Musicology Handbook

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Musicology at USC

AHandbookforGraduateStudents

20072008

Doheny Memorial Library

DepartmentofMusicHistoryandLiterature

ThorntonSchoolofMusic

UniversityofSouthernCalifornia

LosAngeles,CA900890851

213/7403211


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Musicology at USC

Contents

Introduction 3

FacultyandStaff20062007 4

ApplicationtothePhDProgram 5

FinancialAid 5

ResourcesforResearchandStudy 7

MusicGraduateEntranceExaminations(MGEE) 10

RequirementsforthePhDinMusicology 10

TheMAinMusicology 13

EarlyMusicPerformance 14

MusicologyForum 14

Resonance:AnInterdisciplinaryMusicJournal 15

Housing 16

HealthServices 16

ProfessionalOrganizations 17

FindingaJob 17

Appendix: TheFacultyinMusicology 18


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Introduction

hestudyofmusicology attheUniversityof

SouthernCaliforniahasalongandexcellent

history.

Itsfoundingandearlydevelopmentare

intertwinedwiththeremarkablecareerofPauline

Alderman(18931983). In1930shewas

appointedtothefacultyofUSCsCollegeof

Music,whereshetaughtprimarilytheoryandcomposition.Herintereststhenturnedtomusic

history,andsheleftUSCtostudyatthe

UniversityofEdinburghandlateratthe

UniversityofStrasbourgundertheguidanceof

YvonneRokseth.Herresearcheswere

interruptedwhenwardescendeduponEurope,

whereuponshereturnedtoLosAngelesandto

USC. Followingthewarshecompletedher

dissertation,AnthoineBossetandtheAirde

Cour,forwhichshewasawardedin1946thefirst

Ph.D.degree

in

music

at

this

university.

She

was

thefounderoftheDepartmentofMusicHistory

andLiteratureanditsChairfrom1952untilher

retirementin1960. Fromthenuntilherdeathin

1983,PaulineAldermanremainedaninspiring

presenceinthelivesofstudentsandfacultyat

USC

ThedepartmentthatPaulineAldermancreated

continuedtoflourishafterherretirement. Inthe

1960sand1970s,itspokewithaforeignaccent

followingtheappointmenttoitsfacultyofArend

KooleandPierreTagmann. Ph.D.degreesin

musicologywereconferredduringtheseyears

uponsuchleadingscholarsasJamesAnthony,

FranklinZimmerman,HansLampl,Wallace

Berry,andRichardWingell.

Inthepresentdaythefacultyofthe

DepartmentofMusicHistoryandLiteratureisat

itslargestandmostdiverse,itsmembersleaders

invariousfieldswithinthediscipline.

Now,asinthepast,thestudyofmusicologyat

USCinteractswithavibrantandmultifaceted

musicalcultureintheThorntonSchoolofMusic

andinLosAngelesatlarge.Musicologyatour

universityrelatescloselytoperformanceitis

informedbyperformance,justasperformanceisinformedbyhistoricalknowledge.Ourtraditional

focusuponEuropeanmusichasbeenexpandedto

embraceworldmusicaswellasjazzandpopular

music. OurdepartmentsponsorsaMusicology

Forumthatbringsthefieldstopscholarsto

campusforlecturesanddiscussions.

Graduatestudentstakelecturecoursesand

seminarsthatcoverperiodsofmusichistory,

specialtopics,musicalanalysis,andsubjects

outsideofmusic(history,language,orliterature

inthe

College

of

Letters,

Arts,

and

Sciences;

or

oneoftheotherartsthroughtheSchoolsof

Theater,CinemaTV,Architecture,andFineArts).

Inadditiontotheiracademicpursuits,students

inmusicologytakecoursesintheSchoolsother

programs,andtheyhavetheopportunityto

receiveindividualinstructioninaninstrumentor

voiceandtoparticipateintheSchools

outstandingperformanceorganizations,including

Thorntonsrenownedearlymusicensemblesand

collegia.

TheUniversityslocationneardowntownLos

Angelesinthecitysartsandeducation

corridoraffordsstudentsimmediateproximity

tothePerformingArtsCenterofLosAngeles

County,anarrayofmuseums,researchcenters,

andlibraries,thefilmandmusicindustries,and

thrivingearlyandnewmusicconcertscenes.

