Music-Master's
Program and Application Information | |
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Department Chair: | Dr. John Miller |
Graduate Music Coordinator: | Dr. Jo Ann Miller |
Department Location: | 115 Music Education Building |
Department Phone: | (701) 231-7932 |
Department Web Site: | www.ndsu.edu/performingarts/music/graduate/index.html |
Application Deadline: | International applications are due May 1 for fall semester and August 1 for spring and summer semesters. Domestic applicants should apply at least one month prior to the start of classes. |
Degrees Offered: | M.M., D.M.A. |
English Proficiency Requirements: | TOEFL ibT 71; IELTS 6 |
Graduate Degrees
Graduate degrees (the Master of Music and the Doctor of Musical Arts) are offered in performance, conducting and music education.
The Master of Music Degree (M.M.)
Three tracks are offered: Performance, Conducting and Music Education. The Performance, Choral Conducting and Instrumental Conducting tracks require a minimum of 30 credits; the Music Education track requires a minimum of 32 credits.
The M.M. in performance and conducting is the professional degree in music designed for performers and conductors wishing to augment and refine their skills. The M.M. in Music Education is designed for music teachers who wish to update and increase their practical pedagogical knowledge.
Applications may be completed online at www.ndsu.edu/gradschool. A complete application will include three recommendations, transcripts and a scholarly writing example. Applicants should notify the graduate music coordinator, jo.miller@ndsu.edu, of their intention to apply. For applicants in performance and conducting, an on-campus visit and audition are required. Following acceptance into the masters program, applicants will complete a diagnostic exam, which will be used by their advisors to plan appropriate coursework.
All coursework must be passed with a minimum grade of B. Comprehensive written examinations in the student’s primary area and in music academic studies must be passed near the end of or after coursework. The final oral examination (administered by the student’s committee) occurs after the written comprehensive exam.
Conductors and performers will prepare a recital as their capstone experience. Those in the music education track will complete a written practicum. Both experiences will be planned with guidance by the candidate’s committee. The committee will include three graduate faculty members: the advisor, a representative from music academic studies, and at least one other music faculty member.
Master of Music in Music Education Degree
This degree is designed to be completed in three summers or in a combination of summers and the academic year. Students must register for a least six credits per calendar year until all degree requirements are completed. Classes are offered both online and on campus. Course-work can be focused in elementary, choral/vocal, or instrumental music education. No thesis is required; rather, students will complete a four-credit practicum. The practicum will be agreed upon and planned jointly by the student and his/her advisor. Comprehensive written examinations must be passed near the end of or after coursework. The final oral examination (administered by the student’s committee) occurs after the written comprehensive examination.
Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.)
The D.M.A. is the terminal professional practical degree in music, designed for performers and conductors wishing to acquire the highest performance abilities. Graduates will have attained the academic qualifications generally accepted for teaching at the college level.
Entering students in the vocal performance track are expected to have appropriate language proficiencies in French, German, and Italian. Remedial work may be required upon recommendation of the adviser and committee.
Recitals and a final written project are planned in conjunction with the candidate's committee, which consists of at least three graduate faculty members: the adviser, a representative from academic studies, and at least one other member at large.
All course work must be passed with a minimum grade of B. Qualifying examinations in the student's primary focus area and in academic studies must be passed near the end of or after course work, and prior to a final oral examination by members of the candidate's committee. All D.M.A. graduates must have reading proficiency in at least one foreign language. For some, an alternative such as a computer language or other research skill, if appropriate to the student's focus area, may be substituted. This proficiency will be determined and assessed by the candidate's committee. Further, students in Choral Conducting must demonstrate appropriate proficiency in foreign language diction.
Two tracks are offered: Performance and Conducting. Each track requires a minimum of 90 credits beyond the baccalaureate degree (93 for the D.M.A. in choral conducting). Students entering the program with an approved master's degree or its equivalent may apply credits toward the D.M.A. The graduate music faculty will determine the viability and number of transfer credits.
Master of Music in Music Education Degree
Code | Title | Credits |
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Music Education Core | 9 | |
Psychology Of Music | ||
Foundations of Music Education | ||
Graduate Seminar | ||
Music Core | 10 | |
Graduate Theory Survey | ||
Graduate Music History Survey | ||
Applied Study | ||
Music Electives | 9 | |
Advanced Choral Music Methods | ||
Advanced Elementary Music Methods | ||
History of Choral Literature | ||
Band Literature:History and Development | ||
Band Literature:Chamber Music,Other Genres | ||
Other Music History, Theory, Literature or Pedagogy (to be determined with adviser) | 9 | |
MUSC 794 | Practicum | 4 |
Master of Music in Instrumental Performance
Code | Title | Credits |
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MUSC 709 | Graduate Ensemble | 1 |
MUSC 722 | Applied Instrumental Pedagogy | 1-3 |
MUSC 731 | Applied Study | 1-4 |
MUSC 748 | Music Bibliography/Research Methods | 2 |
MUSC 764 | Applied Instrumental Literature | 1-3 |
MUSC 780 | Recital | 2-4 |
Theory | 3 | |
Form and Analysis | ||
Counterpoint | ||
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques | ||
Analytical Techniques | ||
History | 3 | |
Medieval/Renaissance Music History | ||
Baroque Music History | ||
Classical Music History | ||
Romantic Music History | ||
20th Century Music History | ||
Electives (in consultation with adviser) | 1-2 | |
Minimum Total Credits | 30 |
Master of Music in Piano Performance
Code | Title | Credits |
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MUSC 709 | Graduate Ensemble | 1 |
MUSC 722 | Applied Instrumental Pedagogy | 1-3 |
MUSC 748 | Music Bibliography/Research Methods | 2 |
MUSC 780 | Recital | 2-4 |
One course to be taken from each of the following areas: | ||
Literature | ||
Keyboard Literature | ||
Topics in Keyboard Literature | ||
Pedagogy | ||
Piano Pedagogy I | ||
Piano Pedagogy II | ||
Advanced Piano Pedagogy | ||
Topics in Piano Pedagogy | ||
Theory | 3 | |
Form and Analysis | ||
Counterpoint | ||
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques | ||
Analytical Techniques | ||
History | 3 | |
Medieval/Renaissance Music History | ||
Baroque Music History | ||
Classical Music History | ||
Romantic Music History | ||
20th Century Music History | ||
Electives (in consultation with adviser) | 1-2 | |
Minimum Total Credits | 30 |
Master of Music in Collaborative Piano
Pending approval by the National Association of Schools of Music in November, 2015.
