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Music-D.M.A.

Program and Application Information
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:D.M.A., M.M.
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.

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 advisers 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 adviser, 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 adviser. 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.

 

Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance

Graduate Ensemble (1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1)
Applied Study (4,4,4,4,4,4)
Music Bibliography/Research Methods
Recital (4,4,4)
D.M.A. Thesis
Credits52
History/Theory14
Form and Analysis
Counterpoint
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques
Analytical Techniques
Medieval/Renaissance Music History
Baroque Music History
Classical Music History
Romantic Music History
20th Century Music History
Pedagogy6
Advanced Vocal Pedagogy
Literature9
Vocal Literature I-Baroque/Classical
and Vocal Literature II-Romantic
and Vocal Literature III-20Th Century/Contemporary
Electives (In consultation with adviser)9
Total Credits90

Doctor of Musical Arts in Instrumental Performance

Graduate Ensemble (1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 )
Applied Study (4,4,4,4,4,4)
Music Bibliography/Research Methods
Recital (4,4,4)
D.M.A. Thesis
Credits52
History/Theory14
Form and Analysis
Counterpoint
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques
Analytical Techniques
Medieval/Renaissance Music History
Baroque Music History
Classical Music History
Romantic Music History
20th Century Music History
Pedagogy/Literature (Minimum six credits in each)15
Applied Instrumental Pedagogy
Applied Instrumental Literature
Electives (in consultation with adviser)9
Total Credits90

Doctoral of Musical Arts in Piano Performance 

Graduate Ensemble ( 1,1,1,1) *
Applied Study (4,4,4,4,4,4)
Applied Collaborative Study (2,2)
Music Bibliography/Research Methods
Recital (4,4,4)
D.M.A. Thesis (1,1,1,1)
Credits50
History/Theory**14
Form and Analysis
Counterpoint
Analytical Techniques
Medieval/Renaissance Music History
Baroque Music History
Classical Music History
Romantic Music History
20th Century Music History
Pedagogy/Literature15
Keyboard Literature
Advanced Piano Pedagogy
Topics in Piano Pedagogy
Topics in Keyboard Literature
Electives (in consultation with adviser)11
Total Credits90

 * At least 3 credits of MUSC 790 must be earned while in residence at NDSU.
** At least one course must be taken from MUSC 611-734; at least one course must be taken from MUSC 740-744


 Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano 

Pending approval by the National Association of Schools of Music in November, 2015.

First-Year French I **
First-Year French II
Second-Year French I
Second-Year French II
First-Year German I **
First-Year German II
Second-Year German I
Second-Year German II
Applied Study (2,2,2,2)
Applied Collaborative Study (4,4,4,4)
Music Bibliography/Research Methods
Studies in Collaborative Piano (2,2,2,2)
Recital (3,3,3,3)
D.M.A. Thesis (1,1,1,1)
Credits50
History/Theory *14
Form and Analysis
Counterpoint
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques
Analytical Techniques
Medieval/Renaissance Music History
Baroque Music History
Classical Music History
Romantic Music History
20th Century Music History
Pedagogy/Literature6
Keyboard Literature
Advanced Piano Pedagogy
Topics in Piano Pedagogy
Topics in Keyboard Literature
Vocal or Instrumental Specialization **12-15
Opera Literature
Graduate Diction Survey
Graduate Ensemble
English and German Diction
Italian and French Diction
Applied Instrumental Literature
Vocal Literature I-Baroque/Classical
Vocal Literature II-Romantic
Vocal Literature III-20Th Century/Contemporary
Electives (in consultation with adviser)9
Total Credits91-94

* At least one course must be taken from MUSC 611-734; at least one course must be taken from MUSC 740-744.
** Credits earned in undergraduate language courses will not count toward degree totals. 


Doctor of Musical Art in Conducting

Graduate Ensemble (1,1,1,1,1,1)
Applied Study (4,4,4,4,4)
Music Bibliography/Research Methods
Recital (4,4,4)
D.M.A. Thesis
Credits44
History/Theory14
Form and Analysis
Counterpoint
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques
Analytical Techniques
Medieval/Renaissance Music History
Baroque Music History
Classical Music History
Romantic Music History
20th Century Music History
Literature6-12
Medieval/Renaissance Choral Literature
Baroque Choral Literature
Classical/Romantic Choral Literature
Contemporary Choral Literature
Band Literature:History and Development
Band Literature:Chamber Music,Other Genres
Cognate Courses determined with advisor from Conducting, Music Education, Academic Studies and Performance14
Electives (in consultation with adviser)12
Total Credits90-96

Jeremy Brekke, D.A., Associate 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

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

Tyler Wottrich, D.M.A., Assistant Professor