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FacultyandStaff

20062007

BruceA.Brown

Professor

Office:WPH304(7403212);[email protected]

JoannaDemers

AssistantProfessor


AdamGilbert

AssistantProfessorandDirector,EarlyMusicPerformance

Office:WPH

304

(740

3211);

[email protected]

JanetJohnson

AssociateProfessor


BethLeeDeAmici

Lecturer


LeahMorrison

AdjunctAssistantProfessor

Office:WPH304(7403211); [email protected]

GiulioOngaro

AssociateProfessorandAssociateDeanforFacultyAffairs


MarianneSalzer

DepartmentCoordinator


BryanSimms

ProfessorandDepartmentChairOffice:WPH304(7403216); [email protected]

(FacultyrsumsarefoundattheendofthisHandbook)


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ThePhDProgram

hePhDdegreeinmusicologyisconferred

uponscholarswhoarepreparedtoenrichthe

knowledgeofmusicandteachitshistory,theory,

andprinciplesofcriticismininstitutionsofhigher

learning. Theseobjectivesarepromotedbothbya

formalcourseofstudyandbyindependent

reading,discussion,andparticipationin

musicologicalcolloquia.Beforebeginninggraduatestudyin

musicology,studentsshouldhaveagoodbasic

knowledgeofthehistoryofmusic,trainingin

musictheory(includingmusicalanalysis,

orchestration,andcounterpoint),andrelevant

educationintheletters,arts,andsciences. A

knowledgeofforeignlanguagesandskillin

writingareespeciallyimportant.

Wewelcomeapplicationstothisprogram.

Formsandgeneralinformation arefoundat

. Thedeadlineforapplicationsis

December1forthefollowingfallsemester.

Applicantsmustsubmitthefollowing

documentsandinformation:

*scoresfromtheGraduateRecord

Examinations,takenwithinthelastfiveyears

*statementofobjectivesandprofessionalgoals.

Thestatementshouldbeoneortwopagesin

lengthandtellconciselywhytheapplicant

wishestostudymusicology,whyheorsheis

applyingtoUSC,andwhatareasofresearch

areofinterest.*writingsample. Thesampleshouldbea

researchpaperonamusicaltopicthat

containsaccuratehistoricaldescription,

criticalengagementwithideasandliterature,

andanoriginalconclusionorinsight.

*transcriptsfromalluniversitiesattended

*threelettersofrecommendation

*rsum

*USCGraduateapplicationandaThornton

SchoolofMusicsupplementaryapplication

*TOEFLscores

for

applicants

whose

native

languageisnotEnglish.

AssistancewithapplicationstotheThornton

SchoolofMusicmaybeobtainedfromtheOffice

ofMusicAdmissionsandFinancialAid,UUC218.

FinancialAid

Theprincipalformsoffinancialaidtosupport

doctoralstudyinmusicologyarefellowships

awardedbytheGraduateSchool. Theseinclude

theProvostsFellowshipandDiversity

Fellowship. Theseveryattractiveawardsare

madeonacompetitivebasistoPhDapplicantsin

alldisciplinesattheUniversity. Theawardsare

forfouryearswiththeseterms:

*years12: stipendcurrentlysetat$28,000per

year;fulltuitionwaiver;paymentofhealth

insuranceandfees

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*years34: appointmentasteachingassistantin

theThorntonSchoolofMusic;stipend

currently$18,570peryear;fulltuition

waiver;paymentofhealthinsuranceand

fees.

DiversityFellowshipsareintendedtoincrease

therepresentationofunderrepresentedgroups,

andpreferenceisgiventothosewhoare

consideringacareerinacademicteaching.

GraduatestudentsnotreceivingProvostsor

DiversityFellowshipsmayreceiveawaiverof

tuitionandotherformsofaidthatareavailablein

limitedquantities.Graduatestudentswhomeet

allfederalanduniversityeligibilityrequirements

anddeadlinescanbeconsideredforthelow

interestFederalStaffordLoanandFederalPerkins

Loanprograms,aswellasfortheFederalWorkStudyprogram.

Inaddition,USCparticipatesinanumberof

longtermprivatefinancingprograms. TheUSC

ThorntonSchoolofMusicawardsscholarshipsto

studentswithoutstandingdemonstratedtalentin

thechosenfieldofstudy.Allstudentsare

evaluatedandawardsaregivenbasedona

recommendationfromthefacultyofthestudents

departmentandtheavailabilityoffunding(which

isverylimited).Someconsiderationmayalsobe

giventofinancialneed. Formoreinformationseethissites:

http://www.usc.edu/schools/music/admission/fin

aid.html;and

http://www.usc.edu/dept/GRADSCHL/finaid.ht

ml

Additionally,theGraduateSchoolawards

DissertationCompletionFellowshipsona

competitivebasistoPhDcandidateswhoareclose

tocompletingtheirdissertations. Thestipendfor

theseoneyearawardsiscurrentlysetat$18,000,

plus

the

waiver

of

4

units

of

tuition

and

the

paymentofhealthinsuranceandmandatoryfees.

Externalfunding.

ManyorganizationsoutsideoftheGraduate

SchoolandThorntonSchoolofMusicprovide

financialsupportforgraduatestudyinmusic.

Thesecanbelocatedbyusingwebsearching

services. Alsoconsultthebulletinboard

maintainedforthispurposebytheAmerican

MusicologicalSociety(AMS),athttp://groups

beta.google.com/group/musicologyannounce.Hereareafewofthemostrelevantopportunities:

USCHuntingtonEarlyModernStudiesInstitute

Fellowships

TheInstituteawardsfellowshipstoPhD

studentsinthehumanitieswhotakeadvantage

oftheHuntingtonscollections. Thestipendis

currentlysetat$18,000peryear,andtheaward

alsocoverstuitionandfees. Informationis

availableatwww.usc.edu/emsi.

