing II: Cho ral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 340 Meth ods and Lit er a ture for Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 341 String Ped a gogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 438 Jazz Ped a gogy I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 455 Teach ing In stru men tal Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 456 Teach ing Stringed In stru ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 461 March ing Band Meth ods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 465 Mu sic in Early Child hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 467 Teach ing Gen eral Mu sic in the El e men tary

School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 468 Teach ing Cho ral Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 469 Teach ing Sec ond ary Class room Mu sic. . . . . . . . . 3

MU SIC PER FOR MANCE

The Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree in mu sic per for mance re quirescon cen trated study in one of the fol low ing five per for mance ar -eas: pi ano, stringed in stru ments, wind in stru ments, per cus sionin stru ments, or voice. Stu dents who se lect stringed in stru mentsor wind in stru ments as their per for mance area choose one in stru -ment as their ma jor in stru ment.

Stu dents who do not meet the min i mal stan dards of mu si cian -ship of the Col lege of Mu sic may need to be en rolled in the bach e -lor's de gree pro gram in mu sic per for mance more than the usualfour years in or der to qual ify for a de gree.

A Spe cial iza tion in Piano Ped a gogy is avail able as an elec tiveto stu dents who are en rolled in the bach e lor's de gree pro gram inmu sic per for mance with pi ano as the per for mance area.

A jazz stud ies mi nor is avail able as an elec tive to stu dents whoare en rolled in the bach e lor's de gree pro gram in mu sic per for -mance.

Re quire ments for the Bach e lor of Mu sic De greein Mu sic Per for mance1. The Uni ver sity re quire ments for bach e lor's de grees as de scribed in the Un der grad u -

ate Ed u ca tion sec tion of this cat a log; 120 to 132 cred its, in clud ing gen eral elec tivecred its, are re quired for the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree in Mu sic Per for mance.

The Uni ver sity's Tier II writ ing re quire ment for the Mu sic Per for mance ma jor is metby com plet ing Mu sic 381. That course is ref er enced in item 3. c. be low.


CRED ITSa. Dem on strate a high stan dard of ex cel lence, pro fi ciency in pub lic

per for mance, and a sub stan tial rep er toire in one of the five per for -mance ar eas, as judged by the ap pro pri ate fac ulty.

b. Per form a se nior re cital that is sat is fac tory to the ap pro pri ate fac -ulty. The suc cess ful com ple tion of the se nior re cital sat is fies thecap stone ex pe ri ence re quire ment for the mu sic per for mance ma -jor.

c. The courses that are listed above un der the head ing

Gen eral Re quire ments for All of the Bach e lor's De gree Pro grams in

the Col lege of Mu sic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26d. Com plete the re quire ments for one of the fol low ing five per for mance

ar eas: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 to 64(1) Pi ano (52 cred its):

(a) Pri vate in struc tion in pi ano. This re quire ment must bemet by com plet ing 12 cred its of Mu sic 150A and 12 cred -its of Mu sic 350A (24 cred its). A min i mum grade–pointav er age of 2.00 for the 24 cred its of Mu sic 150A and350A is re quired.

(b) All of the fol low ing courses (24 cred its):MUS 112 Cham ber Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 149 Key board Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 337 Con duct ing for Mu sic Per for mance

Ma jors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 346 Key board Meth ods and Lit er a ture I . . . . 2MUS 347 Key board Meth ods and Lit er a ture II . . . 2MUS 348 Pi ano Ac com pa ny ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 349 Pi ano Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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MUS 413 Key board Lit er a ture to Mid–19thCen tury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MUS 414 Key board Lit er a ture since theMid–19th Cen tury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

(c) One of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):

MUS 410 Jazz His tory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 415 Art Song Lit er a ture: Ger man . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 416 Art Song Lit er a ture: French, Span ish

and Ital ian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 417 Art Song Lit er a ture: Brit ish and

Amer i can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 418 Op era and Or a to rio Aria Lit er a ture . . . . 2MUS 419 Ba roque Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 420 Mu sic of the 18th Cen tury . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 421 19th Cen tury Eu ro pean–Amer i can

Mu sic Lit er a ture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 422 20th Cen tury Eu ro pean and

Amer i can Mu sic Lit er a ture. . . . . . . . . 2MUS 423 His tory of Op era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 424 Women in Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

(d) Mu sic ac tiv ity re quire ment (2 cred its):All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de greepro gram in mu sic per for mance whose per for mance area is pi ano are re quired to com plete 2 cred its in a ma jor en -sem ble.

Pi ano ma jors, for their one year of en sem ble par tic i pa -tion, are al lowed to choose from any ma jor en sem ble inthe Col lege of Music.


bass. This re quire ment must be met by com plet ing oneof the fol low ing pairs of courses, with 12 cred its in the100–level course and 12 cred its in the 300–level course:Mu sic 150C, 350C; 152A, 352A; 152B, 352B; 152C,352C; 152D, 352D (24 cred its). A min i mum grade–pointav er age of 2.00 for the 24 cred its in the pair of courses isre quired.

(b) Mu sic ac tiv ity re quire ment (8 cred its):All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de greepro gram in mu sic per for mance whose per for mance area is not pi ano are re quired to par tic i pate in a ma jor en sem -ble as des ig nated by the Col lege of Mu sic dur ing eachfall and spring se mes ter of en roll ment in the pro gram. Amin i mum of 8 cred its in courses ap proved by the Col legeof Mu sic is re quired. Per for mance ma jors are re quired toau di tion for and be placed into an en sem ble within theirspe cific area of ex per tise, i.e. in stru men tal ists must au di -tion for in stru men tal en sem bles and voice ma jors mustau di tion for cho ral en sem bles. Stu dents who are en -rolled in the mu sic per for mance ma jor for more thaneight se mes ters are re quired to com plete more than 8cred its to sat isfy this re quire ment. How ever, no morethan 8 cred its that are re lated to the ma jor en sem ble re -quire ment may be counted to ward the re quire ments forthe de gree.

(c) Pi ano pro fi ciency re quire ment (2 cred its):All stu dents in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram inmu sic per for mance whose per for mance area is not pi -ano are re quired to dem on strate pro fi ciency in pi ano tothe sat is fac tion of the ap pro pri ate fac ulty. Stu dents arere quired to com plete a min i mum of 2 cred its of MUS150M. Any cred its earned in Mu sic 150M be yond 2 cred -its will not count to wards the de gree pro gram. Stu dentswho take the pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion and placeinto Mu sic 150M may take the Mu sic 150M waiver ex am i -na tion on a one-time ba sis. For the waiver ex am i na tion,stu dents will be re quired to play all of the se lec tions re -quired in the pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion prior to en -roll ing in Mu sic 150M. The pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion may only be taken while the student is enrolled in Music150M.

Stu dents will take a place ment ex am i na tion be fore be -gin ning any pi ano courses. The place ment ex am i na tionwill de ter mine the ap pro pri ate place ment in Mu sic 141,142 or 150M. Stu dents choos ing to en roll with out tak ingthe place ment ex am i na tion may only en roll in Mu sic 141.

(d) All of the fol low ing courses (12 cred its):

MUS 112 Cham ber Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 337 Con duct ing for Mu sic Per for mance

Ma jors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 341 String Ped a gogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 380 Mu si cal Styles and Forms . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 434 Or ches tral Mu si cian ship . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

(e) One of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):

MUS 410 Jazz His tory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 419 Ba roque Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 420 Mu sic of the 18th Cen tury . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 421 19th Cen tury Eu ro pean–Amer i can


Amer i can Mu sic Lit er a ture. . . . . . . . . 2

MUS 423 His tory of Op era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 424 Women in Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

(f) One of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):MUS 480 Coun ter point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 484 In stru men ta tion and Ba sic

Or ches tra tion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2(3) Wind In stru ments: Flute, Oboe, Clar i net, Sax o phone, Bas -

soon, Trum pet, Horn, Trom bone, Eu pho nium, and Tuba (46cred its):(a) Pri vate in struc tion in flute, oboe, clar i net, sax o phone,

bas soon, trum pet, horn, trom bone, eu pho nium, or tuba.This re quire ment must be met by com plet ing one of thefol low ing pairs of courses, with 12 cred its in the100–level course and 12 cred its in the 300–level course:Mu sic 153A, 353A; 153B, 353B; 153C, 353C; 153D,353D; 153E, 353E; 154A, 354A; 154B, 354B; 154C,354C; 154D, 354D; 154E, 354E (24 cred its). A min i mum grade–point av er age of 2.00 for the 24 cred its in the pairof courses is re quired.

(b) Mu sic ac tiv ity re quire ment (8 cred its):All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de greepro gram in mu sic per for mance whose per for mance area is not pi ano are re quired to par tic i pate in a ma jor en sem -ble as des ig nated by the Col lege of Mu sic dur ing eachfall and spring se mes ter of en roll ment in the pro gram. Amin i mum of 8 cred its in courses ap proved by the Col lege of Mu sic is re quired. Per for mance ma jors are re quired to au di tion for and be placed into an en sem ble within theirspe cific area of ex per tise, i.e. in stru men tal ists must au -di tion for in stru men tal en sem bles and voice ma jors must au di tion for cho ral en sem bles. Stu dents who are en -rolled in the mu sic per for mance ma jor for more thaneight se mes ters are re quired to com plete more than 8cred its to sat isfy this re quire ment. How ever, no morethan 8 cred its that are re lated to the ma jor en sem ble re -quire ment may be counted to ward the re quire ments forthe de gree.

(c) Pi ano pro fi ciency re quire ment (2 cred its):All stu dents in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram inmu sic per for mance whose per for mance area is not pi -ano are re quired to dem on strate pro fi ciency in pi ano tothe sat is fac tion of the ap pro pri ate fac ulty. Stu dents arere quired to com plete a min i mum of 2 cred its of MUS150M. Any cred its earned in Mu sic 150M be yond 2 cred -its will not count to wards the de gree pro gram. Stu dentswho take the pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion and placeinto Mu sic 150M may take the Mu sic 150M waiver ex am -i na tion on a one-time ba sis. For the waiver ex am i na tion,stu dents will be re quired to play all of the se lec tions re -quired in the pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion prior to en -rol l ing in Mu sic 150M. The pi ano pro f i ciencyex am i na tion may only be taken while the student isenrolled in Music 150M.


(d) All of the fol low ing courses (8 cred its):MUS 112 Cham ber Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

MUS 337 Con duct ing for Mu sic Per for manceMa jors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

MUS 380 Mu si cal Styles and Forms . . . . . . . . . . . 3(e) One of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):


Mu sic Lit er a ture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 422 20th Cen tury Eu ro pean and Amer i can

Mu sic Lit er a ture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 423 His tory of Op era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 424 Women in Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

(f) One of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):MUS 480 Coun ter point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 484 In stru men ta tion and Ba sic

Or ches tra tion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2(4) Per cus sion In stru ments (50 cred its):

(a) Pri vate in struc tion in per cus sion in stru ments. This re -quire ment must be met by com plet ing 12 cred its of Mu -sic 155 and 12 cred its of Mu sic 355 (24 cred its). Amin i mum grade–point av er age of 2.00 for the 24 cred itsof Mu sic 155 and 355 is re quired.

(b) Mu sic ac tiv ity re quire ment (8 cred its):All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de greepro gram in mu sic per for mance whose per for mance area is not pi ano are re quired to par tic i pate in a ma jor en sem -ble as des ig nated by the Col lege of Mu sic dur ing eachfall and spring se mes ter of en roll ment in the pro gram. Amin i mum of 8 cred its in courses ap proved by the Col lege of Mu sic is re quired. Per for mance ma jors are re quired to

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au di tion for and be placed into an en sem ble within theirspe cific area of ex per tise, i.e. in stru men tal ists must au di -tion for in stru men tal en sem bles and voice ma jors mustau di tion for cho ral en sem bles. Stu dents who are en -rolled in the mu sic per for mance ma jor for more thaneight se mes ters are re quired to com plete more than 8cred its to sat isfy this re quire ment. How ever, no morethan 8 cred its that are re lated to the ma jor en sem ble re -quire ment may be counted to ward the re quire ments forthe de gree.

(c) Pi ano pro fi ciency re quire ment (2 cred its):All stu dents in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram inmu sic per for mance whose per for mance area is not pi -ano are re quired to dem on strate pro fi ciency in pi ano tothe sat is fac tion of the ap pro pri ate fac ulty. Stu dents arere quired to com plete a min i mum of 2 cred its of MUS150M. Any cred its earned in Mu sic 150M be yond 2 cred -its will not count to wards the de gree pro gram. Stu dentswho take the pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion and placeinto Mu sic 150M may take the Mu sic 150M waiver ex am i -na tion on a one-time ba sis. For the waiver ex am i na tion,stu dents will be re quired to play all of the se lec tions re -quired in the pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion prior to en -roll ing in Mu sic 150M. The pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion may only be taken while the student is enrolled in Music150M.


(d) All of the fol low ing courses (12 cred its):

MUS 129 Per cus sion En sem ble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 337 Con duct ing for Mu sic Per for mance

Ma jors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 380 Mu si cal Styles and Forms . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 491 Spe cial Top ics in Mu sic. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4To be counted to ward this re quire ment, the con tent ofMu sic 491 must fo cus on stu dio teach ing of per cus sionin stru ments or on per cus sion lit er a ture.

(e) One of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):




(f) One of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):

MUS 480 Coun ter point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 484 In stru men ta tion and Ba sic

Or ches tra tion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2(5) Voice (52 to 64 cred its):

(a) Pri vate in struc tion in voice. This re quire ment must bemet by com plet ing 12 cred its of Mu sic 151 and 12 cred itsof Mu sic 351 (24 cred its). A min i mum grade–point av er -age of 2.00 for the 24 cred its of Mu sic 151 and 351 is re -quired.

