Conducting Emphasis - Sub-Plan Option
To be considered for this selective program, a student must first audition and be accepted into one of the Bachelor of Music programs offered by the Department of Music Performance. This is typically the Bachelor of Music in Orchestral Instruments, however students in other Bachelor of Music programs interested in this emphasis can speak to the conducting faculty about the feasibility of completing the program in their degree program in four years. Preparation for auditions to graduate programs is considered in the curriculum.
Students are officially accepted into the Pre-Professional Conducting program during the second semester of the sophomore year, following an audition for the conducting faculty. Preparation for the audition typically begins during the first semester of the freshman year, though at the discretion of the faculty, students may be permitted to begin preparation at a later time.
Course Requirements - Take One
| MUPI 330 | Private Conducting Instruction as Secondary Instrument | 3 |
| MUPI 330A | Private Conducting Instruction as Secondary Instrument | 1 |
Course Requirements - Take One
| MUS 480A | Repertory Orchestra | 1 |
| MUS 508K | Repertory Orchestra - Non Credit Participation | 0 |
Course Requirements - Take All
| MUPI 320A | Private Piano Instruction as Secondary Instrument | 1 |
| MUS 476 | Combined Lyric Diction I | 2 |
| MUS 622 | Practicum in Score Reading and Analysis for Conductors | 2 |
| MUS 643 | Graduate Conducting Seminar | 2 |