TheAndrewW.MellonFoundation/ACLSEarly

CareerFellowshipProgram

DissertationCompletionFellowshipsand

FellowshipsforRecentDoctoralRecipientsare

awarded. Seewww.acls.org/ecfguide.htm.

WoodrowWilsonNationalFellowshipFoundation

Specialdissertationfellowshipsareofferedin

womens,ethical,andreligiousstudies. Seewww.woodrow.org.

TheHowardMayerBrownFellowshipforMinority

Students

AdministeredbytheAmericanMusicological

Society,thisfellowshipisintendedtoincrease

thepresenceofminorityscholarsandteachers

inmusicology. Thefellowshipsupportsone

yearofgraduatework(thestipendisset

currentlyat

$17,000)

for

astudent

at

aNorth

AmericanUniversitywhoisamemberofa

grouphistoricallyunderrepresentedinthe

discipline,including,intheU.S.,African

Americans,NativeAmericans,Hispanic

Americans,andAsianAmericans,and,in

Canada,visibleminorities.Furtherinformation
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isavailableathttp://www.ams

net.org/hmb.html.

TheJosephinedeKarmanFellowship

Thisfellowship

is

for

students

in

any

discipline

whoareenteringtheirseniorundergraduate

yearorwhoarePh.D.candidates.For

additionalinformationgotothesiteat

http://www.dekarman.org/.

JacobJavitsFellowships

TheJavitsFellowshipprovidesaneedbased

stipendofupto$14,400andfulltuitionforup

tothreeyears.Studentsinthearts,humanities

andsocialsciencesareeligible.Seethewebsite

at

http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index

.html.

TheAndrewW.MellonFellowshipsinHumanistic

Studies

Thesefellowshipssupplementaschools

financialassistancebycoveringtuitionandfees

forthefirstyearofstudyinahumanitiesPh.D.

programatanyU.S.orCanadiangraduate

school.Foradditionalinformationgotothesiteathttp://www.woodrow.org/mellon/.

Obtainingsupportwhilewritingthedissertation

isapersistentneedforyoungscholars. Beaware

oftheseopportunities:

AlvinH.JohnsonAMS50Dissertationyear

Fellowships

TheAmericanMusicologicalSocietyholdsan

annualcompetitionfordissertationyear

fellowships(thestipendiscurrently$17,000per

year). Anyoneiseligibletoapplywhois

registeredforadoctorateataNorthAmerican

university,isingoodstandingthere,andhas

completedallformaldegreerequirements

exceptthedissertationatthetimeoffull

application. Itisexpectedthatafellowship

recipientsdissertationwillbecompleted

withinthefellowshipyear.Anysubmissionforadoctoraldegreeinwhichtheemphasisison

musicalscholarshipwillbeeligible. Additional

informationisavailableathttp://www.ams

net.org/ams50.html.

MellonFellowshipsforDissertationResearchinthe

Humanities

Applicationformsanddetailedinformation

maybefoundat

http://www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/mellon.html.

ResourcesforResearchandStudy

LIBRARIES

MusicLibrary

TheUSCMusicLibrary,housedontheground

floorofDohenyMemorialLibrary,servesthe

needsofmusicalscholars,performers,and

musicloversgenerally.Atpresentits

collectionsincludeapproximately20,000books,

60,000scores(bothreferenceandcirculating),

andsome25,000recordings(CD,LP,cassette,video,andlaserdisc).Thelibraryownsor

subscribestomostmajorcriticaleditionsand

scholarlyjournalsonmusicandcollectsmany

morepopularresourcesaswell.Amajor

emphasisinrecentyears(inlinewithan

ongoingUniversityLibraryinitiative)hasbeen

electronicresources,whichincludenumerous
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databases(e.g.,FirstSearch,LexisNexis),

referenceworks(e.g.,theonlineversionofThe

NewGroveDictionaryofMusicandMusicians,

revisededition),andelectronicjournals

includingthoseavailablethroughJSTOR.There

arelisteningandviewingstations,computer

terminals,andreadingandworkareasforthe

convenienceofstudentsandotherpatrons

SpecialarchiveswithintheMusicLibrary

includetheBickfordCollectionofguitarmusic,

andthepapersofcomposerIngolfDahl.

Forfurtherinformation,seetheMusicLibrarys

site

www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/locations/music;

tel.:213/7400183.