(b) Mu sic ac tiv ity re quire ment (8 cred its):All stu dents en rolled in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de greepro gram in mu sic per for mance whose per for mance area is not pi ano are re quired to par tic i pate in a ma jor en sem -ble as des ig nated by the Col lege of Mu sic dur ing eachfall and spring se mes ter of en roll ment in the pro gram. Amin i mum of 8 cred its in courses ap proved by the Col legeof Mu sic is re quired. Per for mance ma jors are re quired toau di tion for and be placed into an en sem ble within theirspe cific area of ex per tise, i.e. in stru men tal ists must au di -tion for in stru men tal en sem bles and voice ma jors mustau di tion for cho ral en sem bles. Stu dents who are en -rolled in the mu sic per for mance ma jor for more thaneight se mes ters are re quired to com plete more than 8cred its to sat isfy this re quire ment. How ever, no morethan 8 cred its that are re lated to the ma jor en sem ble re -quire ment may be counted to ward the re quire ments forthe de gree.

(c) Pi ano pro fi ciency re quire ment (2 cred its):All stu dents in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram inmu sic per for mance whose per for mance area is not pi -ano are re quired to dem on strate pro fi ciency in pi ano tothe sat is fac tion of the ap pro pri ate fac ulty. Stu dents arere quired to com plete a min i mum of 2 cred its of MUS150M. Any cred its earned in Mu sic 150M be yond 2 cred -its will not count to wards the de gree pro gram. Stu dentswho take the pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion and placeinto Mu sic 150M may take the Mu sic 150M waiver ex am i -na tion on a one-time ba sis. For the waiver ex am i na tion,stu dents will be re quired to play all of the se lec tions re -quired in the pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na tion prior to en -

roll ing in Mu sic 150M. The pi ano pro fi ciency ex am i na -tion may only be taken while the student is enrolled inMusic 150M.


(d) For eign lan guage re quire ment (0 to 12 cred its):All of the fol low ing courses (12 cred its):FRN 101 El e men tary French I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4GRM 101 El e men tary Ger man I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4ITL 101 El e men tary Ital ian I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Stu dents who speak or have stud ied French, Ger man, or Ital ian and wish to waive this re quire ment for any ofthose lan guages must dem on strate, by a place menttest, pro fi ciency for place ment in the French, German orItal ian 102 course.

(e) All of the fol low ing courses (13 cred its)MUS 143 Eng lish Dic tion for Sing ers . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 144 Ital ian Dic tion for Sing ers . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 248 Ger man Dic tion for Sing ers . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 249 French Dic tion for Sing ers. . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 337 Con duct ing for Mu sic Per for mance

Ma jors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 340 Meth ods and Lit er a ture for Voice . . . . . 3MUS 415 Art Song Lit er a ture: Ger man . . . . . . . . 2MUS 416 Art Song Lit er a ture: French, Span ish

Ital ian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 435 Op era Thea tre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

(f) One of the fol low ing courses (1 credit):MUS 481 Act ing for Sing ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 482 Op era Scene Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

(g) One of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):MUS 417 Art Song Lit er a ture: Brit ish and

Amer i can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 418 Op era and Or a to rio Aria Rep er toire . . . 2

(h) One of the fol low ing courses (2 cred its):MUS 410 Jazz His tory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 419 Ba roque Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 420 Mu sic of the 18th Cen tury . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 421 19th Cen tury Eu ro pean-Amer i can Mu sic

Lit er a ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 422 20th Cen tury Eu ro pean and


MI NOR IN JAZZ STUD IES

This mi nor is de signed to pre pare stu dents for chal lenges en -coun tered in the pro cesses of teach ing jazz mu si cian ship.Through anal y sis of their own learn ing and study of sev eral rolemod els and men tors stu dents em ploy tech niques that im part andsus tain ba sic prin ci ples that are nec es sary for the de vel op ment of jazz study. This mi nor will con cen trate on the re fine ment of skillsused in pri vate in struc tion, re hearsal tech niques for small jazz en -sem bles, and the de vel op ment of struc tured tech niques for use in class room in struc tion. Stu dents will ap ply their skills us ing col -leagues and com bos from the Mich i gan State Uni ver sity jazz pro -gram as sub jects.

A jazz stud ies mi nor is avail able as an elec tive to stu dents whoare en rolled in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram in Mu sicEd u ca tion and the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram in Mu sicPer for mance. At least 12 unique cred its counted to wards the re -quire ments for a stu dent’s mi nor must not be used to ful fill the re -quire ments for that stu dent’s ma jor.

Re quire ments for the Mi nor in Jazz Studies

CRED ITS1. All of the fol low ing courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

MUS 130 Jazz Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 131 Jazz Combo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 185 Jazz Styles and Anal y sis I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 230 Be gin ning Jazz Im pro vi sa tion I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 410 Jazz His tory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 438 Jazz Ped a gogy I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 439 Jazz Ped a gogy II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2. Com plete 2 cred its from the fol low ing courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 150J Pi ano: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 151J Voice: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 152J Stringed In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 153J Wood wind In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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MUS 154J Brass In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 155J Per cus sion In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

MI NOR IN PI ANO PEDAGOGY

A Mi nor in Piano Pedagogy is avail able as an elec tive to stu dentswho are en rolled in the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree pro gram with ama jor in mu sic per for mance and with pi ano as their per for mancearea. This mi nor is de signed to train stu dents in the fun da men tals of pi ano teach ing and per for mance. An au di tion is re quired for ad -mis sion. Pri vate les sons are based on the avail abil ity of teach ingcapacity.

Re quire ments for the Mi nor in Pi ano Ped a gogy

CRED ITS1. All of the fol low ing courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

MUS 177 In tro duc tion to Mu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 346 Key board Meth ods and Lit er a ture I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 347 Key board Meth ods and Lit er a ture II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 448 Ad vanced Key board Meth ods and Lit er a ture I . . . . . . . . 2MUS 449 Ad vanced Key board Meth ods and Lit er a ture II . . . . . . . . 2MUS 465 Mu sic in Early Child hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 467 Teach ing Gen eral Mu sic in the El e men tary School . . . . 3

MI NOR IN MU SIC

The Mi nor in Mu sic, which is ad min is tered by the Col lege of Mu -sic, will pro vide stu dents’ an un der stand ing of the fun da men talcon cepts of mu sic.

This minor is avail able as an elec tive to stu dents who are en -rolled in bach e lor’s de gree pro grams at Mich i gan State Uni ver sity other than the Bach e lor of Arts De gree in Mu sic and the Bach e lorof Mu sic De gree in Com po si tion, the Bach e lor of Mu sic De gree inJazz Stud ies, the Bach e lor of Mu sic De gree in Mu sic Ed u ca tion,the Bach e lor of Mu sic De gree in Mu sic Per for mance, and theBach e lor of Mu sic De gree in Mu sic Ther apy. With the ap proval ofthe de part ment and col lege that ad min is ter the stu dent’s de greepro gram, the courses that are used to sat isfy the mi nor may alsobe used to sat isfy the re quire ments for the bach e lor’s de gree. Atleast 12 unique cred its counted to wards the re quire ments for astu dent’s mi nor must not be used to ful fill the re quire ments for that stu dent’s ma jor.

Ad mis sion

The mi nor in mu sic re quires an au di tion. Ad mis sion iscompetitive. Stu dents who plan to com plete the re quire ments ofthe mi nor should con sult the un der grad u ate ad vi sor in the Col -lege of Mu sic.

Re quire ments for the Mi nor in Mu sic

CRED ITSCom plete all of the fol low ing courses (21 cred its):1. All of the fol low ing courses (13 cred its):

MUS 180 Fun da men tals of Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 181 Mu si cian ship I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 182 Ear Train ing and Sight Sing ing I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 183 Ear Train ing and Sight Sing ing II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 211 His tory of West ern Mu sic to 1750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 212 His tory of West ern Mu sic Since 1750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. Two cred its se lected from the fol low ing pri vate les son courses(2 cred its):MUS 150J Pi ano: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 150M Pi ano for Pi ano Mi nors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 151J Voice: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 151N Voice for Non-Mu sic Ma jors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 152J Stringed In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 152N Strings for Non-Mu sic Ma jors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 153J Wood wind In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 153N Wood winds for Non-Mu sic Ma jors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 154J Brass In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 154N Brass for Non-Mu sic Ma jors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 155J Per cus sion In stru ments: Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 155N Per cus sion for Non-Mu sic Ma jors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

3. Two cred its se lected from the fol low ing en sem ble courses as ap provedby the un der grad u ate ad vi sor in the Col lege of Music (2 cred its):

MUS 113 Phil har monic Or ches tra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 116 Cam pus Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 117 Con cert Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 118 Wind Sym phony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 119 Sym phony Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 120 Sym phony Or ches tra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 125 Glee Club, Men and Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 126 State Sing ers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 127 Uni ver sity Cho rale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 130 Jazz Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

4. Com plete an ad di tional 4 cred its from a com bi na tion of pri vate les sons,ma jor en sem ble courses, or elec tives cho sen from any un der grad u atecourse in the Col lege of Mu sic, sub ject to prerequisities.

TEACHER CER TIF I CA TION OP TIONS

For teacher cer tif i ca tion, the dis ci plin ary ma jor in mu sic ed u ca tion is avail able. Stu dents who elect this dis ci plin ary ma jor must con -tact the Col lege of Mu sic.

Ad mis sion as a Ju nior

To be el i gi ble for con sid er ation for ad mis sion as a ju nior to theteacher cer tif i ca tion pro gram with a dis ci plin ary ma jor in mu siced u ca tion, the stu dent must:1. Have sub mit ted a com pleted ap pli ca tion for ad mis sion to ad -

vanced stand ing in mu sic ed u ca tion to the Col lege of Mu sic.2. Have sub mit ted a com pleted ap pli ca tion for ad mis sion to the

teacher cer tif i ca tion pro gram to the Of fice of Stu dent Af fairs,Col lege of Ed u ca tion dur ing the fall se mes ter of the soph o -more year.

3. Be en rolled in or have com pleted all of the fol low ing courseswith a grade-point av er age of 2.75 or higher with no in di vid -ual grade be low 2.0 in courses used for ad vanced stand ingstatus: Mu sic 141, 142, 177, 180, 181, 182, 183, 211, 277,280, and 282.

4. Have been in ter viewed by a mem ber of the mu sic ed u ca tionfac ulty, who will as sess the can di date’s ver bal com mu ni ca -tion skills, thought ful ness and depth of re sponses, and ex pe -ri ence rel e vant to mu sic teach ing.

5. Meet the min i mum re quire ments for ad mis sion to theteacher cer tif i ca tion pro gram, as spec i fied in the state menton TEACHER CER TIF I CA TION in the De part ment ofTeacher Ed u ca tion sec tion of this cat a log.

6. The mu sic ed u ca tion fac ulty will also so licit writ ten eval u a -tions of the stu dent’s ac a demic and mu si cal per for manceand po ten tial from the stu dent’s mu sic per for mance in struc -tor, ma jor en sem ble di rec tor, and Mu sic 177 in struc tor.

For in for ma tion on other re quire ments for teacher cer tif i ca tion,re fer to the state ment on TEACHER CER TIF I CA TION in the De -part ment of Teacher Ed u ca tion sec tion of this cat a log.

GRAD U ATE STUDY

The Col lege of Mu sic of fers a va ri ety of pro grams lead ing to theMas ter of Arts, Mas ter of Mu sic, Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts, and Doc -tor of Phi los o phy de grees. Within the frame work ap proved by thefac ulty of the Uni ver sity and the Col lege of Mu sic, grad u ate pro -grams are de signed to re spond to cur rent pro fes sional and so cialneeds and to stu dents’ ex pec ta tions and goals. The pro gramscom bine se lected as pects of the fol low ing learn ing op por tu ni ties:req ui site course work; out reach and teach ing ex pe ri ences; andpro duc tion, per for mance, or re search pro jects.

The Col lege fac ulty and stu dent body rep re sent di verse back -grounds and cul tures and work to gether to chal lenge past as -sump tions and set fu ture di rec tions in the arts. An open andre spon sive learn ing en vi ron ment con tin ues to at tract fac ulty,

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staff, and stu dents from rich and var ied cul tural tra di tions into oured u ca tional com mu nity.

All of the grad u ate de gree pro grams of fered by the Col lege ofMu sic have been ac cred ited by the Na tional As so ci a tion ofSchools of Mu sic.

Gen eral Re quire ments for Con sid er ation for Ad mis sionto Mas ter’s and Doc toral De gree Pro grams in the Col legeof Mu sic

Each ap pli cant must sub mit a Col lege of Mu sic ap pli ca tion forgrad u ate study, in clud ing a let ter pro vid ing the ap pli cant’s ac a -demic back ground and rea sons for pur su ing ad vanced study. In -ter na tional ap pli cants must ful fill the university’s Eng lishlan guage pro fi ciency re quire ment as de scribed in the Grad u ateEd u ca tion sec tion of this cat a log or as spec i fied by the spe cificde gree pro gram. In di vid ual mas ter’s and doc toral de gree pro -grams may spec ify ad di tional re quire ments for con sid er ation forad mis sion such as a sam ple of an ap pli cant’s com po si tion, a port -fo lio, or an au di tion, and/or an in ter view.

Col lege of Mu sic Re quire ments for the Mas ter of Arts and Mas ter of Mu sic De grees

Mas ter of Mu sic de gree pro grams are of fered in the fol low ing ar -eas: Col lab o ra tive Pi ano, Jazz Stud ies, Mu sic Per for mance, Mu -sic Com po si tion, Mu sic Con duct ing, Mu sic Ed u ca tion, Mu sicPer for mance, Mu sic The ory, and Pi ano Ped a gogy. The Mas ter ofArts de gree pro gram is of fered in the area of Musicology.

Ad mis sion

To be ad mit ted to a mas ter's de gree pro gram in the col lege onreg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have:1. A min i mum cu mu la tive grade–point av er age of 2.80 for the

un der grad u ate pro gram of study, as well as have met theCol lege re quire ments for ad mis sion to a mas ter's de greepro gram.

