Jazz Studies Composition
Applied Music-Seminars in Composition
MUCP 983. Applied Music-Seminar in Composition (18-24 crs)
- Students typically register for 4 crs per semester for up to six semesters.
- Students must be enrolled in applied music with their primary teacher in every semester in which a degree recital is given.
Ensembles
Ensemble Registration and Participation-all students
- DMA students who participate in ensembles must formally enroll for each ensemble in which they participate.
- Students participating in ensembles in any given semester must register for the first ensemble for 1 credit.
- Subsequent ensembles may be taken for “0” credit. Registration for “0” credit requires a permission code which may be obtained from the Instructor of Record for the ensemble.
- Students who are conducting/coaching an ensemble, or who are accompanying an ensemble, may not use this experience to fulfill degree requirements.
Large Ensemble Degree Requirements
Students pursuing the Jazz Studies Composition specialization are not required to enroll in ensembles. Students may participate in ensembles if desired and may count up to 3 credit hours of ensembles toward the minimum 90-hour requirement in their Program of Studies.
Chamber Music Degree Requirements
None
Literature, Pedagogy, & Other Specialization-Related Courses
- MUSC 868 Jazz Pedagogy (3)
- MUSC 867 Improvisation (3)
- MUCP 886 Jazz Arranging (3)
Minor/Related Area (optional)
Jazz Studies Composition students have the option of electing a related area of studies. A Related Area consists of fifteen (15) credits, which may all count toward the 90-cr minimum for the degree. This requirement may be fulfilled by one of the following two options:
OPTION 1. Fifteen (15) credits of related graduate courses in one or two of the following areas of music: history, theory, music education, chamber music, or conducting. Other related areas in music must be specifically approved by the Graduate Committee at the time of approval of the Program of Studies.
OPTION 2. Fifteen (15) credits of related graduate courses in a department outside of the Glenn Korff School of Music. The respective departments must approve all prerequisites for these courses.
At least 6 hours in the related area must be courses for graduate students only if they are part of the student's Program of Studies.
A minor for the doctoral degree must include at least 15 credit hours with 6 hours in courses open exclusively to graduate students (900 level or 800 level without an undergraduate level counterpart). It may be taken in any department that has been approved to offer a major leading to a master’s degree.
Music Composition
Applied Music-Seminars in Composition
MUCP 983. Applied Music-Seminar in Composition (18-24 crs)
- Students typically register for 4 crs per semester for up to six semesters.
- Students must be enrolled in applied music with their primary teacher in every semester in which a degree recital is given.
Ensembles
Ensemble Registration and Participation-all students
- DMA students who participate in ensembles must formally enroll for each ensemble in which they participate.
- Students participating in ensembles in any given semester must register for the first ensemble for 1 credit.
- Subsequent ensembles may be taken for “0” credit. Registration for “0” credit requires a permission code which may be obtained from the Instructor of Record for the ensemble.
- Students who are conducting/coaching an ensemble, or who are accompanying an ensemble, may not use this experience to fulfill degree requirements.
Large Ensemble Degree Requirements
Students pursuing the Music Composition Specialization are not required to enroll in ensembles. Students may participate in ensembles if desired and may count up to 3 credit hours of ensembles toward the minimum 90-hour requirement in their Program of Studies.
Chamber Music Degree Requirements
None
Minor/Related Area (required)
Composition students are required to study and master at least one additional area of knowledge and skill. A Related Area consists of fifteen (15) credits, which may all count toward the 90-cr minimum for the degree. This requirement may be fulfilled by one of the following two options:
OPTION 1. Fifteen (15) credits of related graduate courses in one or two of the following areas of music: history, theory, music education, chamber music, or conducting. Other related areas in music must be specifically approved by the Graduate Committee at the time of approval of the Program of Studies.
OPTION 2. Fifteen (15) credits of related graduate courses in a department outside of the School of Music. The respective departments must approve all prerequisites for these courses.
At least 6 hours in the related area must be courses for graduate students only if they are part of the student's Program of Studies.
A minor for the doctoral degree must include at least 15 credit hours with 6 hours in courses open exclusively to graduate students (900 level or 800 level without an undergraduate level counterpart). It may be taken in any department that has been approved to offer a major leading to a master’s degree.