DohenyMemorialLibrary(DML)

Oneofthemostarchitecturallyimpressive

buildingsontheUSCcampus,Doheny

MemorialLibrary,whichopenedtothepublic

in1932,containsmoldedandpolychromed

ceilings,stainedglasswindows,andother

decorativedetailsthatwerecarefullyrestored

totheiroriginalbrillianceduringarecent

renovation.DMLhousestheUniversitysmain

collectionsofbooksandjournals(withtheexceptionofcertainbranchlibraries);itsother

divisionsincludetheReferenceCenter,

IntegratedDocumentDelivery(which

combinestheoldercurrentperiodicals,

interlibraryloan,andmicroforms

departments),ArchivalResearchCenter(ARC),

Cinema/TVLibrary(withsignificantmusic

holdings,includingtheAlfredNewman

Collection),andSpecialCollectionsLibrary.In

additionthereisadisplayroomforspecial

exhibits.

USCsInformationServicesDivision(ISD),

whichincludesbothlibrariesandcomputing

servicesoncampus,iscommittedtothe

developmentofelectronicresources,including

databases,bibliographicreferenceresources,

andadigitalarchiveofimagesandother

materials.

www.usc.edu/isd/locations/ssh/doheny;tel.:

213/7406050(information),213/7402924

(circulation),213/7404039(Reference),213/740

3994(Cinema),213/7403571(ARGO).

SpecialCollections/LionFeuchtwangerMemorial

Library

TheholdingsofUSCsSpecialCollections

Library,combiningdonationsandmaterials

activelycollectedbytheUniversity,include

some130,000books,1.4millionmanuscripts,

and1.3millionphotographs.Animportant

componentofthisdivisionistheLion

FeuchtwangerMemorialLibrary,acquired

fromtheestateofthismigrGermanwriter(18841958);thiscollectionisparticularlyrich

inmaterialsfromtheGermanexpressionist

movement,butitalsoincludesmanysignificant

itemsfromthe18thand19thcenturies.Among

othermigrmaterialsistheMaxReinhardt

Collection,inwhichtheaterandoperaarewell

represented.

SpecialCollectionsincludeanumberofhistoric

musicalitemsdatingasfarbackasthe15th

century,aswellasmanuscriptsofimportantfilmcomposerssuchasDimitriTiomkin,and

theautographmanuscriptofIgorStravinskys

operaTheRakesProgress.

www.usc.edu/isd/locations/ssh/special;tel.:

213/7404035(SpecialCollections),213/7405946

(SpecialCollectionsLibrarianJohnAhouse),

213/7407119(FeuchtwangerLibrarianMarje

SchuetzeCoburn).

Leavey

Library

ThecoreoftheThomasandDorothyLeavey

Library,whichopenedin1994,istheformer

CollegeLibrary,towhichnumerouselectronic

andtechnologicalresourceshavebeenadded.

LeaveyLibrarysmanynetworkedcomputer

stations,studyrooms,anditslongopening
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hoursmakeitafavoriteplaceforstudentsto

study,individuallyandingroups.

TheCenterforScholarlyTechnology(CST)in

LeaveyLibraryassistsfacultyandother

membersoftheUniversitycommunitywith

teachingandresearchrelatedprojects,andit

offersayearroundscheduleofclassesand

otherprogramsoninformationtechnology.

www.usc.edu/isd/locations/undergrad/leavey,

www.usc.edu/isd/locations/cst;tel.:213/740

4350(Leaveycirculation),213/7408819(CST).

HooseLibraryofPhilosophy

Thecollectionsofthislibraryincludenumerous

importantearlytextsonmusicalaesthetics,theory,andhistory.MuddHall,inwhichthe

HooseLibraryishoused,isoneofthecampuss

finestarchitecturallandmarks,featuringa

Romanesqueexterior,andbrilliantlyexecuted

tile,stainedglass,andpaintedbeamedceilings.

www.usc.edu/isd/locations/ssh/philosophy;

tel.:213/7407434(Dr.RossScimeca,Hoose

Librarian)

PolishMusicCenter

Foundedin1985andlargelysupportedbythe

generosityofDr.StefanandMrs.WandaWilk,

thePolishMusicCenter(formerlyPolishMusic

ReferenceCenter,locatedinStonierHall)isa

repositoryofeditions,compositional

manuscripts(includingautographscoresof

suchcomposersasWitoldLutosawski),

monographs,journalsandrecordingsrelating

toPolishmusic,whetherhistoricalormodern.

The

PMC

maintains

an

award

winning

website

(www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music)and

electronicjournal,PolishMusicJournal

(www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/PMJ),and

organizesscholarlyconferences,concerts,and

othereventsonPolishMusic.Tel.:213/740

9369.

OthersignificantlibrariesintheLosAngeles

Area:

GettyResearchInstitute(GRI)

TheGRIisthemainscholarlydivisionoftheJ.

PaulGettyTrust,initsstunninglysituated

campus(designedbyRichardMeier)

overlookingthePacificandtheentireLos

Angelesbasin.Itsextensivecollectionsof

monographs,journals,andarchivalmaterials

concentrateonthehistoryofartandculture,

includingritual,spectacleandperformance.