2. Re ceived the ap proval of the fac ulty in the ap pli cant's area ofspe cial iza tion.

3. A bac ca lau re ate de gree from a rec og nized ed u ca tional in sti -tu tion.

Mas ter's Ori en ta tion Ex am i na tions

All stu dents who are ad mit ted to mas ter's de gree pro grams in theCol lege of Mu sic must take the graduate ori en ta tion ex am i na tionin mu sic the ory. The re sults of this ex am i na tion are used to placestu dents in mu sic the ory courses. Based on the re sults of this ex -am i na tion, a stu dent may be re quired to com plete two col lat eralcourses in mu sic the ory, Mu sic 200 and 201, in ad di tion to meet -ing the re quire ments for a mas ter's de gree. These courses will not count to ward de gree re quire ments.

All stu dents who are ad mit ted to the Mas ter of Mu sic de greepro gram in mu sic ed u ca tion in the Col lege of Mu sic must alsotake the writ ten mas ter's ori en ta tion ex am i na tion in mu sic ed u ca -tion.

Each stu dent must take the ori en ta tion ex am i na tion in mu sicthe ory, and the ori en ta tion ex am i na tion in mu sic ed u ca tion if re -quired, be fore the first day of classes of the stu dent's first se mes -ter of en roll ment in the pro gram.

For ad di tional in for ma tion about the ori en ta tion ex am i na tions in mu sic the ory and mu sic ed u ca tion, con tact the As so ci ate Dean ofGrad u ate Stud ies.

Oral Fi nal Cer ti fy ing Ex am i na tion

All stu dents in mas ter's de gree pro grams in the college are re -quired to pass an oral fi nal cer ti fy ing ex am i na tion. Oral fi nal cer ti -fy ing ex am i na tions are given dur ing fall and spring se mes ters,and may be given dur ing a sum mer ses sion with the ap proval ofthe As so ci ate Dean of Grad u ate Stud ies and ev ery mem ber ofthe stu dent's ex am in ing com mit tee.

Ac a demic Stan dards

A mas ter’s stu dent in the Col lege of Mu sic must:1. main tain a cu mu la tive grade–point av er age of at least 3.00.2. not ac cu mu late de ferred grades (iden ti fied by the DF–De -

ferred marker) in more than 8 cred its in courses (ex clud ingcourses num bered 896, 897, 898, 899 or 996, 997, 998,999).

If at the end of a se mes ter a grad u ate stu dent fails to meet oneor both of the re quire ments spec i fied above, the stu dent shall re -ceive a de fi ciency warn ing. If the de fi ciency is not re moved withinone year, the grad u ate stu dent will not be al lowed to con tinue inthe de gree pro gram.

A stu dent may ac cu mu late no more than 6 cred its with a gradebe low 3.0 in courses that are to be counted to ward the de gree.

All de fi cien cies with re gard to ori en ta tion ex am i na tions or en -trance re quire ments, whether stated in terms of cred its, courses,or per for mance stan dards, must be re moved be fore the oral fi nalcer ti fy ing ex am i na tion that is re quired for the mas ter's de gree issched uled.

If the stu dent fails the oral fi nal cer ti fy ing ex am i na tion, the stu -dent shall be al lowed to re take the ex am i na tion only once, dur ingthe next fall or spring se mes ter.

Trans fer Cred its

Trans fer cred its must have been com pleted within the time limitfor the de gree. As many as 9 se mes ter cred its of grad u ate coursework (ex clud ing re search and the sis cred its) may be trans ferredinto a mas ter’s de gree pro gram from other postsecondary ac -cred ited in sti tu tions of com pa ra ble academic qual ity, if they areap pro pri ate to a stu dent’s pro gram and pro vided they were com -pleted within the time lim its ap proved for the earn ing of the de gree de sired at Mich i gan State Uni ver sity. The As so ci ate Dean ofGrad u ate Stud ies must grant ap proval. Only courses in which atleast a 3.0 grade or its equiv a lent was re ceived will be con sid eredfor trans fer.

With the ap proval of the stu dent’s ac a demic ad vi sor and theAs so ci ate Dean of Grad u ate Stud ies, these trans fer cred its mayful fill spe cific Mich i gan State Uni ver sity de gree re quire ments; butnot all trans fer cred its will nec es sar ily ful fill spe cific Mich i ganState Uni ver sity de gree re quire ments.

Col lege of Mu sic Re quire ments for the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts and Doc tor of Phi los o phy De grees

Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts de gree pro grams are of fered in: Mu sicCom po si tion, Mu sic Con duct ing, and Mu sic Per for mance. TheDoc tor of Phi los o phy de gree pro gram is of fered in MusicEducation.

Ad mis sion

In ad di tion to meet ing the re quire ments of the Uni ver sity as de -scribed un der Ad mis sion in the Grad u ate Ed u ca tion sec tion ofthis cat a log, stu dents must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be -low.

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MU SICGrad u ate Study

To be ad mit ted to a doc toral de gree pro gram in the Col lege ofMu sic on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have:1. a re cord of high ac a demic achieve ment and dem on strate

po ten tial as a per former, con duc tor, com poser, or re searchscholar ac cept able to the pro gram.

2. a mas ter’s de gree or equiv a lent in a rel e vant field.3. a cu mu la tive grade-point av er age of 3.0 in any pre vi ous

grad u ate course work.

Ad mis sion on pro vi sional sta tus may be of fered if the ap pli -cant’s re cord is in com plete or con tains mi nor de fi cien cies in prep -a ra tion.

Doc toral Ori en ta tion Ex am i na tions

The pri mary pur pose of the doc toral ori en ta tion ex am i na tions is to aid the stu dent's ac a demic ad vi sor and guid ance com mit tee inplan ning the stu dent's pro gram of study.

All stu dents who are ad mit ted to the Doc tor of Phi los o phy de -gree pro gram with a ma jor in mu sic ed u ca tion must take thewrit ten doc toral ori en ta tion ex am i na tion in mu sic ed u ca tion.

All stu dents who are ad mit ted to doc toral de gree pro grams inthe Col lege of Mu sic other than mu sic ed u ca tion must take thewrit ten doc toral ori en ta tion ex am i na tions in mu sic his tory and mu -sic the ory.

The ex am i na tion in mu sic his tory is given be fore the first day ofclasses in the fall se mes ter. For ad di tional in for ma tion about theDoc toral Ori en ta tion Ex am i na tion in Mu sic His tory, con tact thechair of the Mu sic His tory Area. The Doc toral Ori en ta tion Ex am i -na tion in Mu sic The ory is given be fore the first day of classes inthe fall and spring se mes ters and the sum mer ses sion. The re -sults of this ex am i na tion are used to place stu dents in mu sic the -ory courses. Based on the re sults of this ex am i na tion, a stu dentmay be re quired to com plete two col lat eral courses in mu sic the -ory, Mu sic 200 and 201. These courses will not count to ward de -gree re quire ments. For ad di tional in for ma tion about the Doc toralOri en ta tion Ex am i na tion in Mu sic Theory, contact the chair of theMusic Theory Area.

Re quire ments for a Doc toral De gree

The stu dent plans a pro gram of study in con sul ta tion with a guid -ance com mit tee, sub ject to the rules of college and the university. For the com po si tion of the com mit tees, see the in for ma tion be lowre gard ing spe cific de gree pro grams.

Com pre hen sive Ex am i na tions

All stu dents who are en rolled in the Doc tor of Phi los o phy de -gree pro gram with a ma jor in mu sic ed u ca tion are re quired totake a com pre hen sive ex am i na tion in the field of mu sic ed u ca -tion.

For stu dents who are en rolled in the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts de -gree pro gram with ma jors in mu sic com po si tion, mu sic con duct -ing, and mu sic per for mance, see the state ments on thosepro grams in the sec tions that fol low.

The com pre hen sive ex am i na tions are given dur ing fall andspring se mes ters, and may be given dur ing the sum mer ses sionat the dis cre tion of the fac ulty in the ar eas of mu sic his tory, mu sicthe ory, and mu sic ed u ca tion.

Stu dents are el i gi ble to take the com pre hen sive ex am i na tiononly when the re quired course work has been com pleted as de ter -mined by the guid ance com mit tee, or dur ing the se mes ter inwhich it will be com pleted, with the ex cep tion of elec tive cred itsand Mu sic 996, 997, 998, or 999 cred its.

Fi nal Oral Ex am i na tion

The dis ser ta tion, com po si tion, or schol arly pa per on which the fi -nal oral ex am i na tion is based must be sub mit ted to the As so ci ateDean of Grad u ate Stud ies and all of the mem bers of the stu dent'sguid ance com mit tee no later than four weeks be fore the fi nal oralex am i na tion. In cases where the fi nal oral ex am i na tion in volves alec ture-re cital and doc u ment, the stu dent must pass the de fenseof the lec ture-re cital and the doc u ment be fore the lec ture-re citalcan be per formed. In cases where the fi nal oral ex am i na tion in -volves two lec ture-re cit als, the stu dent must pass the de fense ofthe lec ture-re cital be fore that lec ture-re cital can be per formed.Fi nal oral ex am i na tions and per for mances of lec ture–re cit als aregiven dur ing fall and spring se mes ters, and may be given dur ing a sum mer ses sion with the ap proval of the As so ci ate Dean of Grad -u ate Stud ies and ev ery mem ber of the stu dent's com mit tee.


A doc toral stu dent in the Col lege of Mu sic must:1. Main tain a cu mu la tive grade–point av er age of at least 3.00.2. Not ac cu mu late de ferred grades (iden ti fied by the DF–De -

ferred marker) in more than 8 cred its in courses (ex clud ingcourses num bered 896, 897, 898, 899 or 996, 997, 998, 999).

If at the end of a se mes ter a grad u ate stu dent fails to meet oneor both of the re quire ments spec i fied above, the stu dent shall re -ceive a de fi ciency warn ing. If the de fi ciency is not re moved withinone year, the grad u ate stu dent will not be al lowed to con tinue inthe de gree pro gram.

A stu dent may ac cu mu late no more than 6 cred its with a gradebe low 3.0 in courses that are to be counted to ward the de gree.

Trans fer Cred its

Grad u ate cred its may be trans ferred from other ac cred ited in sti -tu tions or in ter na tional in sti tu tions of sim i lar qual ity if they are ap -pro pri ate to a stu dent’s pro gram and pro vided they werecom pleted within the time lim its ap proved for the earn ing of thede gree de sired at Mich i gan State Uni ver sity. The As so ci ateDean of Grad u ate Stud ies must grant ap proval. Only grad u -ate–level courses in which at least a 3.0 (B) grade was re ceivedwill be con sid ered for trans fer.

With the ap proval of the Guid ance Com mit tee and the As so ci -ate Dean of Grad u ate Stud ies, these trans fer cred its may ful fillspe cific Mich i gan State Uni ver sity de gree re quire ments; but notall trans fer cred its will nec es sar ily ful fill spe cific Mich i gan StateUni ver sity de gree re quire ments.

Col lege of Mu sic Re quire ments for the Doc tor of Phi los o phy De gree

Should the stu dent's guid ance com mit tee fail to ac cept the dis -ser ta tion or the stu dent's per for mance on the fi nal oral ex am i na -tion, the stu dent shall be al lowed to re write the dis ser ta tion or tore take the ex am i na tion only once. The dis ser ta tion must be re -writ ten or the ex am i na tion must be re taken within one year, dur ing a fall or spring se mes ter.

COL LAB O RA TIVE PI ANO

Mas ter of Mu sic

In ad di tion to meet ing the re quire ments of the university and ofthe Col lege of Mu sic, stu dents must meet the re quire ments spec i -fied be low.

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Ad mis sion

To be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree inCollaborative Piano, an ap pli cant must pres ent a live per for -mance au di tion be fore and be in ter viewed by a com mit tee of fac -ulty in the pi ano area, in clud ing the di rec tor of the col lab o ra tivepi ano pro gram. For an ap pli cant who has a Bach e lor of Mu sic de -gree in Piano Performance from Mich i gan State Uni ver sity, thelive per for mance au di tion may be waived at the dis cre tion of thefac ulty in the pi ano area. With the ap proval of the fac ulty in the pi -ano area, an ap pli cant may be con sid ered for ad mis sion to thepro gram on the ba sis of a high-qual ity au dio re cord ing of a re centper for mance in clud ing a solo pi ano work, one vo cal-pi ano work,and one in stru men tal-pi ano work. An ap pli cant who sub mits anau dio re cord ing may be ad mit ted only on pro vi sional sta tus pend -ing the pre sen ta tion of a live per for mance au di tion and an in ter -view with the fac ulty in the pi ano area. The live per for mance andthe in ter view must be com pleted be fore the end of the first se mes -ter of en roll ment in the pro gram and must meet the re quire mentsof the pi ano area.

To be ad mit ted to the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree in CollaborativePiano on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have:1. a bach e lor’s de gree in pi ano per for mance from a rec og nized

ed u ca tional in sti tu tion, or have com pleted the courses in mu -sic per for mance that are re quired for the Bach e lor of Mu sicde gree in Piano Performance from Mich i gan State Uni ver sity or their equiv a lents.

2. pre sented a live per for mance au di tion and in ter viewacceptable to the com mit tee of fac ulty from the pi ano area.

Re quire ments for the Mas ter of Mu sic in Col lab o ra tivePi ano

The pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent’s pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent’s ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:

CRED ITS1. All of the fol low ing courses (18 cred its):

MUS 841 Sem i nar in Ad vanced Col lab o ra tive Pi ano Tech niques . 4MUS 849 Pi ano Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 850A Pi ano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 850B Col lab o ra tive Pi ano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 856 Cham ber Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 896 Mas ter's Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2. Com plete two courses in mu sic the ory at the 400-level or above.3. Com plete a 3 credit course in mu sic history at the 400-level or above.4. Com plete 3 to 5 elec tive cred its in mu sic courses at the 400-level or

above, ex clu sive of ad di tional cred its in MUS 849, MUS 850A, MUS850B, and MUS 896.

5. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing four se mes ters of en roll ment in thepro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent’s ac a demic ad -vi sor and must in volve pi ano ac com pa ny ing.

6. Suc cess ful com ple tion of the oral fi nal cer ti fy ing ex am i na tion.7. Com plete 3 col lab o ra tive recitals. The fac ulty of the pi ano area must ap -

prove each re cital in a pre-re cital hear ing.

JAZZ STUDIES

Mas ter of Mu sic

In ad di tion to meet ing the re quire ments of the university and of the Col lege of Mu sic, stu dents must meet the re quire ments spec i fiedbe low.

Ad mis sion

To be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree inJazz Studies, an ap pli cant must pres ent a live per for mance au di -tion be fore a com mit tee of fac ulty in the jazz stud ies area, in clud -ing the di rec tor of the jazz stud ies pro gram and take the JazzMu si cian ship Pro fi ciency Ex am i na tion. For an ap pli cant who hasa Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree in Jazz Studies from Mich i gan State

Uni ver sity, the live per for mance au di tion may be waived at thedis cre tion of the fac ulty in the jazz stud ies area. With the ap provalof the fac ulty in the jazz stud ies area, an ap pli cant may be con sid -ered for ad mis sion to the pro gram on the ba sis of a high-qual ityau dio re cord ing of a re cent jazz per for mance. An ap pli cant whosub mits an au dio re cord ing may be ad mit ted only on pro vi sionalsta tus pend ing the pre sen ta tion of a live per for mance au di tion be -fore the fac ulty in the jazz stud ies area and tak ing the Jazz Mu si -cian ship Pro fi ciency Ex am i na tion. The live per for mance and thepro fi ciency ex am i na tion must be com pleted be fore the end of thefirst se mes ter of en roll ment in the pro gram and must meet the re -quire ments of the jazz stud ies area.

To be ad mit ted to the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree in Jazz Studieson reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have:1. a bach e lor’s de gree in jazz stud ies, mu sic per for mance, or

mu sic ed u ca tion from a rec og nized ed u ca tional in sti tu tion. 2. pre sented a live per for mance au di tion that dem on strates

tech ni cal and im pro vi sa tional skill equiv a lent to the level ofMusic 304 Ad vanced Jazz Mu si cian ship IV.

3. dem on strated pro fi ciency in the knowl edge of jazz the oryand jazz pi ano pro fi ciency by pass ing the Jazz Mu si cian shipPro fi ciency Ex am i na tion with a grade of 3.5 or better.

Re quire ments for the Mas ter of Mu sic in Jazz Stud ies

The pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent’s pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent’s ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:


MUS 400 Jazz Ar rang ing and Com po si tion I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 401 Jazz Ar rang ing and Com po si tion II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 438 Jazz Ped a gogy I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 439 Jazz Ped a gogy II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 801 Ad vanced Jazz Im pro vi sa tion I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 802 Ad vanced Jazz Im pro vi sa tion II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 810 Grad u ate Jazz His tory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 885 Ad vanced Jazz Styles and Anal y sis I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 886 Ad vanced Jazz Styles and Anal y sis II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 891 Spe cial Top ics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 896 Grad u ate Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2. Com plete 4 cred its in one of the fol low ing courses:MUS 850J Jazz Pi ano. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 851J Jazz Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 852J Jazz Strings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 853J Jazz Wood winds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 854J Jazz Brass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 855J Jazz Per cus sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3. Com plete 1 credit in a mu sic course at the 400-level or above.4. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing four se mes ters of en roll ment in the

pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent’s ac a demic ad -vi sor and must be jazz band and jazz combo.

5. Suc cess ful com ple tion of the oral fi nal cer ti fy ing ex am i na tion.

MU SIC COM PO SI TION

Mas ter of Mu sic

In ad di tion to meet ing the re quire ments of the university and ofthe Col lege of Mu sic stu dents must meet the re quire ments spec i -fied be low.

Ad mis sion

To be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the Mas ter of Mu sic de greepro gram in mu sic com po si tion, an ap pli cant must sub mit to theCol lege of Mu sic at least two orig i nal com po si tions rep re sen ta tive of the ap pli cant's cre ative work. Ap pli cants are en cour aged, butnot re quired, to in clude in the ap pli ca tion port fo lio, au dio CD orvideo re cord ings of per for mances of all mu si cal scores they sub -mit. "Live" re cord ings are pre ferred but MIDI re al iza tions are ac -cept able.

To be ad mit ted to the pro gram on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cantmust have a bach e lor's de gree in mu sic com po si tion from a rec -

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og nized ed u ca tional in sti tu tion, or have com pleted the courses inmu sic com po si tion that are re quired for the Bach e lor of Mu sic de -gree in com po si tion at Mich i gan State Uni ver sity or their equiv a -lents.

Re quire ments for the Mas ter of Mu sic De greein Mu sic Com po si tion

The pro gram is avail able only un der Plan A, for which an orig i nal com po si tion is re -quired in lieu of a the sis. A to tal of 33 cred its is re quired for the de gree. The stu -dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. Thestu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:

CRED ITS

1. Com plete all of the fol low ing courses (21 cred its):

MUS 422 20th Cen tury Eu ro pean and Amer i can Mu sic Lit er a ture . 2MUS 871 Con tra pun tal Tech niques II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 880 Com po si tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 881 Sem i nar in Com po si tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 892A Sem i nar in Mu sic His tory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 899 Mas ter's The sis Re search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 978 Sem i nar in 20th and 21st Cen tury Mu sic The ory

and Anal y sis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. Com plete 8 cred its from the courses in group a. and group b. be low withat least 2 credits but not more than 4 cred its from group b.:a. MUS 870 Con tra pun tal Tech niques I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUS 872 Tonal Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 873 Early 20th Cen tury Tech niques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 874 Schenkerian Anal y sis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 877 Scor ing for Or ches tra and Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 878 Ad vanced Scor ing for Or ches tra and Band. . . . . . . 2MUS 879 Tonal Lit er a ture and Anal y sis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 970 Ped a gogy of The ory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 971 Ped a gogy of The ory II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 972 An a lyt i cal Stud ies I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 973 An a lyt i cal Stud ies II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 977 Schenkerian Anal y sis II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

b. MUS 882 Com po si tion with Com put ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 883 Ad vanced Com puter Mu sic Pro jects . . . . . . . . . . . . 2PHL 474 Aes thetic The ory and Mod ern ism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Ei ther Mu sic 970 or 971, but not both of those courses, may beused to sat isfy the re quire ments ref er enced in item 3. a.

Ei ther Mu sic 972 or 973, but not both of those courses, may beused to sat isfy the re quire ments ref er enced in item 3. a.

Ei ther Mu sic 874 or 977, but not both of those courses, may beused to sat isfy the re quire ments ref er enced in item 3. a.

Phi los o phy 474 may be counted to ward the re quire ments for the de gree only if it is taught by a fac ulty mem ber in the Col lege of Mu -sic.

3. Com plete 4 cred its in mu sic per for mance at the 800–900 level or 2 cred -its in mu sic per for mance at the 800-900 level and 2 cred its in con duct ingat the 800-900 level.

4. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing 2 se mes ters of en roll ment in thepro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent's ac a demic ad -vi sor and must be se lected from cham ber mu sic, cho rus, jazz band, or -ches tra, wind en sem ble, or new mu sic ensemble.

5. Suc cess ful com ple tion of the oral fi nal cer ti fy ing ex am i na tion.

Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts

In ad di tion to meet ing the re quire ments of the university and of the Col lege of Mu sic stu dents must meet the re quire ments spec i fiedbe low.

Ad mis sion

To be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts de -gree pro gram in mu sic com po si tion, an ap pli cant must sub mit tothe Col lege of Mu sic two orig i nal com po si tions rep re sen ta tive ofthe ap pli cant’s cre ative work. Ap pli cants are en cour aged, but notre quired, to in clude in the ap pli ca tion port fo lio au dio CD or videore cord ings of per for mances of all mu si cal scores they sub -mit. “Live” re cord ings are pre ferred, but Mu si cal In stru ment Dig i -tal In ter face (MIDI) re al iza tions are ac cept able.

To be ad mit ted to the pro gram on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cantmust have a mas ter's de gree in mu sic com po si tion from a rec og -nized ed u ca tional in sti tu tion or a to tal of 30 cred its of ap provedcourse work.

Guid ance Com mit teeA fac ulty mem ber in the area of mu sic com po si tion must serve asthe chair per son of the stu dent’s guid ance com mit tee. One ad di -tional fac ulty mem ber in the area of mu sic com po si tion, one fac -ulty mem ber in the area of mu sic the ory, and one fac ulty mem berin the area of mu sic his tory must also be mem bers of the stu dent’s guid ance com mit tee.

Re quire ments for the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts De greein Mu sic Com po si tion

Each stu dent in the pro gram has a ma jor pro fes sor who pro videsin struc tion in mu sic com po si tion, over sees the prep a ra tion of theorig i nal com po si tion, and over sees the fi nal oral ex am i na tionbased upon that com po si tion.

The stu dent must:1. Com plete Mu sic 830 Re search Meth ods and Ma te ri als in

Mu sic and the courses in mu sic com po si tion, mu sic the ory,and mu sic his tory that are spec i fied by the stu dent’s guid -ance committee.

2. Com plete any cog nate area and re lated courses that arespec i fied by the stu dent's guid ance com mit tee.

3. Pass the writ ten com pre hen sive ex am i na tions in the fields ofmu sic com po si tion and ei ther mu sic his tory or mu sic theory.

4. Com plete the fol low ing re quire ments in lieu of 24 cred its ofMu sic 999, a dis ser ta tion, and a fi nal oral ex am i na tion overthe dis ser ta tion:a. Com plete 24 cred its of Mu sic 998.b. Sub mit an orig i nal mu sic com po si tion. The com po si tion

must be ac cept able to the stu dent’s guid ance com mit -tee.

The stu dent must have com pleted suc cess fully all of the re -quired course work (with the ex cep tion of Mu sic 998), the com -pre hen sive ex am i na tions, and the orig i nal com po si tion be fore the fi nal oral ex am i na tion may be sched uled.

A copy of the com po si tion ref er enced in item 4. above will be re -tained by the college as part of the per ma nent de gree re cord.


Doc toral study pre sumes con tin u ing ex cel lence in course work,read ing, and writ ing. A stu dent may ac cu mu late no more than 6cred its with a grade be low 3.0 in courses that are to be counted to -ward the de gree.

The stu dent’s orig i nal com po si tion and the stu dent’s per for -mance on the fi nal oral ex am i na tion based on the com po si tionmust be ap proved by the mem bers of the stu dent’s guid ancecom mit tee with not more than one dis sent ing vote. Should thecom mit tee fail to ac cept ei ther the stu dent’s com po si tion or thestu dent’s per for mance on the fi nal oral ex am i na tion based on thecom po si tion, the stu dent shall be al lowed to re write the com po si -tion or to re peat the fi nal oral ex am i na tion based on the com po si -tion only once. The com po si tion must be re writ ten or theex am i na tion must be re taken within one year, dur ing a fall orspring se mes ter.

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MU SIC CON DUCT ING

Mas ter of Mu sic


Ad mis sion

To be ad mit ted to the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree pro gram in mu siccon duct ing on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have:1. A bach e lor's de gree in mu sic from a rec og nized ed u ca tional

in sti tu tion, or have com pleted the courses in mu sic that arere quired for a bach e lor's de gree in mu sic from Mich i ganState Uni ver sity or their equiv a lents.

2. Pre sented a live per for mance au di tion that was ac cept ableto the com mit tee of fac ulty in con duct ing.

When ap ply ing for ad mis sion to the Mas ter of Mu sic de greepro gram in mu sic con duct ing, an ap pli cant must spec ify one ofthe fol low ing three ma jor ar eas: wind con duct ing, cho ral con -duct ing, or or ches tral con duct ing.

With the ap proval of the fac ulty in an ap pli cant's ma jor area, anap pli cant may be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the pro gram on theba sis of a high–qual ity re cord ing of a re cent per for mance, ratherthan on the ba sis of a live per for mance au di tion. An ap pli cantmust sub mit a video re cord ing show ing a front view of the ap pli -cant con duct ing for a min i mum of 10 min utes. An ap pli cant whosub mits a re cord ing may be ad mit ted only on pro vi sional sta tuspend ing the pre sen ta tion of a live conducting au di tion be fore afac ulty com mit tee in the ap pli cant's ma jor area. The au di tion must be pre sented be fore the end of the first se mes ter of en roll ment inthe pro gram. The au di tion must be in the ma jor area of con duct -ing that the ap pli cant spec i fies.

To sched ule an au di tion, an ap pli cant should con tact the Col -lege of Mu sic Ad mis sions Of fice. An ap pli cant who se lects the or -ches tral con duct ing area must ob tain a list of re quiredrep er toire from the Di rec tor of Or ches tras in the Col lege of Mu sic.

Re quire ments for the Mas ter of Mu sic De greein Mu sic Con duct ing

The stu dent must meet the re quire ments for one of the fol low ingthree ma jor ar eas of con duct ing: wind con duct ing, cho ral con -duct ing, or or ches tral con duct ing.

1. Wind Con duct ingThe pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:

CRED ITSa. Com plete both of the fol low ing courses (10 cred its):

MUS 858A Sem i nar in Wind Con duct ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 897 Con cert Con duct ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The stu dent must con duct a full pro gram in a pub lic band con cert,or con duct a se ries of pieces in two or more pub lic band con certs.

b. Com plete 6 cred its in mu sic his tory at the 400-level or above andtwo courses in mu sic the ory (4 to 6 cred its) at the 400-level orabove (10 to 12 cred its).

c. Com plete 8 to 10 cred its of elec tives.d. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll ment

in the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must in volve band.

