College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Majors in performance, composition, and conducting

Major in music education

Public performances (see curricula for specific requirements)
Doctoral document: a scholarly and analytical expansion of material presented in the public performances, or a presentation of original research in an area of music education.

Required courses and designated electives

Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Performance (Keyborad, Keyboard Collaborative Arts, Orchestral Instrument, Voice)


Requirements	Hours
MUSA 8120:8220:8420: Doctoral Applied Music	16
MUSA 8240:8241:8242:8243: Doctoral Performance	8
MUSI 8300: Doctoral Research Seminar	3
MUSI 8301: Seminar in Performance Pedagogy	3
MUSI 8303: Seminar in Music Theory	3
MUSI 6100: Graduate Chamber Music (orch. inst.: 4 hrs.; key. inst.: 2 hrs.)
and/or
MUSI 6200: Accompanying (key. inst.: 4 hrs.)
and/or
MUSI 8106: Graduate Large Ensemble (orch. inst.: 2 hrs.)
and/or
MUSI 6206: Opera Performance (voice: 6 hrs.)	6
MUSI 8350: Performance Practice I or
Minor area (music literature, music theory, conducting, music education, or outside [non-music])	12
MUSI 8399: Research: Doctoral Document	3
Total	60

Public performances required:

Orchestral Instrument 1 solo recital
1 chamber music recital
1 lecture recital
1 concerto performance with orchestra or 2nd solo recital
Keyboard Instrument 1 solo recital (2 for organ majors)
1 accompanying/chamber music recital (piano and harpsichord majors)
1 lecture recital
1 major solo work with orchestra or an additional solo recital
Voice 2 solo recitals (may include chamber music)
1 lecture recital
1 major solo work with orchestra or major opera role
Works must be performed from memory when appropriate.

Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting:


Requirements	Hours
MUSA 8120: 8220:8420: Doctoral Applied Music	16
MUSA 8240:8241:8242:8243: Doctoral Performance	8
MUSI 8300: Doctoral Research Seminar	3
MUSI 8301: Seminar in Performance Pedagogy	3
MUSI 8303: Seminar in Music Theory	3
MUSI 8106: Graduate Large Ensemble	2
MUSI ____: Large or Small Ensemble	4
MUSI 8350: Performance Practice I or
MUSI 8350: Performance Practice II	3
Minor area (music literature, music theory, applied music, music education, or outside [non-music]	12
MUSI 8399: Research: Doctoral Document	3
Total	60

Public performances required:
3 concerts conducting medium to large ensembles
1 lecture performance

Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition


Requirements	Hours
MUSA 8130:8230:8430: Doctoral Composition	18
MUSA 8240:8241: Doctoral Performance	4
MUSI 8300: Doctoral Research Seminar	3
MUSI 8302: Seminar in Composition and Theory Pedagogy	3
MUSI 8303: Seminar in Music Theory	3
MUSI 6104: New Music Ensemble	4
MUSI 6100 or 8106: Graduate Chamber Music or Graduate Large Ensemble	4
MUSI 8380:8381: Contemporary Analysis I & II	6
Minor area (music literature, music theory, applied music, conducting, music education, or outside [non-music])	12
MUSI 8399: Research: Doctoral Document	3
Total	60

Public performances required:
1 recital of compositions for various media
1 major work (public performance or reading)

Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education


Requirements	Hours
MUED 6315: Concepts in Music Education	3
MUED 7305: Teaching for Music Understanding	3
MUED 7330: Psychological Foundations of Music Learning	3
MUED 8301: Introduction to Research in Music Education	3
MUED 8311: Educating Pre-Service Teachers	3
MUED 8321: Design and Skills of Experimental Research in Music Education	3
MUED 8394: Scholarship and Issues in Music Education	6
MUSI 8300: Doctoral Research Seminar	3
MUSI 8303: Seminar in Music Theory	3
Music Education or Education Electives	12
Minor area: (performance, music literature/theory, conducting, composition)	12
MUSI 8198:8298:8398: Research: Doctoral Document	6
Total	60