Amongrecentarchivalacquisitionsarethe

papersoftheavantgardepianistDavidTudor,

andavastcollectionofItaliantheatrical

materialsspanningfivecenturies.TheGRI

hostsalargenumberofvisitingscholars,inbothyearlongandshortertermprograms,and

sponsorsfrequentexhibitionsandlectures.

Localscholarsmayobtainreadingroom

privileges,and(upondemonstrationofneed)

accesstoarchivesandspecialcollections.

www.getty.edu/research/institute;tel.:310/440

7335(information),310/4407390(reference).

HuntingtonLibrary

TheHuntingtonLibrary,ArtCollections,and

BotanicalGardensinSanMarino,foundedby

railroadbaronHenryE.Huntington,together

formoneofthemostsignificantcultural

institutionsintheWesternUnitedStates.The

LibrarysholdingsinBritishandAmerican

literature(bothmanuscriptandprinted)are

especiallyrich,andincludesomeimportant

musicalitems.Generalvisitorscanviewboth

permanentandtemporaryexhibits,and

qualified

scholars

may

use

the

collections

by

appointment.

www.huntington.org/LibraryDiv/LibraryHom

e.html;tel.:626/4052100(information),

626/4052191(ReaderServices).

WilliamAndrewsClarkMemorialLibraryofthe

UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles
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OneofthespecialcollectionslibrariesofUCLA,

theClarkLibraryoccupiesapartlyneo

Renaissance(outside),partlyAugustanera

(inside)villainthehistoricWestAdams

district,onlyafewmilesfromUSC.TheClarks

collections(reflectingtheinterestsofits

founder)focusprincipallyonBritishliterature

oftheRestorationand18thcentury,California

history,andtheworksofOscarWilde;musical

materialsincludenumerous18thcenturyopera

scoresandengravedconcerttickets.Eachyear

theClarkLibraryhostsnumerousscholarly

conferencessponsoredbytheCenterfor

Seventeenth andEighteenthCenturyStudies,

aswellaschambermusicconcerts.

www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/clarklib,

www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs;tel.:

323/731 8529(Clark),310/2068552(Center).

MusicGraduateEntranceExaminations(MGEE)

TheMGEEisabatteryofexaminationsintended

todiagnosedeficienciesthatmayexistinthe

musicalskillsandknowledgeofentering

graduatestudentsthroughouttheThornton

SchoolofMusic. Theseexaminationsare

administeredduringtheweekbeforethe

beginningofclassesineveryfallandspringterm.

PhDcandidatesmusttakethesepartsofthe

MGEE:

*AuralSkills/Theory/Analysis

*MusicHistoryandLiterature

*Orchestration

(StudentswhowishtoenrollinMUCD441

ChoralConductingIImustalsotaketheChoral

ConductingIexam.Studentswhowishtoenroll

inMUCD443InstrumentalConductingIImust

alsotaketheInstrumentalConductingIexam.)

Iftheexaminationsinauralskills,theory,

analysis,ororchestrationarenotpassed,a

remedialclassmustbetaken.

RequirementsforthePhDinMusicology

Courses

CourseRequirements Units

MUHL

570

2

CoursesselectedfromMUHL600699 12

Electivesinhistory,language,literatureorartsotherthanmusic 8

Coursesdrawnfrom:MUHL500699,MUCO501,MUCO502 10

Electivesinmusic,orletters,artsandsciences 24

Dissertation(MUHL794ab) 4

TOTAL 60
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Transferofclasses

Doctoralcandidateswithamastersdegree

cantransferupto30unitsofcoursesintothe

PhDprogram. Theuniversitypreparesa

creditevaluationthatshowswhichearlier

classesareavailablefortransfer(Music

StudentServicesinitiatesthisevaluation).

TheDepartmentofMusicHistoryand

Literaturethendetermineswhichofthese

transferableclassessatisfyrequirementsthat

arelistedabove.

SamplePhDProgram:

ThelengthandconfigurationofaPhD

programdependoncoursesthatcanbe

transferredfromthemastersdegree.Hereare

typicalrequirementsforstudentswhohave

completedamastersdegreeinmusicology

(theprogramsforotherswillbelonger):

MUHL600699(musicologyseminars): 6

units

MUHL56x,57x,or58x(lectures): 6 unitsMUCO501,502,orhigheranalysisclasses): 2

units

Artsandlettersoutsideofmusic: 8units

Research(MUHL790): 4

Dissertation(MUHL794ab): 4units

fallterm(firstyear):

MUHL68x(2or4)

MUHL56x, 57x,or58x(2or4)

Remedialinstruction,individualinstruction,

or

MUEN

electives

(2)

springterm:

MUHL68x(2or4)

Artsandlettersoutsideofmusic(4)

MUCO501or502orhigheranalysisclasses

(2)

PhDScreeningExamApril

summerterm:

MUHL57x(2)

MUCO501or502orhigheranalysisclasses

(2)

fallterm(secondyear):

MUHL68x(2)

MUHL56x,57x,or58x(2)

MUHL790(4)

PhDQualifyingExaminationinNovember

springterm:Artsandlettersoutsideofmusic(4)

MUHL794adissertation(2)

fallterm(thirdyear):

MUHL794b dissertation(2)

Advisement

AninitialadvisementforPhDstudentsis

providedbytheofficeofMusicStudent

Services,currentlybyDr.DeboraHuffman([email protected]). Also,conferwiththe

chairoftheDepartmentofMusicHistoryand

Literatureconcerningthetransferofcourses

fromthemastersprogramandtolearnof

classestobeofferedinforthcomingsemesters.