2. Cho ral Con duct ingThe pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:

CRED ITSa. Com plete all of the fol low ing courses (16 cred its):

MUS 857 Sem i nar in Cho ral Lit er a ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 858C Sem i nar in Cho ral Con duct ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 897 Con cert Con duct ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4


c. Com plete 4 to 6 cred its of elec tives.d. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll ment

in the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must in volve cho rus.

3. Or ches tral Con duct ingThe pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:


MUS 858B Sem i nar in Or ches tral Con duct ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 897 Con cert Con duct ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The stu dent must con duct a full pro gram in a pub lic or ches tralcon cert, or con duct a se ries of pieces in two or more pub lic or -ches tral con certs.


c. Com plete 1 to 4 cred its in mu sic per for mance at the 800–900level.

d. Com plete 4 to 9 cred its of elec tives.e. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll ment

in the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must in volve or ches tra.


A grade of 3.0 or higher is re quired for Mu sic 897.



Ad mis sion

To be ad mit ted to the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts de gree pro gram inmu sic con duct ing on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have:1. A mas ter's de gree in mu sic from a rec og nized ed u ca tional

in sti tu tion or a to tal of 30 cred its of ap proved course work.2. Pre sented a live per for mance au di tion that was ac cept able

to the com mit tee ap pointed by the Dean of the Col lege ofMu sic.

When ap ply ing for ad mis sion to the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts de -gree pro gram with a ma jor in mu sic con duct ing, an ap pli cant must spec ify one of the fol low ing three ma jor ar eas: wind con duct ing,cho ral con duct ing, or or ches tral con duct ing.

With the ap proval of the fac ulty in an ap pli cant's ma jor area, anap pli cant may be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the pro gram on theba sis of a high–qual ity video re cord ing of a re cent per for mance,rather than on the ba sis of a live per for mance au di tion. An ap pli -cant must sub mit a video re cord ing show ing a front view of the ap -pli cant con duct ing a min i mum of 10 min utes. An ap pli cant whosub mits a re cord ing may be ad mit ted only on pro vi sional sta tuspend ing the pre sen ta tion of a live per for mance au di tion be fore afac ulty com mit tee ap pointed by the Dean of the Col lege of Mu sic.The au di tion must be pre sented be fore the end of the first se mes -ter of en roll ment in the pro gram. As part of the au di tion, an ap pli -cant must pres ent a 10–min ute lec ture on a topic re lated tocon duct ing. The ap pli cant may be asked to con duct a live per for -mance group or to il lus trate ap pro pri ate con duct ing tech niques inre la tion to printed scores. The ap pli cant may sub mit video andau dio tape re cord ings of per for mances that he or she has con -ducted.

For ad di tional in for ma tion about the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts de -gree pro gram in con duct ing, con tact the Di rec tor of Bands, the Di -rec tor of Cho ral Ac tiv i ties, or the Di rec tor of Or ches tras in theCol lege of Mu sic.

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Guid ance Com mit tee

The As so ci ate Dean of Grad u ate Stud ies or his or her designeemust be a mem ber of the stu dent's guid ance com mit tee and mustserve as its chair per son.

At least two fac ulty mem bers in the stu dent's con duct ing area,one fac ulty mem ber in the area of mu sic the ory, and one fac ultymem ber in the area of mu si col ogy must also be mem bers of thestu dent's guid ance com mit tee. In in stances where ad di tional ex -per tise would be ben e fi cial it is rec om mended that the guid ancecom mit tee in clude an ad di tional fac ulty mem ber from within orout side the College of Music.

Re quire ments for the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts De greein Mu sic Con duct ing

Each stu dent in the pro gram has a ma jor pro fes sor who pro vides in struc tion in thestu dent's ma jor area, over sees the mu si cal con tent of the stu dent's pro gram guidesthe prep a ra tion of re quired con duct ing ap pear ances, over sees the prep a ra tion ofthe schol arly pa per or ab stract, and over sees the fi nal oral ex am i na tion. Nor mally,the stu dent stud ies with the ma jor pro fes sor for four se mes ters.

The stu dent must:1. Com plete 8 cred its from the fol low ing courses:

MUS 958A Sem i nar in Wind Con duct ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 8MUS 958B Sem i nar in Or ches tral Con duct ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 8MUS 958C Sem i nar in Cho ral Con duct ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 8

2. Com plete a min i mum of 3 cred its in Mu sic 830 Re search Meth ods and Ma te ri als in Mu -sic and at least 6 ad di tional cred its of 800 or 900-level courses in mu sic his tory as spec -i fied by the stu dent’s guid ance com mit tee. Af ter tak ing the grad u ate ori en ta tionex am i na tion in mu sic the ory, the stu dent must com plete at least two courses in mu sicthe ory courses as spec i fied by the student’s guidance committee.

3. Com plete at least 6 cred its of elec tives as spec i fied by the stu dent's guid ance com mit -tee.

4. Pass writ ten com pre hen sive ex am i na tions that are ad min is tered by the stu dent's guid -ance com mit tee:a. a mu sic the ory ex am i na tion taken on the Mich i gan State Uni ver sity cam pus.b. three ad di tional ex am i na tions. One of these ex am i na tions will in volve mu si col -

ogy in re la tion to con duct ing, and the other two of these ex am i na tions will be re -lated to the stu dent's area of con duct ing. One of these ex am i na tions will betaken on the Mich i gan State Uni ver sity cam pus, and the other two ex am i na tionswill be take–home ex am i na tions.

5. Com plete the fol low ing re quire ments in lieu of 24 cred its of Mu sic 999, a doc toral dis -ser ta tion, and a fi nal oral ex am i na tion in de fense of the dis ser ta tion:a. Com plete 24 cred its of Mu sic 997 Doc toral Con cert Con duct ing.b. Di rect var i ous en sem bles on four dif fer ent pro grams con tain ing rep er toire which

dem on strates the abil ity to pro gram cre atively, to ex e cute mu sic in var i ous pe -riod styles and forms, and to work ef fec tively with di verse groups.

Per form ing groups for the re quired con duct ing ap pear ances may be en sem -bles from the Col lege of Mu sic, or any school, church, or com mu nity mu si cal en -sem ble able to meet the de mands of the rep er toire.

Two of the first three con duct ing ap pear ances must be pre sented within sixcal en dar months of each other. The first three con duct ing ap pear ances will begraded by the ma jor pro fes sor and by at least one other fac ulty mem ber in thestu dent's ma jor area.

The fourth con duct ing ap pear ance must in volve a com plete pro gram. This ap -pear ance will be graded by all of the mem bers of the stu dent's guid ance com mit -tee with the ex cep tion of the As so ci ate Dean of Grad u ate Stud ies.

Ev ery con duct ing ap pear ance must be video recorded in the for mat spec i fiedby the stu dent's ma jor pro fes sor.

With the prior ap proval of the stu dent's ma jor pro fes sor, any of the four re -quired con duct ing ap pear ances may take place off cam pus. In the event that acon duct ing ap pear ance is off cam pus, the ap pear ance will be graded on the ba -sis of the video re cord ing of the ap pear ance.

c. Sub mit a schol arly pa per ex hib it ing a thor ough un der stand ing of a sig nif i cantand rel e vant topic ap proved by the stu dent's ma jor pro fes sor and take a fi nal oral ex am i na tion of ap prox i mately two hours based on the pa per.

The stu dent must have com pleted suc cess fully all of the re quired course work (withthe ex cep tion of Mu sic 997 Doc toral Con cert Con duct ing), the com pre hen sive ex am i -na tions, the four con duct ing ap pear ances, and the schol arly pa per be fore the fi nal oralex am i na tion may take place.

A fi nal copy of the pa per ref er enced in item 5. c. above will be re tained by the Col lege as part of the per ma nent de gree re cord. The fi nal copy must be ap proved by the guid -ance com mit tee and sub mit ted to the As so ci ate Dean of Grad u ate Stud ies be fore thede gree can be completed.



The stu dent's per for mance on the fi nal oral ex am i na tion andthe schol arly pa per on which the ex am i na tion is based must beap proved by the mem bers of the stu dent's guid ance com mit teewith not more than one dis sent ing vote. Should the com mit tee failto ac cept the fi nal oral ex am i na tion, or the pa per, the stu dent shall be al lowed to re peat the fi nal oral ex am i na tion, or to re write thepa per, only once. The ex am i na tion must be re taken, or the pa per must be re writ ten, within one year, dur ing a fall or spring se mes -ter.

MU SIC ED U CA TION

Mas ter of Mu sic

In ad di tion to meet ing the re quire ments of the Uni ver sity and ofthe Col lege of Mu sic stu dents must meet the re quire ments spec i -fied be low.

Ad mis sion

To be ad mit ted to the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree pro gram in MusicEducation on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have a bach e lor'sde gree in mu sic ed u ca tion from a rec og nized ed u ca tional in sti tu -tion, or have com pleted the courses in mu sic ed u ca tion that arere quired for the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree in mu sic ed u ca tion atMich i gan State Uni ver sity or their equiv a lents.

Re quire ments for the Mas ter of Mu sic De greein Mu sic Ed u ca tion

The pro gram is avail able un der both Plan A (with the sis) and PlanB (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re quired for the de greeun der Plan A or Plan B. The stu dent's pro gram of study must beap proved by the stu dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent mustmeet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:

Re quire ments for Both Plan A and Plan B

CRED ITS1. Com plete four of the fol low ing courses in mu sic ed u ca tion (12 cred its):

MUS 860 Sem i nar in His tory and Phi los o phy ofMu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUS 861 Sem i nar in Psy chol ogy of Mu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 862 Sem i nar in Mu sic Cur ric u lum and Meth od ol ogy . . . . . . . 3MUS 863 Sem i nar in the So ci ol ogy of Mu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 864 Re search in Mu sic Ed u ca tion and Mu sic Therapy . . . . . 3

2. Com plete a min i mum of 10 cred its in clud ing:a. A min i mum of 3 cred its in grad u ate courses in musicology.b. A min i mum of 3 cred its in grad u ate courses in mu sic the ory and

com po si tion.c. A min i mum of 2 cred its in grad u ate courses in mu sic per for mance

or mu sic con duct ing.d. A min i mum of 2 cred its of 800-level courses in mu sic con duct ing,

mu sic per for mance, com po si tion, mu sic the ory, or mu si col ogy.3. Com plete 4 ad di tional cred its in grad u ate courses within or out side the

Col lege of Mu sic.4. A stu dent who com pletes fewer than 1 credit of mu sic per for mance in

par tial ful fill ment of the re quire ments for the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree with a ma jor in mu sic ed u ca tion must pass a per for mance test on an in stru -ment or in voice. The test will be ad min is tered by one fac ulty mem ber inmu sic ed u ca tion and one fac ulty mem ber in ei ther in stru men tal or vo calmu sic per for mance.

5. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters or two sum mer ses -sions of en roll ment in the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved bythe stu dent's ac a demic ad vi sor and must be se lected from band, cho -rus, jazz band, and or ches tra.

Ad di tional Re quire ments for Plan A

1. Com plete the fol low ing course:MUS 899 Mas ter's The sis Re search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Ad di tional Re quire ments for Plan B

1. Com plete 4 ad di tional cred its in grad u ate courses in mu sic ed u ca tion.2. Pass a 3–hour writ ten com pre hen sive ex am i na tion.

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Doc tor of Phi los o phy


Ad mis sion

To be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the Doc tor of Phi los o phy de -gree pro gram in mu sic ed u ca tion, an ap pli cant must:1. Sub mit to the Col lege of Mu sic his or her mas ter's the sis, if a

the sis was re quired for the mas ter's de gree. An ap pli cantwho did not com plete a the sis must sub mit a com pa ra blesam ple of his or her ac a demic or pro fes sional writ ing.

2. Have com pleted suc cess fully at least three years of em ploy -ment as a mu sic teacher, as ev i denced in let ters of rec om -men da tion and other doc u ments sub mit ted in sup port of theap pli ca tion.

3. In clude in the let ter re quired by the college a 500 to 700 wordes say about the ap pli cant's pro fes sional ex pe ri ence and fu -ture pro fes sional goals.

In ad di tion, an in ter na tional ap pli cant is re quired to have ful -filled the university's Eng lish lan guage pro fi ciency re quire ment as de scribed in the Grad u ate Ed u ca tion sec tion of this cat a log in one of the fol low ing three ways:1. Have a to tal score of 580 (pa per ver sion) or 237 (com puter

ver sion) or above on the Test of Eng lish as a For eign Lan -guage with no subscore be low 55 (pa per ver sion) or 21(com puter ver sion).

2. Have an av er age score of 85 or higher on the Mich i gan Eng -lish Lan guage As sess ment Bat tery with no subscore be -low 82.

3. Have an av er age score of 85 or higher on the Eng lish Lan -guage Cen ter Test with no subscore be low 82.

To be ad mit ted to the pro gram on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cantmust have a mas ter's de gree in mu sic ed u ca tion or a to tal of 30cred its of ap proved course work.

Stu dents who are ad mit ted to the doc toral pro gram in mu sic ed -u ca tion should have com pleted each of the fol low ing grad u atecourses with a grade of at least 3.0 (B): one mu sic his tory coursefrom the Ba roque pe riod or ear lier (pre–1750), one mu sic his torycourse from the Clas si cal pe riod or later (post–1750), and onemu sic the ory course in ad vanced anal y sis. A stu dent who has notcom pleted such courses will be re quired to com plete thosecourses, in ad di tion to com plet ing the courses that are re quiredfor the doc toral de gree.


The stu dent's ad vi sory com mit tee, which must be formed in thefirst year of grad u ate study, should con sist of an ad vi sor, whomust be a mu sic ed u ca tion fac ulty mem ber, two ad di tional mu siced u ca tion fac ulty mem bers, and one mem ber of the mu sic fac ulty in the stu dent's cog nate area.

