Master of Music (M.M.) – Vocal Accompanying
Entrance Requirements
The applicant's undergraduate degree program should be in piano performance (or the equivalent). In addition to meeting the general requirements for admission, a student who wishes to enter the Master of Music in vocal accompanying program must pass an audition before the piano faculty. Applicants should prepare a 15-minute audition of classical repertoire. The audition should consist of works in contrasting tempos and styles from the vocal repertoire. The audition repertoire must be performed with a vocalist. Applicants may be asked to sight read. Memorization is not required.
All students entering the Master of Music degree program in Vocal Accompanying must take the Music Theory Placement Examination and the Music History Placement Examination. These placement exams are administered by faculty in the Department of Music Theory, History, and Composition and are always offered in-person on the Saturday before a given term begins.
| Program of Study |
Semester Hours |
| Piano Private Instruction |
6 |
| Core Electives (see below) |
6 |
| Two Lyric Diction courses in either Italian MUS 572, French MUS 572A, or German MUS 572B |
6 |
| Research Methodology MUS 731 |
3 |
| Analytical Techniques II MUS 712 |
3 |
| Music in the Classical Period MUS 537C |
3 |
| Music in the Romantic Period MUS 537D |
3 |
| Chamber Music Recital MUS 942 (see below) |
0 |
| Three Piano-Vocal Programs MUS 942A (see below) |
0,0,0 |
| Foreign Language Requirement (see below) |
|
| Total |
30 |
Core Electives:
Survey in Solo Vocal Literature MUS 511, MUS 512 (2,2)
Opera Practicum (major role) (3) MUS 538 (3)
Opera Practicum (minor role) MUS 538B (2)
Opera Practicum (minor role) MUS 538C (1)
Introduction to Vocal Pedagogy and Physiology MUS 535 (2)
Survey of German Lied MUS 702, MUS 703 (2,2)
Advanced French Repertoire MUS 572H (2)
Graduation Requirements
One chamber music recital (MUS 942) and three piano-vocal programs (MUS 942A x3) are required.
Satisfactorily passing a language examination in two languages (French, German or Italian, no substitutions) is also required.
Minor in Latin American Music
Requirements listed above apply, with the following exceptions:
Among the core courses, six semester hours of Latin American music electives replace Music in the Classical Period and Music in the Romantic Period.
Among the core electives, electives in Latin American music may be included as appropriate and as approved by the advisor.
A significant portion of the student's performance repertoire for juries and recitals must consist of music by Latin American composers.