Whentheguidancecommitteeis

established,thechairofthatcommittee

becomestheprincipaladvisortoaprogram.

ForeignLanguages

PhDstudentsarerequiredtodemonstratea

foreignlanguagereadingknowledgeby

passinganexaminationinGermanandone

otherlanguagechosenbythestudentfrom

amongFrench,ItalianorLatin.Withthe

permissionofthechairoftheguidance

committee,aforeignlanguagerelevanttothe


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dissertationmaybechoseninplaceofFrench,

ItalianorLatin.Thelanguagerequirementfor

theMAdegreemaybeappliedtowardthe

PhDrequirement. Thelanguage

examinationsshouldbepassedasearlyas

possible,but,atlatest,duringthefourth

semesterofcoursework.

Screening

Beforethecompletionof24unitsofgraduate

workatUSCandwiththeapprovalofthe

departmentchair,studentsmustbe

interviewedbythegraduatecommitteeofthe

SchoolofMusic.Continuanceintheprogram

willbecontingentuponapprovalofthe

committee.Priortothisinterview,PhD

candidatesinmusicologymusttakeandpassaPhDscreeningexaminationinhistorical

musicology.

Theexaminationconsistsofthreeparts,

whicharenormallycompletedoveraperiod

ofoneweek:

1. Essays(5hours). Thispartofthe

examinationconsistsoffivepairsof

questions,fromwhichtheexaminee

choosesonefromeachpaironwhichto

write. ThetopicstouchonmostorallerasofWesternmusichistoryandoftendeal

withissuesthatspanseveralperiods. A

goodresponseprovidesamplehistorical

dataontheissueathand,agood

knowledgeofrelevantmusic,anawareness

ofideasofmajorauthorswhohave

addressedtheissue,andanabilityto

formulateandexpressaneffective

response.

2.

Scores

(5

hours).

This

part

of

the

examinationrequiresabriefanalytic

assessmentofeightscores.Normally,each

ofthesescorescontainsanentireworkor

anentiresectionofalongerwork,butfor

somelongerpiecesasubstantialthough

incompleteexcerptisgiven. English

translationsareprovidedforvocalpieces

whosetextsuseforeignlanguages. The

scoresaretakenfromallerasofWestern

musichistory,andtheymayinclude

reproductionsofscoresusingearlymusical

notation. Agoodresponseidentifiessalient

featuresofstyleinthecompositionathand

andplacestheworkinaplausiblehistorical

context.

3. Analysis(6hoursplusalunchbreakof1

hour). Twounidentifiedscoresone

composedbefore1750,oneafterare

provided. Theexamineechoosesoneof

thesescoresandwritesadetailedanalysis

ofthemusicthatitcontains. Arecordingis

providedandapianomaybeused,butno

otherreferencesourcesmaybeconsulted.

Agoodresponseprovideshistoricaldata

onthecompositionathand,aninsightfulanalysisofitsstyleandstructure,andan

awarenessofandabilitytoapplypastand

presentcriticaloranalyticstrategiesby

whichtheworkcanbeprofitably

understood.

Atthetimeofthescreeningexamination,the

facultyalsoreviewstermandresearchpapers

writteninmusicologyclassesfromthe

beginningofdoctoralstudy. Cleancopiesof

suchpapersshouldbesubmittedtothechairofthedepartment,whowillkeepthemina

dossiertobereviewedatthetimeofthe

examination.

ThePhDscreeningexaminationisgraded

passornopass,basedonamajorityvoteof

theregularfacultyoftheDepartmentof

MusicHistoryandLiteratureinresidence

duringthesemesterwhenadministered. At

thediscretionofthefaculty,anexamination

gradednotpassingmaybetakenasecond

time,

either

in

its

entirety

or

in

part.

The

examinationmaynotbetakenmorethan

twice.

DefenseoftheDissertation

Afterpassingallrequiredcoursesandthe

qualifyingexamination,completingthe

dissertation,andmeetingallother


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requirements,thecandidatemustdefendthe

dissertation.Thisdefensewillbeconductedin

suchamannerastodeterminetothe

unanimoussatisfactionofthedissertation

committeethatthecandidatehasattainedthe

stageofscholarlyadvancementandpowerof

investigationdemandedbytheuniversityfor

finalrecommendationtothedoctorate.