Re quire ments for the Doc tor of Phi los o phy De greein Mu sic Ed u ca tion

The stu dent must:1. Com plete a min i mum of 36 cred its of course work as spec i fied be low:

CRED ITS

a. Mu sic Ed u ca tion Core (15 cred its):(1) All of the fol low ing courses (12 cred its):

MUS 960 Sem i nar in Mea sure ment inMu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUS 962 Ad vanced Stud ies in the Phi los o phy of Mu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUS 965 Ad vanced Re search Meth ods inMu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUS 966 Sem i nar in Qual i ta tive Re search inMu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

(2) One of the fol low ing courses (3 cred its):MUS 861 Sem i nar in Psy chol ogy of Mu sic Ed u ca tion . . 3MUS 862 Sem i nar in Mu sic Cur ric u lum

and Meth od ol ogy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 863 Sem i nar in the So ci ol ogy of Mu sic Ed u ca tion . 3MUS 964 Sem i nar in Col lege Mu sic Teach ing . . . . . . . . 3

b. Mu sic Cog nate. Nine cred its in grad u ate courses in one of the fol -low ing ar eas: com po si tion, con duct ing, jazz, mu sic ther apy, mu -si col ogy, the ory, or per for mance.

c. Elec tives. Twelve cred its in grad u ate courses within or out sidethe Col lege of Mu sic.

2. Dem on strate com pe tency in teach ing. This re quire ment must be met by teach ing a col lege–level mu sic course or en sem ble un der the guid anceof a fac ulty member.

3. Dem on strate com pe tency in schol ar ship. This re quire ment must be met by writ ing and sub mit ting for pub li ca tion a schol arly pa per on an as pectof mu sic ed u ca tion and pre sent ing the pa per at an on–cam pus oroff-campus col lo quium ap proved by the stu dent's ac a demic ad vi sor.

MU SIC PER FOR MANCE

Mas ter of Mu sic

In ad di tion to meet ing the re quire ments of the University and ofthe Col lege of Mu sic stu dents must meet the re quire ments spec i -fied be low.

Ad mis sion

When ap ply ing for ad mis sion to the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree pro -gram in mu sic per for mance, an ap pli cant must spec ify one of thefol low ing three broad per for mance ar eas that he or she wishes topur sue: in stru men tal mu sic, in stru men tal spe cial ist, or vo cal mu -sic.

An ap pli cant who se lects the in stru men tal mu sic area mustalso spec ify the ma jor in stru ment or group of in stru ments (e.g.,pi ano, harp, flute, or per cus sion in stru ments) from the cat e go rieslisted be low:

Brass and Per cus sion: trum pet, horn, trom bone, eu pho nium, tuba, and per cus sionKey board: pianoStringed in stru ments: harp, vi o lin, vi ola, cello, dou ble bassWood winds: flute, oboe, clar i net, sax o phone, bassoon

An ap pli cant who se lects the in stru men tal spe cial ist areamust also spec ify one of the fol low ing three ma jor spe cial ties:brass in stru ments spe cial ist, stringed in stru ments spe cial ist, orwood wind in stru ments spe cial ist. An ap pli cant who se lectsbrass in stru ments spe cial ist must spec ify the ma jor brass in -stru ment and two sec ond ary brass in stru ments. An ap pli cantwho se lects stringed in stru ments spe cial ist must spec ify thema jor stringed in stru ment and one sec ond ary stringed in stru -ment. An ap pli cant who se lects wood wind in stru ments spe -cial ist must spec ify the ma jor wood wind in stru ment and threesec ond ary wood wind in stru ments. (Re fer to the cat e go ries listedabove.)

To be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the Mas ter of Mu sic de greepro gram in mu sic per for mance, an ap pli cant must pres ent a liveper for mance au di tion be fore a com mit tee of fac ulty in the ap pli -cant's broad per for mance area. For an ap pli cant who has a Bach -e lor of Mu sic de gree in mu sic per for mance from Mich i gan StateUni ver sity, the live per for mance au di tion may be waived at thedis cre tion of the fac ulty in the ap pli cant's ma jor area. With the ap -proval of the fac ulty in an ap pli cant's ma jor area, an ap pli cantmay be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the pro gram on the ba sis of ahigh–qual ity re cord ing of a re cent per for mance, rather than onthe ba sis of a live per for mance au di tion. An ap pli cant who se lects the instrumental mu sic, in stru men tal spe cial ist, or vo cal mu -sic area must sub mit ei ther an au dio or a video re cord ing. An ap -pli cant who sub mits a recording may be ad mit ted only onpro vi sional sta tus pend ing the pre sen ta tion of a live per for -

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mance au di tion be fore a fac ulty com mit tee in the ap pli cant'sbroad per for mance area. The au di tion must be pre sented be forethe end of the first se mes ter of en roll ment in the pro gram andmust meet the re quire ments that are spec i fied be low.

The re quire ments for the au di tion are spec i fied be low:1. in stru men tal mu sic: The au di tion must be on the ma jor in -

stru ment or group of in stru ments that the ap pli cant spec i fies.2. in stru men tal spe cial ist:

a. brass in stru ments spe cial ist: The au di tion must beon the ma jor brass in stru ment and on the two sec ond -ary brass in stru ments that the ap pli cant spec i fies. Iftrom bone is not the ma jor in stru ment, it must be one ofthe sec ond ary in stru ments.

b. stringed in stru ments spe cial ist: The au di tion mustbe on the ma jor stringed in stru ment and on the sec ond -ary stringed in stru ment that the ap pli cant spec i fies. Ifthe ma jor in stru ment is vi o lin or vi ola, the sec ond ary in -stru ment must be cello or dou ble bass. If the ma jor in -stru ment is cello or dou ble bass, the sec ond aryin stru ment must be vi o lin or vi ola.

c. wood wind in stru ments spe cial ist: The au di tion must be on the ma jor wood wind in stru ment and on one of thethree sec ond ary wood wind in stru ments that the ap pli -cant spec i fies.

3. vo cal mu sic: The au di tion must be in voice.To sched ule an au di tion, an ap pli cant should con tact the Col -

lege of Mu sic Ad mis sions Of fice.To be ad mit ted to the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree pro gram in mu sic

per for mance on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have:1. A bach e lor's de gree in mu sic per for mance from a rec og nized

ed u ca tional in sti tu tion, or have com pleted the courses in mu -sic per for mance that are re quired for the Bach e lor of Mu sicde gree in mu sic per for mance from Mich i gan State Uni ver sity or their equiv a lents.

2. Pre sented a live per for mance au di tion that was ac cept ableto the com mit tee of fac ulty in the broad per for mance area.

Re quire ments for the Mas ter of Mu sic De greein Mu sic Per for mance

The stu dent must meet the re quire ments for one of the fol low ingthree broad ar eas of mu sic per for mance: in stru men tal mu sic, in -stru men tal spe cial ist, or vo cal mu sic.

Instrumental Music

The stu dent must meet the re quire ments for one of the fol low ingfive ma jor ar eas of in stru men tal mu sic: pi ano, brass in stru ments,stringed in stru ments, wood wind in stru ments, or per cus sion in -stru ments:1. Pi ano

The pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:

CRED ITS

a. Com plete all of the fol low ing courses (14 cred its):

MUS 849 Pi ano Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 850A Pi ano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 856 Cham ber Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 896 Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

All stu dents en rolled in the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree pro gram withpi ano as the ma jor area are re quired to com plete 1 credit of Mu sic849 dur ing each se mes ter of en roll ment in Mu sic 850A. Stu dentswho en roll in Mu sic 850A for more than 2 se mes ters are re quiredto com plete more than 2 cred its of Mu sic 849 and may be re quiredto com plete more than 30 cred its for the de gree.

One move ment of a con certo with or ches tra or sec ond pi ano ac -com pa ni ment must be in cluded in the pi ano re cital per for mance.

b. Com plete 6 cred its in mu sic his tory at the 400-level or above andtwo courses in mu sic the ory (4 to 6 cred its) at the 400-level orabove. (10 to 12 cred its)

c. Com plete 4 to 6 cred its of elec tive courses in mu sic at the400-level or above, ex clu sive of ad di tional cred its in MUS 849,850A, or 896.

d. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll mentin the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must in volve pi ano ac com pa ny ing.

2. Brass In stru mentsThe pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:

CRED ITSa. Com plete the fol low ing course (4 cred its):

MUS 896 Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The re cital per for mance must be on the stu dent's ma jor in stru -ment.

b. Com plete one of the fol low ing courses (6 cred its): MUS 854A Trum pet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MUS 854B Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 854C Trom bone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 854D Eu pho nium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 854E Tuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

c. Com plete 6 cred its in mu sic his tory at the 400-level or above andtwo courses in mu sic the ory (4 to 6 cred its) at the 400-level orabove. (10 to 12 cred its)

d. Com plete 8 to 10 cred its of elec tive courses in mu sic at the400-level or above, ex clu sive of ad di tional cred its in MUS 854A,MUS 854B, MUS 854C, MUS 854D, MUS 854E, or MUS 896.

e. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll mentin the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must be se lected from band, jazz band,and or ches tra.

3. Stringed In stru mentsThe pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:


MUS 856 Cham ber Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 896 Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The re cital per for mance must be on the stu dent's ma jor in stru -ment.

b. Com plete one of the fol low ing courses (6 cred its): MUS 852A Vi o lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MUS 852B Vi ola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 852C Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 852D Dou ble Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6


d. Com plete 4 to 6 cred its of elec tive courses in mu sic at the400-level or above, ex clu sive of ad di tional cred its in MUS 852A,MUS 852B, MUS 852C, MUS 852D, or MUS 896.

e. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll mentin the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must in volve or ches tra.

4. Wood wind In stru mentsThe pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:

CRED ITSa. Com plete the fol low ing course (4 cred its):

MUS 896 Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The re cital per for mance must be on the stu dent's ma jor in stru -ment.

b. Com plete one of the fol low ing courses (6 cred its): MUS 853A Flute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MUS 853B Oboe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 853C Clar i net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 853D Sax o phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 853E Bas soon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6



e. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll mentin the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must be se lected from band, jazz band,and or ches tra.

5. Per cus sion In stru mentsThe pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:


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MUS 855 Per cus sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 896 Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The re cital per for mance must be on the stu dent's ma jor in stru -ment.

b. Com plete 6 cred its in mu sic his tory at the 400-level or above andtwo courses in mu sic the ory (4 to 6 cred its) at the 400-level orabove. (10 to 12 cred its)

c. Com plete 8 to 10 cred its of elec tive courses in mu sic at the400-level or above, ex clu sive of ad di tional cred its in MUS 855 orMUS 896.

d. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll mentin the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must be se lected from band, jazz band, and or ches tra.

Instrumental Specialist

The stu dent must meet the re quire ments for one of the fol low ingthree ma jor spe cial ties: brass in stru ments spe cial ist, stringed in -stru ments spe cial ist, or wood wind in stru ments spe cial ist: 1. Brass In stru ments Spe cial ist

The pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:


MUS 847 Sec ond ary or Spe cial ist Em pha sis: Brass . . . . . . . 2MUS 896 Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Each of the 2 cred its of Mu sic 847 is as so ci ated with in struc tion in1 of the stu dent's 2 re quired sec ond ary in stru ments.

The re cital per for mance must be on the stu dent's ma jor in stru -ment.

b. Com plete one of the fol low ing courses (6 cred its): MUS 854A Trum pet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MUS 854B Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 854C Trom bone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 854D Eu pho nium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 854E Tuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6



e. Pres ent a per for mance on each of the stu dent's two re quired sec -ond ary in stru ments. The per for mance must be ac cept able to acom mit tee of fac ulty in the area of brass in stru ments.

f. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll mentin the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must be se lected from band, jazz band, and or ches tra.

2. Stringed In stru ments Spe cial istThe pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:

CRED ITSa. Com plete all of the fol low ing courses (9 cred its):

MUS 846 Sec ond ary or Spe cial ist Em pha sis: String . . . . . . . 1MUS 856 Cham ber Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MUS 896 Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The credit of Mu sic 846 is as so ci ated with in struc tion in the stu -dent's re quired sec ond ary in stru ment.


b. Com plete one of the fol low ing courses (6 cred its): MUS 852A Vi o lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MUS 852B Vi ola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 852C Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 852D Dou ble Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6


d. Com plete 3 to 5 cred its of elec tive courses in mu sic at the400-level or above, ex clu sive of ad di tional cred its in MUS 852A,MUS 852B, MUS 852C, MUS 852D, or MUS 896.

e. Pres ent a per for mance on the stu dent's re quired sec ond ary in -stru ment. The per for mance must be ac cept able to a com mit tee offac ulty in the area of stringed in stru ments.

f. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll mentin the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must in volve or ches tra.

3. Wood wind In stru ments Spe cial istThe pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its is re -quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu -dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:


MUS 848 Sec ond ary or Spe cial ist Em pha sis: Wood wind . . . 3MUS 896 Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Each of the 3 cred its of Mu sic 848 is as so ci ated with in struc tion inone of the stu dent's three re quired sec ond ary in stru ments.


b. Com plete one of the fol low ing courses (6 cred its): MUS 853A Flute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MUS 853B Oboe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 853C Clar i net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 853D Sax o phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 853E Bas soon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6



e. Pres ent a per for mance on each of the stu dent's three re quiredsec ond ary in stru ments. Each of the three per for mances must beac cept able to a com mit tee of fac ulty in the area of wood wind in -stru ments.

f. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll mentin the pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent'sac a demic ad vi sor and must be se lected from band, jazz band,and or ches tra.

Vocal Music

The pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 30 cred its isre quired for the de gree. The stu dent's pro gram of study must be ap proved by thestu dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be -low:

CRED ITS1. Com plete all of the fol low ing courses (11 cred its):

MUS 435 Op era Thea tre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MUS 851 Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 896 Re cital Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The re cital per for mance must be a vo cal per for mance.

2. Com plete 6 cred its in mu sic his tory at the 400-level or above and twocourses in mu sic the ory (4 to 6 cred its) at the 400-level or above. (10 to12 cred its)

3. Com plete 7 to 9 cred its of elec tive courses in mu sic at the 400-level orabove, ex clu sive of ad di tional cred its in MUS 851 or MUS 896.

