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Music-Master's

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: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.

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.

Additional information about graduate study at the Challey School of Music may be found at www.ndsu.edu/performingarts/music/graduate/. 


Master of Music in Music Education Degree

Music Education Core9
Psychology Of Music
Foundations of Music Education
Graduate Seminar
Music Core10
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 794Practicum4

Master of Music in Instrumental Performance

MUSC 709Graduate Ensemble1
MUSC 722Applied Instrumental Pedagogy1-3
MUSC 731Applied Study1-4
MUSC 748Music Bibliography/Research Methods2
MUSC 764Applied Instrumental Literature1-3
MUSC 780Recital2-4
Theory 3
Form and Analysis
Counterpoint
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques
Analytical Techniques
History3
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 Credits30

Master of Music in Piano Performance  

MUSC 709Graduate Ensemble1
MUSC 722Applied Instrumental Pedagogy1-3
MUSC 748Music Bibliography/Research Methods2
MUSC 780Recital2-4
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
Theory3
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 Credits30

Master of Music in Collaborative Piano

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

MUSC 705Graduate Diction Survey3
MUSC 731Applied Study1-4
MUSC 732Applied Collaborative Study1-4
MUSC 748Music Bibliography/Research Methods2
MUSC 750Studies in Collaborative Piano2
MUSC 764Applied Instrumental Literature1-3
MUSC 780Recital ( 2,2)2-4
One course to be taken from each of the following areas:
Theory3
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 Credits31

 Master of Music in Vocal Performance 

MUSC 709Graduate Ensemble1
MUSC 721Advanced Vocal Pedagogy3
MUSC 731Applied Study1-4
MUSC 748Music Bibliography/Research Methods2
MUSC 780Recital ( 2,2)2-4
One course to be taken from each of the following areas:
Theory3
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 767Vocal Literature I-Baroque/Classical3
MUSC 768Vocal Literature II-Romantic3
MUSC 769Vocal Literature III-20Th Century/Contemporary3
Electives (in consultation with adviser)
Minimum Total Credits30

 Master of Music in Choral Conducting 

MUSC 731Applied Study1-4
MUSC 748Music Bibliography/Research Methods2
MUSC 780Recital ( 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 709Graduate Ensemble1
MUSC 721Advanced Vocal Pedagogy3
Minimum Total Credits30

Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting 

MUSC 731Applied Study1-4
MUSC 748Music Bibliography/Research Methods2
MUSC 780Recital ( 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
Literature6
Band Literature:History and Development
Band Literature:Chamber Music,Other Genres
Graduate Ensemble (1,1)
Applied Study
Minimum Total Credits30

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., Professor

Cassie Keogh, D.M.A., Assistant Professor

Mariane Lemieux, 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., Professor

Matthew Patnode, D.M.A., Professor

Michael Weber, D.M.A., Professor

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