AdditionalInformation

Allstudentsshouldcarefullyreadthe

requirementsforthePhDdegreeasgivenin

theCatalogueoftheGraduateSchool(which

confersthesedegrees). Gotothissite:

www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat2004/scho

ols/graduate/.

AlsoseethedescriptionofthePhDdegree

intheCatalogueoftheSchoolofMusic:

http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat200

4/schools/music/graduate/.

TheMAinMusicology

InadditiontoitsPhDprograminmusicology,

theGraduateSchoolatUSCalsoconfersanMA

degreeinthissubject. Studentsarenotadmitted

intotheMAprogram,butthedegreemaybe

conferredasanalternativetothePhDprogram

providedthatthefollowingrequirementsare

satisfied:

CoursesRequirements units

MUHL570 2MUHLcoursesnumbered600699 6

Coursesinhistory,language,literatureortheartsotherthanmusic 8

Coursesdrawnfrom:MUHL500699,MUCO501andMUCO502 8

Electives 6

TOTAL 30

OtherRequirements:

ForeignLanguage

Studentsarerequiredtodemonstrateareading

knowledgebypassinganexaminationinone

foreignlanguagechosenbythestudentfrom

amongFrench,German,ItalianorLatin.This

requirementmustbepassedpriortotheMA

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MAComprehensiveExamination

TheMAComprehensiveExaminationis

intendedtotestforabroadknowledgeof

Westernmusichistory(includingaspectsof

criticism,aesthetics,andmusicalanalysis). Itis

takenbyallcandidatesfortheMAin

musicologyintheirfinalsemester,anditalso

servesasascreeningexaminationforPhD

candidates. Itisdescribedabove,underthe

descriptionofthescreeningprocedureforPhD

students.

EarlyMusicPerformance

HistoricalstudyandmusicalperformancemostdirectlyinteractintheProgramforEarlyMusic

Performance,whichisdirectedbyProfessor

AdamGilbert. Studentsandfacultythroughout

theSchoolandUniversityparticipateinits

activities,andtheMAandDMAdegreesin

earlymusicperformanceareconferredbythe

ThorntonSchoolofMusic.

ThestudyofearlymusicatUSCincludes

seminars,privateinstruction,andensemblesof

differingtypes. Itscenterpieceistherenowned

USCThornton

Baroque

Sinfonia

,which

presentsseveralconcertsoncampuseachyear.

TheaimofMAandDMAdegreeprogramsin

earlymusicperformanceistoimmersemajorsin

allaspectsoftheprofessionandtoinsurethat

graduateswillleavetheThorntonSchoolwith

sufficientknowledgeandexpertisetobegincareersintheprofessionofearlymusic,whether

intheU.S.orabroad.

Inadditiontoitsdirector,Prof.AdamGilbert,

thefacultyinEarlyMusicPerformanceincludes:

JanetBeazley

ElizabethBlumenstock

RotemGilbert

CharlesKoster

MaryRawcliffe

WilliamSkeen

ShanonZusman.

Foradditionalinformation,contactProf.

[email protected].

MusicologyForum

TheMusicologyForumisanassemblythat

convenesontwoorthreeFridayafternoonseach

semester. AForumisnormallydevotedtoa

paperreadbyaguestspeaker,followedby

discussion. Studentsareinvitedtoattendan

informallunchpriortotheForumtotalkwith

theguest.

Herearesomeoftherecentspeakersatthe

Forum:

JonathanDunsby,StateUniversityofNew

YorkatBuffalo


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BryanGilliam,DukeUniversity

DavidBrodbeck,UniversityofCaliforniaat

Irvine

Mitchell Morris, University of California, Los

Angeles

J. Peter Burkholder, Indiana University

Jeffrey Kurtzman, Washington University

WilliamF.Prizer,UniversityofCalifornia,

SantaBarbara

Alejandro Planchart, University of California,

Santa Barbara

JoshuaRifkin,BachEnsemble

JoannaDemers,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia

JessieAnnOwens,BrandeisUniversity

Resonance:AnInterdisciplinaryMusicJournal

TheonlinejournalResonancewascreatedby

graduatestudentsinmusicologyatUSC. Itis

publishedtwiceyearlyandfeaturespapersthat

havetodowithinterdisciplinarymusic

research. Becauseoftheonlineformat,papers

canintegrateawidevarietyofmediaintotheir

text(suchasaudioclips,videoclips,andWebreadyimages). Eachissuealsofeaturesanup

andcomingcomposerintheDigitalComposer

Archivesectionofthejournal. Aninterview

withthefeaturedcomposersispresentedinthe

formofaudiofilesandfulltexttranscripts,and

itincludessoundclipsofcompositionsand

imagesofthescores. Thejournalseeksto

provideopportunitiesforyoungscholars,soit

acceptspapersubmissionsonlyfromscholars

whoareeithercurrentlyingraduateschoolor

haveearnedtheirfinaldegreeobjectiveinthe

lastthreeyears. Theserestrictionsalsoapplyto

featuredcomposersandinterviewersforthe

DigitalComposerArchivesection. Pastissues

andfurtherinformationaboutResonancecanbe

seenatthewebsite

www.usc.edu/isd/partners/resonance.
http://www.usc.edu/isd/partners/resonancehttp://www.usc.edu/isd/partners/resonance


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Housing

On andnearcampusuniversityhousing,which

includesoptionsforgraduatestudents,is

describedatthesite:http://housing.usc.edu/housingOptions/where

ToLiveGRD.htm,

Housing4StudentsisaWebbasedcompany

thatprovidespropertylistings,photos,

descriptions,prices,floorplansandtheliketo

helpstudentslookforon andoffcampus

housing. Seetheirsiteat

http://www.housing4students.com/colleges/usc/index.html.