4. Com plete one semester of study each in French, Ger man, and Ital ian.Cred its in courses in a for eign lan guage may not be counted to ward there quire ments for the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree. Courses com pleted aspart of an un der grad u ate de gree pro gram may be used to sat isfy this re -quire ment.

5. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll ment in thepro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved by the stu dent's ac a demicad vi sor and must in volve cho rus.


A grade of 3.0 or higher is re quired for Mu sic 896.


In ad di tion to meet ing the re quire ments of the University and ofthe Col lege of Mu sic stu dents must meet the re quire ments spec i -fied be low.

Ad mis sion

To be ad mit ted to the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts de gree pro gram inmu sic per for mance on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have:1. a mas ter's de gree in mu sic from a rec og nized ed u ca tional in -

sti tu tion or a to tal of 30 cred its of ap proved grad u ate coursework.

2. pre sented a live per for mance au di tion ac cept able to thecom mit tee ap pointed by the Dean of the Col lege of Mu sic.

When ap ply ing for ad mis sion to the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts de -gree pro gram with a ma jor in mu sic per for mance, an ap pli cantmust spec ify one of the fol low ing two broad per for mance ar easthat he or she wishes to pur sue: in stru men tal mu sic or vo cal mu -sic.

An ap pli cant who se lects the in stru men tal mu sic area mustalso spec ify the ma jor in stru ment or group of in stru ments (e.g.,

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pi ano, harp, flute, or per cus sion in stru ments) from the cat e go rieslisted be low:

Brass and Per cus sion: trum pet, horn, trom bone,eu pho nium, tuba, and percussion

Key board: pianoStringed In stru ments: harp, vi o lin, vi ola, cello,

dou ble bassWood winds: flute, oboe, clar i net, sax o phone, bassoon

To be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the Doc tor of Mu si cal Artsde gree pro gram in mu sic per for mance, an ap pli cant must pres ent a live per for mance au di tion be fore a fac ulty com mit tee ap pointedby the Dean of the Col lege of Mu sic.

Ap pli cants se lect ing the in stru men tal mu sic area must pres -ent a live 40-min ute au di tion, in clud ing the per for mance of threema jor works and ap prox i mately 10 min utes of dis cus sion on oneor more of the works, that is ac cept able to the com mit tee ap -pointed by the Dean of the Col lege of Mu sic. Ap pli cants se lect ingthe vo cal mu sic area must pres ent a live 40-min ute au di tion, per -form ing 30 min utes of mu sic and 10 min utes of dis cus sion on oneor more of the works, that is ac cept able to the com mit tee ap -pointed by the Dean of the Col lege of Mu sic. Re quired lan guages: Eng lish, French, Ger man, and Ital ian. Re quired rep er toire: artsongs, one op era aria, one ba roque or clas si cal aria, one 20th-21st

cen tury work. In the case of both the in stru men tal and vo cal mu sic ar eas, ap pli cants must also be pre pared to re spond to ques tionsfrom the audition panel on the entire program.

With the ap proval of the fac ulty in an ap pli cant's ma jor area, anap pli cant may be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the pro gram on theba sis of a high–qual ity re cord ing of a re cent per for mance, ratherthan on the ba sis of a live per for mance au di tion. An ap pli cant who se lects the in stru men tal mu sic or vo cal mu sic area must sub -mit ei ther an au dio or a video re cord ing. An ap pli cant who sub mits a re cord ing may be ad mit ted only on pro vi sional sta tus pend ingthe pre sen ta tion of a live per for mance au di tion be fore a fac ultycom mit tee ap pointed by the Dean of the Col lege of Mu sic. Theau di tion must be pre sented be fore the end of the first se mes ter ofen roll ment in the pro gram.


The As so ci ate Dean of Grad u ate Stud ies or his or her designeemust be a mem ber of the stu dent's guid ance com mit tee and mustserve as its chair per son. The stu dent’s ma jor pro fes sor, a sec ondfac ulty mem ber from the stu dent’s area, one fac ulty mem ber fromthe area of mu si col ogy, and one fac ulty mem ber from the area ofmu sic the ory must be mem bers of the stu dent’s guid ance com -mit tee. In in stances where ad di tional ex per tise would be ben e fi -cial it is rec om mended that the guid ance com mit tee in clude afac ulty mem ber from within or outside the College of Music.

Re quire ments for the Doc tor of Mu si cal Arts De greein Mu sic Per for mance

The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:Each stu dent in the pro gram has a ma jor pro fes sor who pro -

vides in struc tion in the stu dent's ma jor in stru ment or in voice,over sees the mu si cal con tent of the stu dent's pro gram, guidesthe prep a ra tion of re quired re cit als, over sees the prep a ra tion ofthe schol arly pa per, lec ture-re cital(s) and the fi nal oral ex am i na -tion. Nor mally, the stu dent stud ies with the ma jor pro fes sor for six se mes ters.

The stu dent must:1. Se lect, from the cat e go ries be low, a ma jor in stru ment or

group of in stru ments (e.g. pi ano, harp, flute, or per cus sion in -stru ments) or voice:

Pi anoStringed in stru ments: harp, vi o lin, vi ola, cello, dou ble bass

Wind in stru ments: flute, oboe, clar i net, sax o phone,bas soon, trum pet, horn, trom bone, eu pho nium, tuba

Per cus sion in stru mentsVoice

2. Com plete the courses that are spec i fied by the stu dent'sguid ance com mit tee in clud ing:a. 3 cred its of Mu sic 830 Re search Meth ods and Ma te ri als

in Mu sicb. 6 cred its of 800- or 900-level courses in mu sic his toryc. ad di tional courses in mu sic the ory as spec i fied by the

stu dent's guid ance com mit tee af ter the stu dent hastaken the Grad u ate Ori en ta tion Examination in Mu sicThe ory

d. 6 cred its of elec tive courses, ex clu sive of ad di tionalcred its of Mu sic 996

3. Pass the writ ten com pre hen sive ex am i na tion in mu sic his -tory and mu sic theory.

4. Com plete the fol low ing re quire ments in lieu of 24 cred its ofMu sic 999, a doc toral dis ser ta tion, and a fi nal oral ex am i na -tion in de fense of the dis ser ta tion:a. Com plete 24 cred its of Mu sic 996.b. Per form four pub lic re cit als that have been ap proved by

a com mit tee of fac ulty from the stu dent's area. Three ofthe re cit als must be solo re cit als, two of which must bepre sented within two con sec u tive se mes ters, ex clud ingsum mers. The fourth re cital must be a cham ber mu sicre cital. A re cord ing of each of the four re cit als is re -quired and must be sub mit ted to the Of fice of the As so -ci ate Dean for Grad u ate Studies.

c. Com plete one of the fol low ing three op tions:(1) Present a lec ture–re cital twice, first to the stu dent's

guid ance com mit tee as part of an oral ex am i na tionand then to the pub lic and sub mit a schol arly pa perupon which the lec ture-re cital is based. In no casemay the lec ture–re cital be pre sented pub licly un til ithas been ap proved by the com mit tee. The oral ex -am i na tion will be a de fense of the lec ture-re citaland the pa per. A re cord ing of the lec ture–re cital isre quired and must be sub mit ted to the Of fice of theAs so ci ate Dean for Grad u ate Studies.

(2) Pres ent two lec ture-re cit als. Each lec ture-re citalmust be pre sented twice, first to the stu dent’s guid -ance com mit tee as part of an oral ex am i na tion andthen to the pub lic. In no case may the lec ture-re cital be pre sented pub licly un til it has been ap proved bythe com mit tee. Each oral ex am i na tion will be a de -fense of one of the lec ture-re citals. A re cord ing ofeach lec ture-re cital is re quired and must be sub mit -ted to the Of fice of the As so ci ate Dean for Grad u ate Studies.

(3) With the unan i mous con sent of the stu dent's guid -ance com mit tee, sub mit a schol arly pa per of ma jorscope, com pa ra ble to a tra di tional dis ser ta tion, and take a fi nal oral ex am i na tion based on the pa per.

A pro posal for each lec ture-re cital and the schol arly pa per, ifap pli ca ble, must be ap proved in writ ing by all mem bers of theguid ance com mit tee no less than three months be fore the oral ex -am i na tion on that lec ture-re cital may oc cur. A re cord ing of thepub lic lec ture-re cital(s) and the schol arly pa per will be re tainedby the Col lege as part of the per ma nent de gree re cord.

In the case of (1) and (3) above, the stu dent must have com -pleted suc cess fully all of the re quired course work (with the ex -cep tion of Mu sic 996 Doc toral Re cital Per for mance), thecom pre hen sive ex am i na tion, the re quired pub lic re cit als, and theschol arly pa per be fore the fi nal oral ex am i na tion may oc cur. Inthe case of (2) above, the stu dent must have com pleted suc cess -fully all of the re quired course work (with the ex cep tion of Mu sic

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996), the com pre hen sive ex am i na tion, and the re quired pub lic re -cit als before either of the oral examinations may occur.



With re gard to 4. (c) (1) above, the stu dent’s per for mance onthe lec ture-re cital and the re lated schol arly pa per and the fi naloral ex am i na tion based on the lec ture-re cital and the pa per mustbe ap proved by the mem bers of the stu dent’s guid ance com mit -tee with not more than one dis sent ing vote. Should the com mit teefail to ac cept the stu dent’s per for mance on the lec ture-re cital andthe re lated pa per or the fi nal oral ex am i na tion, the stu dent shall be al lowed to re peat the per for mance of the lec ture-re cital or to re -vise the re lated pa per or to re peat the fi nal oral ex am i na tion. Thelec ture-re cital must be re peated or the pa per re vised or the oralex am i na tion re peated within one year, dur ing a fall or spring se -mes ter.

With re gard to 4. (c) (2) above, the stu dent’s per for mance oneach of the two lec ture-re cit als and the fi nal oral ex am i na tionbased on each lec ture-re cital must be ap proved by the mem bersof the stu dent’s guid ance com mit tee with not more than one dis -sent ing vote. Should the com mit tee fail to ac cept the stu dent’sper for mance on ei ther lec ture-re cital or the fi nal oral ex am i na tion, the stu dent shall be al lowed to re peat the per for mance of the lec -ture-re cital or to re peat the fi nal oral ex am i na tion. The lec ture-re -cital must be re peated or the oral ex am i na tion re peated within one year, dur ing a fall or spring semester.

With re gard to 4. (c) (3) above, the stu dent’s per for mance onthe schol arly pa per and the fi nal oral ex am i na tion based on thepa per must be ap proved by the mem bers of the stu dent’s guid -ance com mit tee with not more than one dis sent ing vote. Shouldthe com mit tee fail to ac cept the stu dent’s per for mance on the pa -per or the fi nal oral ex am i na tion, the stu dent shall be al lowed tore vise the re lated pa per or to re peat the fi nal oral ex am i na tion.The pa per must be re vised or the oral ex am i na tion re peatedwithin one year, during a fall or spring semester.

MU SIC THE ORY

Mas ter of Mu sic


Ad mis sion

To be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the Mas ter of Mu sic de greepro gram in mu sic the ory, an ap pli cant must sub mit to the Col legeof Mu sic:1. A one–page, type–writ ten state ment, writ ten in Eng lish, that

ad dresses the ap pli cant's in ter est in the field of mu sic the oryand in Mich i gan State Uni ver sity's mu sic the ory pro gram.

2. At least one type–writ ten, schol arly pa per of 10–20 pages,writ ten in Eng lish, that fo cuses on an anal y sis of a spe cificcom po si tion or that dis cusses one as pect (e.g., form, har -mony, or rhythm) of a par tic u lar com po si tion or body of work.

3. At least one orig i nal mu sic com po si tion or mu si cal ar range -ment, or two ex am ples of compositional stud ies (e.g., coun -ter point ex am ples pre pared for a course). A video or au diore cord ing of a per for mance of the com po si tion or ar range -ment may be sub mit ted.

To be ad mit ted to the pro gram on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cantmust have a bach e lor's de gree in mu sic the ory from a rec og nizeded u ca tional in sti tu tion, or have com pleted the courses in mu sicthe ory that are re quired for the Bach e lor of Mu sic de gree in mu sicthe ory at Mich i gan State Uni ver sity or their equiv a lents.

Re quire ments for the Mas ter of Mu sic De greein Mu sic The ory

The pro gram is avail able only un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to -tal of 34 or 35 cred its are re quired for the de gree. The stu dent’spro gram of study must be ap proved by the stu dent’s ac a demicad vi sor, who must be a mem ber of the music theory fac ulty. Thestu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:


MUS 480 Coun ter point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 830 Re search Meth ods and Ma te ri als in Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 872 Tonal Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 873 Early 2oth-Cen tury Tech niques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 874 Schenkerian Anal y sis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 891 Spe cial Top ics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 970 Ped a gogy of The ory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Mu sic 480, 872, and 873 are not re quired if the cor re spond ing parts ofthe Grad u ate Ori en ta tion Ex am i na tion in Mu sic The ory are passed. Inthis event, these cred its will be com prised as elec tives, with courses be -ing se lected ac cord ing to the stu dent’s in ter ests and in con sul ta tion withthe stu dent’s ac a demic ad vi sor.

2. One of the fol low ing courses (3 cred its):MUS 870 Ad vanced Modal Counterpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 871 Ad vanced Tonal Counterpoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3. Three of the fol low ing courses (8 to 9 cred its):MUS 860 Sem i nar in His tory and Phi los o phy of Mu sic Ed u ca tion . 3MUS 861 Sem i nar in Psy chol ogy of Mu sic Ed u ca tion . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 862 Sem i nar in Mu sic Cur ric u lum and Meth od ol ogy . . . . . . . 3MUS 875 Anal y sis of Mu si cal Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 877 Scor ing for Or ches tra and Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 878 Ad vanced Scor ing for Or ches tra and Band. . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 879 Tonal Lit er a ture and Anal y sis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 880 Com po si tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 881 Sem i nar in Com po si tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 960 Sem i nar in Mea sure ment in Mu sic Ed u ca tion. . . . . . . . . 3MUS 964 Sem i nar in Col lege Mu sic Teach ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 971 Ped a gogy of The ory II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 976 Per for mance and Anal y sis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 977 Schenkerian Anal y sis II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MUS 978 Sem i nar in 20th and 21st Cen tury Mu sic The ory

and Anal y sis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Stu dents who choose Cap stone Ex pe ri ence A in item 7. be low mustcom plete MUS 977.

