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College of Humanities, Fine Arts and Communication
Master of Music
Degree Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours in advanced and graduate
courses in music. Specific requirements for each area of concentration are
outlined below.
| Composition | Music Literature | Music Theory | Music Performance and Pedagogy | | Accompanying and Chamber Music (Piano) | Music Education |
COMPOSITION
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Requirements
 | Hours
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| MUSI 6300 | 3 |
| MUSI 6104 or 6106 | 2 |
| Graduate-level composition courses (additional hours in composition will not apply toward degree) |
12 |
| Music theory courses | 6 |
| Music literature/history courses | 3 |
| Electives | 4 |
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| Students must also present a recital of their own compositions. |
MUSIC LITERATURE
MUSIC THEORY
MUSIC PERFORMANCE and PEDAGOGY
Piano, Strings, or Voice
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Requirements
 | Hours
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| MUSI 6200 or two semesters of MUSI 6100 (piano) | 2 |
| MUSI 6100 (strings) | 2 |
| MUSI 6106 (voice [vocal chamber ensemble]) | 2 |
| MUSI 6298 | 2 |
| MUSI 6300 | 3 |
| MUSI 6350 | 3 |
| MUSI 6351 | 3 |
| Graduate-level courses in applied music-pedagogy
(additional hours of applied music in the major area will not apply toward the degree) | 8 |
| Music literature/history courses | 6 |
| Music theory courses | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |  |
| A recital is also required, half of which will be a solo performance by the student and half of which will be solo performances by the student's private pupils. |
ACCOMPANYING and CHAMBER MUSIC Piano
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Requirements
 | Hours
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| MUSI 6300 | 3 |
| Graduate-level courses in applied piano
(additional hours in applied piano will not
apply toward the degree) | 12 |
| MUSI 6200 | 4 |
| MUSI 6100 | 2 |
| Piano literature courses | 3 |
| Music literature/history courses | 3 |
| Music theory courses | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
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| Three recitals as accompanist are also required, one with a string player, one with a wind player, and one with a vocalist. The recitals will include chamber music. |
MUSIC EDUCATION
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