Code | Title | Credits |
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MUSC 705 | Graduate Diction Survey | 3 |
MUSC 731 | Applied Study | 1-4 |
MUSC 732 | Applied Collaborative Study | 1-4 |
MUSC 748 | Music Bibliography/Research Methods | 2 |
MUSC 750 | Studies in Collaborative Piano | 2 |
MUSC 764 | Applied Instrumental Literature | 1-3 |
MUSC 780 | Recital ( 2,2) | 2-4 |
One course to be taken from each of the following areas: | ||
Theory | 3 | |
Form and Analysis | ||
Counterpoint | ||
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques | ||
Analytical Techniques | ||
History | 3 | |
Medieval/Renaissance Music History | ||
Baroque Music History | ||
Classical Music History | ||
Romantic Music History | ||
20th Century Music History | ||
Total Credits | 31 |
Master of Music in Vocal Performance
Code | Title | Credits |
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MUSC 709 | Graduate Ensemble | 1 |
MUSC 721 | Advanced Vocal Pedagogy | 3 |
MUSC 731 | Applied Study | 1-4 |
MUSC 748 | Music Bibliography/Research Methods | 2 |
MUSC 780 | Recital ( 2,2) | 2-4 |
One course to be taken from each of the following areas: | ||
Theory | 3 | |
Form and Analysis | ||
Counterpoint | ||
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques | ||
Analytical Techniques | ||
History | 3 | |
Medieval/Renaissance Music History | ||
Baroque Music History | ||
Classical Music History | ||
Romantic Music History | ||
20th Century Music History | ||
Literature | ||
MUSC 767 | Vocal Literature I-Baroque/Classical | 3 |
MUSC 768 | Vocal Literature II-Romantic | 3 |
MUSC 769 | Vocal Literature III-20Th Century/Contemporary | 3 |
Electives (in consultation with adviser) | ||
Minimum Total Credits | 30 |
Master of Music in Choral Conducting
Code | Title | Credits |
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MUSC 731 | Applied Study | 1-4 |
MUSC 748 | Music Bibliography/Research Methods | 2 |
MUSC 780 | Recital ( 2,2) | 2-4 |
Theory (One course) | 3 | |
Form and Analysis | ||
Counterpoint | ||
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques | ||
Analytical Techniques | ||
History (One course) | 3 | |
Medieval/Renaissance Music History | ||
Baroque Music History | ||
Classical Music History | ||
Romantic Music History | ||
20th Century Music History | ||
Literature (Two courses) | 6 | |
Medieval/Renaissance Choral Literature | ||
Baroque Choral Literature | ||
Classical/Romantic Choral Literature | ||
Contemporary Choral Literature | ||
MUSC 709 | Graduate Ensemble | 1 |
MUSC 721 | Advanced Vocal Pedagogy | 3 |
Minimum Total Credits | 30 |
Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting
Code | Title | Credits |
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MUSC 731 | Applied Study | 1-4 |
MUSC 748 | Music Bibliography/Research Methods | 2 |
MUSC 780 | Recital ( 2,2) | 2-4 |
Theory (One course) | 3 | |
Form and Analysis | ||
Counterpoint | ||
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques | ||
Analytical Techniques | ||
History (One course) | 3 | |
Medieval/Renaissance Music History | ||
Baroque Music History | ||
Classical Music History | ||
Romantic Music History | ||
20th Century Music History | ||
Literature | 6 | |
Band Literature:History and Development | ||
Band Literature:Chamber Music,Other Genres | ||
Graduate Ensemble (1,1) | ||
Applied Study | ||
Minimum Total Credits | 30 |
Jeremy Brekke, D.A., Associate Professor
Andrew Froelich, D.M.A., Professor
Robert W. Groves, Ph.D., Professor
Sigurd Johnson, D.M.A., Associate Professor
Robert J. Jones, D.M.A., Associate Professor
Cassie Keogh, D.M.A., Assistant Professor
Kyle Mack, D.A., Associate Professor
Jo Ann Miller, D.M.A., Professor
John Miller, Ph.D., Professor
Charlette Moe, D.M.A., Assistant Professor
Katherine Noone, D.M.A., Assistant Professor
Warren Olfert, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Matthew Patnode, D.M.A., Associate Professor
Virginia Sublett, D.M.A., Professor
Michael Weber, D.M.A., Professor