Stu dents who choose Cap stone Ex pe ri ence C in item 7. be low must com plete MUS971. Stu dents also must com plete one of MUS 860, 861, 862, 960, or 964, and onlyone of these courses may count to wards this re quire ment.

Stu dents may not count more than one of MUS 877, 878, 880, or 881 to wards this re -quire ment.

4. Com plete an ad di tional 3 cred its in mu si col ogy at the 400-level orabove.Mu sic 830 may not be used to ful fill this re quire ment.

5. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll ment in thepro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ap proved in ad vance by the stu dent’sac a demic ad vi sor, and se lected from band, cham ber en sem ble, cho rus, jazz band, new-mu sic en sem ble, and or ches tra.

6. Pass a Keyboard Skills As sess ment Ex am i na tion prior to sched ul ing the oral fi nal cer ti fy ing ex am i na tion. De tails of this ex am i na tion can be found in the Col lege of Mu sic grad u ate stu dent hand book.

7. Com plete 4 cred its of MUS 898 Mas ter’s Re search as fol lows:a. Com plete a Teach ing Dem on stra tion (2 cred its). Stu dents will

reg is ter for 2 cred its of MUS 898 with a mu sic the ory fac ulty mem -ber who will serve as ad vi sor to the teach ing dem on stra tion. Thedem on stra tion must take place af ter the stu dent has com pletedMUS 970 Ped a gogy of The ory. A one- to two-page pro posal out -lin ing the in struc tional ob jec tives, pro posed topic(s) and ap -proach(es), and sched ule for com ple tion will be sub mit ted to thead vi sor for ap proval at the start of the se mes ter in which the dem -on stra tion will take place. The dem on stra tion will oc cupy twoclass pe ri ods of an un der grad u ate course in mu sic the ory to bede ter mined by the unit chair per son. It will be graded by athree-per son com mit tee se lected by the unit chair per son andcom prised of the ad vi sor, an other mu sic the ory fac ulty mem ber,and one fac ulty mem ber from out side the the ory area. The gradewill be pass/fail, based upon a ma jor ity of the three com mit teemem bers. Stu dents who fail the teach ing dem on stra tion will be al -lowed to pres ent a sec ond teach ing dem on stra tion no ear lier thanthe following semester. Students who fail twice will not be allowedto complete the degree.

b. Com plete one of the fol low ing cap stone ex pe ri ences (2 cred its):(1) Cap stone Ex pe ri ence A: Re search In ten sive

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Two Re search Pa pers (2 cred its). Write two re search pa -pers, each of 20-30 pages, as sup ple ments to two dif fer entcourses within the stu dent’s pro gram of study. One must be a mu sic the ory course at or above the 800-level; the sec ondmay be ei ther an ad di tional mu sic the ory course at or abovethe 800-level or a mu si col ogy course at or above the400-level. With the ap proval of the course in struc tor, the stu -dent will en roll con cur rently in one credit of MUS 898 Mas -ter’s Re search with the same in struc tor. Early in these mes ter, the stu dent will pro pose an in de pend ent re searchpro ject that builds upon sub jects to be ad dressed in thecourse. He or she will en gage with the schol arly lit er a ture onthe sub ject, con duct re search, pro duce a pol ished es say tore port his or her find ings, and pres ent the re search pub licly in con sul ta tion with the ad vi sor. Each pa per must be of scopeand qual ity to be sub mit ted as a writ ing sam ple to ac com pany ap pli ca tions to doc toral pro grams in mu sic the ory, or for con -sid er ation as a con fer ence pro posal. Stu dents who in tend toap ply to doc toral pro grams are en cour aged to write both ofthese pa pers dur ing the first year of study.

(2) Cap stone Ex pe ri ence B: Hy brid (Re search and Ped a gogy)One Re search Pa per (1 credit). Write one re search pa per of20-30 pages as a sup ple ment to a mu sic the ory course in thestu dent’s pro gram of study at or above the 800-level. Withthe ap proval of the course in struc tor, the stu dent will en rollcon cur rently in one credit of MUS 898 Mas ter’s Re searchwith the same in struc tor. Early in the se mes ter, the stu dentwill pro pose an in de pend ent re search pro ject that buildsupon sub jects to be ad dressed in the course. He or she willen gage with the schol arly lit er a ture on the sub ject, con ductre search, pro duce a pol ished es say to re port his or her find -ings, and pres ent the re search pub licly in con sul ta tion withthe ad vi sor. The pa per must be of scope and qual ity to besub mit ted as a writ ing sam ple to ac com pany ap pli ca tions todoc toral pro grams in mu sic the ory, or for con sid er ation as acon fer ence pro posal.Ped a gog i cal Re search (1 credit). The stu dent will en roll forone credit of MUS 898 Mas ter’s Re search and com plete aped a gogy-re lated pro ject on a topic to be de ter mined in con -sul ta tion with a mem ber of the mu sic the ory fac ulty, who willserve as the stu dent’s ad vi sor. The pro ject will be prac ti cal inna ture. Pos si bil i ties in clude, but are not lim ited to, as sem -bling rep er toire and ex er cises for one or more par tic u lartopic(s) and/or exam(s) to ac com plish par tic u lar cur ric u larob jec tives. The fo cus of the pro ject may or may not be co or di -nated with that of the teach ing demonstration.

(3) Cap stone Ex pe ri ence C: Ped a gogy-In ten sivePed a gog i cal Port fo lio (1 credit). The stu dent will en roll con -cur rently in one credit of MUS 898 Mas ter’s Re search withthe same in struc tor as MUS 971 Ped a gogy of The ory II. Thestu dent will as sem ble a de tailed ped a gog i cal port fo lio that in -cludes the fol low ing: a brief state ment of teach ing phi los o phy (1-2 pages); a sub stan tial es say out lin ing strengths andweak nesses of sev eral mu sic the ory text books and stat ingwhich one(s) the stu dent would use if de sign ing an un der -grad u ate mu sic the ory cur ric u lum (c. 10-12 pages); and anover view (in out line form) of the timeline, top ics, and ob jec -tives for a four-se mes ter un der grad u ate cur ric u lum in mu sicthe ory and au ral mu si cian ship (c. 10 pages).Ped a gog i cal Re search (1 credit). The stu dent will en roll forone credit of MUS 898 Mas ter’s Re search and com plete aped a gogy-re lated pro ject on a topic to be de ter mined in con -sul ta tion with a mem ber of the mu sic the ory fac ulty, who willserve as the stu dent’s ad vi sor. The pro ject will be prac ti cal inna ture. Pos si bil i ties in clude, but are not lim ited to, as sem -bling rep er toire and ex er cises for one or more par tic u lartopic(s) and/or exam(s) to ac com plish par tic u lar cur ric u larob jec tives. The fo cus of the pro ject may or may not becoordinated with the teaching demonstration.

MU SI COL OGY

Mas ter of Arts

In ad di tion to meet ing the re quire ments of the niversity and of theCol lege of Mu sic stu dents must meet the re quire ments spec i fiedbe low.

Ad mis sion

To be ad mit ted to the Mas ter of Arts de gree pro gram in mu si col -ogy on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have a bach e lor's de gree in mu si col ogy, or have com pleted the courses in mu si col ogy that

are re quired for the Bach e lor of Arts de gree in mu sic at Mich i ganState Uni ver sity or their equiv a lents.

Re quire ments for the Mas ter of Arts De gree inMu si col ogy

The pro gram is avail able un der both Plan A (with the sis) and PlanB (with out the sis). A to tal of 32 cred its is re quired for the de greeun der ei ther Plan A or Plan B. The stu dent's pro gram of studymust be ap proved by the stu dent's ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu -dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low:

Re quire ments for Both Plan A and Plan B

CRED ITS1. Com plete the fol low ing course (2 cred its):

MUS 830 Re search Meth ods and Ma te ri als in Mu sic . . . . . . . . . . . 32. Com plete one of the fol low ing two op tions (12 cred its):

a. 9 cred its of mu sic his tory and 3 cred its of ethnomusicology, in ad -di tion to Mu sic 830. At least two of the courses must be at the800–level.

b. 3 cred its of mu sic his tory and 9 cred its of ethnomusicology in clud -ing Mu sic 832 or Mu sic 833, in ad di tion to Mu sic 830. At least twoof the courses must be at the 800–900-level.

If a 400–level course is to be used to sat isfy this re quire ment, the stu dent must en roll con cur rently in 1 credit of MUS 892A Sem i nar in Mu sic His -tory.

3. Com plete 3 cred its in mu sic the ory.4. Com plete 3 cred its in a cog nate out side the Col lege of Mu sic. Both the

cog nate area and the re lated courses must be ap proved by the fac ulty inthe area of mu si col ogy.

5. Dem on strate a read ing knowl edge of one for eign lan guage, pref er a blyGer man or French. Cred its in courses in a for eign lan guage may not becounted to ward the re quire ments for the Mas ter of Arts de gree in mu si -col ogy.

6. Com plete 2 cred its in mu sic per for mance at the 800–level.7. Com plete 5 ad di tional cred its in mu sic ex clud ing mu si col ogy.8. Par tic i pate in mu sic ac tiv i ties dur ing two se mes ters of en roll ment in the

pro gram. The ac tiv i ties must be ac cept able to the fac ulty in the area ofmu si col ogy and must be ap proved by the stu dent's ac a demic ad vi sor.

Ad di tional Re quire ments for Plan A

1. Com plete the fol low ing course:MUS 899 Mas ter's The sis Re search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Ad di tional Re quire ments for Plan B

1. Com plete the fol low ing course:MUS 898 Mas ter's Re search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Pos si ble pro jects in clude his tor i cal per for mance, in stru ment con struc -tion, or tran scrib ing or ed it ing his tor i cal mu sic.

PI ANO PED A GOGY

Mas ter of Mu sic


Ad mis sion

To be con sid ered for ad mis sion to the Mas ter of Mu sic de greepro gram in pi ano ped a gogy, an ap pli cant must pres ent a live per -for mance au di tion be fore and be in ter viewed by a com mit tee offac ulty of the pi ano area. For an ap pli cant who has a Bach e lor ofMu sic de gree in mu sic per for mance from Mich i gan State Uni ver -sity, the live per for mance au di tion and the in ter view may bewaived at the dis cre tion of the fac ulty in the pi ano area. With theap proval of the fac ulty in the pi ano area, an ap pli cant may be con -sid ered for ad mis sion to the pro gram on the ba sis of (a) ahigh-qual ity au dio or video re cord ing of a re cent per for mance, (b)a video re cord ing of him or her teach ing a pi ano les son to a youngchild, and (c) a writ ten state ment of his or her teach ing phi los o -phy. An ap pli cant who sub mits re cord ings and a writ ten state -

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ment may be ad mit ted only on pro vi sional sta tus pend ing thepre sen ta tion of a live per for mance au di tion be fore and an in ter -view with the fac ulty in the pi ano area. The live per for mance andthe in ter view must be com pleted be fore the end of the first se mes -ter of en roll ment in the pro gram and must meet the re quire mentsof the pi ano area.

To be ad mit ted to the Mas ter of Mu sic de gree pro gram in PianoPedagogy on reg u lar sta tus, an ap pli cant must have a bach e lor’sde gree in pi ano ped a gogy, a bach e lor’s de gree in pi ano per for -mance or a bach e lor’s de gree in mu sic ed u ca tion with a ma jor inpiano from a rec og nized ed u ca tional in sti tu tion.

In ad di tion, an in ter na tional ap pli cant is re quired to have ful -filled the Uni ver sity’s Eng lish lan guage pro fi ciency re quire mentfor reg u lar ad mis sion as de scribed in the Grad u ate Ed u ca tionsec tion of this cat a log. Pro vi sional ad mis sion as a re sult of Eng -lish lan guage scores is not pos si ble for this de gree pro gram.

Re quire ments for the Mas ter of Mu sic De greein Pi ano Ped a gogy

The pro gram is avail able un der Plan B (with out the sis). A to tal of 31 cred its is re -quired for the de gree un der Plan B. The stu dent’s pro gram of study must be ap -proved by the stu dent’s ac a demic ad vi sor. The stu dent must meet the re quire ments spec i fied be low.

CRED ITS

1. Com plete all of the fol low ing courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

MUS 448 Ad vanced Key board Meth ods and Lit er a ture I . . . . . . . . 2MUS 449 Ad vanced Key board Meth ods and Lit er a ture II . . . . . . . . 2MUS 843 Sem i nar in Pi ano Ped a gogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 849 Pi ano Per for mance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MUS 850A Pi ano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6MUS 864 Re search in Mu sic Ed u ca tion and Mu sic Ther apy . . . . . 3

Stu dents who have com pleted Mu sic 448 or 449 at Mich i gan State Uni -ver sity may con tact the Di rec tor of Pi ano Pedagogy for a list of courseswhich may be sub sti tuted.

2. Com plete 3 cred its in mu sic the ory at the 400 level or above.3. Com plete 3 cred its in mu si col ogy at the 400 level or above.4. Com plete 2 cred its of MUS 896 Re cital Per for mance by per form ing a re -

cital un der the guid ance of the stu dent's ap plied mu sic in struc tor.5. Com plete 2 cred its of MUS 898 Mas ter's Re search by com plet ing a re -

search pro ject and a one-se mes ter teach ing pro ject and cu mu la tiveport fo lio un der the guid ance of the Di rec tor of Pi ano Ped a gogy.

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