Alsoseekouttheadviceabouthousingfrom

otherstudents.

HealthServices

USCrequiresthatallstudentshave

supplementalhealthinsurance.Thiswillhelpto

coverthecostofcarethatcannotbeobtainedon

campus,especiallyinemergencysituationswhere

hospitalizationmayberequired.

TheStudentHealthInsurancePlanworksin

conjunctionwiththeUniversityParkHealth.All

studentsenrolledintheUSCStudentHealth

InsurancePlanarealsorequiredtopayahealth

fee. YouareautomaticallyenrolledintheUSC

HealthInsurancePlanifyouaretaking6ormoreunits.

Ifyoualreadyhaveahealthinsuranceplan(or

youareonyourparents plan)youmaybeeligible

towaiveenrollmentintheUSCHealthInsurance

Planbyprovidingproofofcomparablecoverage.

TheUniversityParkHealthCenterprovides

medicalservices,counselingservices,health

promotionandpreventionservices,andhealth

insurancetostudentsontheUniversityPark

campus. Theirmissionistoprovidehighquality,

costeffectiveandclientorientedservicesand

resourcesinhealthpromotionanddisease

prevention,primarycare,andcounselingtothe

UniversityParkCampusstudentcommunity.

ForGraduateAssistants,theUSCSupplemental

StudentHealthInsurancePlanandmandatory

StudentHealthServicefeearepaidbyUSC.The

healthinsuranceplancoversservicesprovidedoffsitesuchashospitalization.TheStudent

HealthServicefeecoversservicesprovidedbythe

StudentHealthCenter. GraduateAssistantsalso

receiveadiscountatheuniversityspharmacy

andTrojanBookstore.Formoreinformation,goto

www.usc.edu/studentaffairs/HealthCenter/.


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ProfessionalOrganizations

Studentsareurgedtobecomeactivemembersof

theAmericanMusicologicalSociety,Societyfor

MusicTheory,

International

Association

for

the

StudyofPopularMusic(IASPM),andother

relevantprofessionalorganizations. Students

whoarereadingpapersatconferencescanbe

reimbursedfortravelexpensesinpartbythe

departmentandbytheGraduateandProfessional

StudentSenate(seetheirsiteat

http://www.usc.edu/org/gpss/finance_travel_gra

nts.html).

TheIngolfDahlAwardisgivenannuallyfora

studentpaper

delivered

at

the

spring

meeting

of

thePacificSouthwestChapteroftheAMS,and

thisprestigiousawardhasbeenwonbyseveral

USCstudentsinthepast. Seetheinformationat

thesitehttp://www.humnet.ucla.edu/ams

psc/dahlaward.html.

FindingaJob

Thosecontemplatinggraduatestudyin

musicologyshouldbeawarethatthenumberof

newandwellqualifiedrecipientsofthePhD

degreeinthisfieldislargerthanthenumberof

availablejobsinacademia. Intheforeseeable

future,manyPhDsinmusicologywillnotbeable

tofindteachingjobs.

Hereareafewstrategiesforbeingsuccessfulin

thishighlycompetitivejobenvironment:

Fromtheverybeginningofgraduatestudy,be

awareofwhichqualificationsareindemandin

thejobmarket,andkeepthisinformationin

mindwhenyoushapeyourprogramofstudy

andchooseadissertationtopic. Studythe

listingsandjobdescriptionspublishedonthe

AMSemaillist(athttp://www.ams

net.org/listguidelines.html)andtheCollege

MusicSocietysMusicFacultyVacancyList(at

www.music.org).

GiveexcellentandoriginalpapersatAMSand

otherprofessionalmeetings. Attendthese

conferencesregularlytolearnwhatmakesfor

aneffectiveandimpressivepaper,and,while

writingyourdissertation(ifnotbefore),

proposeyourownpapertoberead. Seek

facultyadviceonthepaperandgiveatrialrun

withfacultyinattendance,thensolicitadvice

onhowthepapercanbeimproved.

Evenwhileastudent,seekoutpublication

opportunities. Agoodplacetostartisto

reviewabookinyourareaofspecialization,

thentaketheinitiativetopresentthereviewto

theeditorofawidelyreadjournal.

Documents

Musicology Handbook