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2011-2013 EIU Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Music
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Program Mission: The Master of Arts in Music provides advanced preparation for teaching, performing, and/or further graduate study. A core of music courses required for the degree provides essential background in history, literature, research and analysis. Other specialized courses, seminars and individual studies in performance, conducting, composition, theory, history and literature aid the student in achieving his or her career goals.
Admission Requirements: To be eligible for degree candidacy, applicants must meet all of the requirements for admission to the Graduate School (see “Admission to Graduate Degree and Certificate Programs”). Additional requirements include:
- proof of a Bachelor’s Degree in Music or proof of a bachelor’s degree in another discipline with sufficient musical experience to warrant admission;
- a letter of application and résumé;
- for singers and instrumentalists, an audition; for conductors, a video recording of a recent performance or rehearsal and an audition; for composers, scores and recordings of original compositions; and
- a personal interview. Audition guidelines and repertory lists are available from the graduate coordinator.
Music Placement Examinations: Once admitted to graduate study, all graduate students are required to take examinations in music history and literature, theory and aural skills. Examinations are given in the first week of each semester. The examinations are used to identify possible deficiencies in undergraduate work; remedial work is prescribed when necessary.
Degree Audit: The graduate plan of study is the EIU Degree Audit, which is generated automatically in the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) at the time of degree or certificate candidacy. Modifications of the standard EIU Degree Audit are submitted by the graduate coordinator to the certification officer in the Graduate School at the time modifications are approved. The Degree Audit serves as an unofficial summary of requirements for the program. Degree and certificate candidates are advised to review the comprehensive summary of the Degree Audit process specified on the “Requirements for All Degree and Certificate Candidates” section of the Graduate Catalog. Individual programs may require candidates to submit plans of study in addition to the Degree Audit, candidates should consult with the program coordinator.
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Degree Requirements
Degree requirements include those outlined for the master’s degree by the Graduate School (see “Requirements for the Master’s Degree”). In addition, all students must pass both written and oral comprehensive examinations and complete a thesis or a graduate recital and analysis project.
Guidelines for course concentrations in performance, composition, conducting, and music education are published in “Graduate Programs in Music,” and online at the following web site: www.eiu.edu/~music/
The core of courses for the music major includes the following courses and four semester hours of applied music study. Summer Master’s Program in Music Education
The Master of Arts in Music with a concentration in Music Education is
a program designed specifically for students who have already begun
their careers as music educators. Students follow the same
30-hour degree program as traditional students and can complete their
course work in three consecutive summers.
Graduate Assistantships
Graduate assistantships are available for the fall and spring semesters
in band, jazz, accompanying, percussion, music theatre, computer
laboratory supervision, and other areas. Consideration of applications
begins February 15, recipients of assistantships will be notified by
April 15. Additional information on graduate assistantships may be
obtained by contacting the Coordinator of Graduate Studies or Chair,
Department of Music, EIU. |
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