D.M.A. Strings

Prepared Creative/Scholarly Materials Requirements:

• * Submit a statement of purpose (500-700 words; Times, 12-point font; Word, rtf or pdf format; double-spaced). Statement should be written by the applicant describing his/her future goals and how the D.M.A. can help attain those goals. (This statement will help the Committee evaluation the fit between the applicant’s goals/interests and the School’s ability to address those goals/interests.)

  * Submit a written exercise (Times, 12-point font; Word, rtf or pdf format; double-spaced). This writing example should be of one of two kinds. It may be an academic term paper of yours, complete with citations and bibliography. Alternatively, you may submit an essay written specifically for this application, for which you select two compositions performed, conducted or originally composed from a recent Master's or Doctoral recital that represent different historical periods or contrasting styles/genres. In this newly written essay you should discuss the characteristics of style and form in each composition, and discuss each composer's contribution to THIS PARTICULAR GENRE OF MUSIC (i.e., discuss additional compositions, historical and/or theoretical significance of contribution, or compare/contrast your composition to well-known compositions of a similar genre or style).

  NOTE: Each writing example must include this honor code statement at the beginning of the essay: "On my honor, I have not received any unauthorized aid on this essay."   Applicants' essays will also be subjected to random plagiarism software checks. Any violations of the honor code statement or evidence of plagiarism will result in the candidate's application portfolio being withdrawn from further consideration.

  NOTE: To assist candidates in achieving success, the following requirements have been set by the area.  Please refer to the list below in knowing how to prepare your audition.

   

D.M.A. - STRINGS PERFORMANCE: Audition Information

To assist candidates in achieving success in the required audition, the following requirements have been set by the area. Please submit a link to a live, unedited video (accompaniment encouraged, but not required) featuring a diverse 25-minute program selected from the following works:
 

Cello:

1. A complete concerto (memorization strongly recommended)
2. A complete Sonata (Beethoven or later)
3. Two contrasting movements of a Bach Suite
4. A concert piece written after 1938 or a Popper etude or Piatti Caprice.

Viola:

1. A complete concerto (Walton, Bartok, Hindemith or anothy approved by UNL viola faculty in advance).
2. A complete sonata (from the Romantic period to the present).
3. A complete unaccompanied piece by Bach, Hindemith or Reger.
4. At least one movement of Bach.

Violin:

1. A complete concerto (memorization strongly recommended).
2. A complete concerto by Mozart (memorization strongly recommended): K 207, 211, 216, 218 or 219.
3. Two contrasting movements of the Bach Solo Partitas or Sonatas.
4. Concert work written after 1945.

Bass:

1. One slow and one fast movement from works such as Vanhal, Concerto; Hindemith, Sonata; Koussevitzky, Concerto or other equivalent (accompaniment optional)
2. A solo movement of applicant’s choice.

The video recording should be 20-25 minutes in length (accompaniment required.) Include repertoire of major composers for the instrument, and cover a sampling of the appropriate time periods.

Classical Guitar:

Applicants should be prepared to perform, from memory, excerpts from a full-length solo recital program representing several contrasting style periods that best represent the applicant’s technical and artistic strengths.

Semester by Semester Plan
D.M.A. Degree - Performance
8-9-10-10-7-10

Note 1: This plan assumes that the student has completed 36 hours of transfer credit that is applicable toward the degree.
Note 2: Any semester which exceeds 9 hours of coursework could be reduced if hours were taken in  a summer session.
Note3:  Not shown=2 semesters of chamber music and for most 3 semesters of large ensemble.