Music Performance Voice, M.Mus. Two-Year Degree Map for Bulletin Year 2020-2021
First Year
| Fall Classes - 9 credits | Credits | Spring Classes - 9 credits | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC 7791 Performance I | 3 | MUSC 7792 Performance II | 3 |
| MUSC 7400 Seminar in Style Criticism | 3 | Music Theory Seminar (select from MUSC 7632, 7341, 7642) | 3 |
| Large Ensemble (MUSC 7710 or 7711) | 1 | Large Ensemble (MUSC 7710 or 7711) | 1 |
| MUSC 7815 Studio Class | 1 | MUSC 7815 Studio Class | 1 |
| MUSC 7700 or 7701 | 1 | MUSC 7700 or 7701 | 1 |
Second Year
| Fall Classes - 9 credits | Credits | Spring Classes - 9 credits | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC 7793 Performance III | 3 | MUSC 7950 Master's Recital | 3 |
| Music History Seminar (select from MUSC 7603-6, 7631, 7650-51, 7840, 7850-51, 7860-61) | 3 | Large Ensemble (select two from MUSC 7700, 7710, 7711) | 2 |
| Large Ensemble (MUSC 7700, 7710, or 7711) | 1 | MUSC 7815 Studio Class | 1 |
| MUSC 7713 Repertory Practicum Oratorio | 1 | ||
| MUSC 7815 Studio Class | 1 | Elective (select either MUSC 7840 Performance or MUSC 7441 Special Topics: Music Business) | 3 |
Fall: Take the foreign language exam. Spring: Register to graduate, take the comprehensive exams, submit thesis title and recital program.
Total Credits: 36
- Student must see a faculty advisor in music prior to each semester for music registration permissions.
- Most students complete this program in two to three years, however, coursework and thesis submission may be spread out over up to 5-years.
- In-state students may wish to take more credits in the first year.
- Out-of-state students are encouraged to move to New York before classes begin in the first term in order to qualify for New York State residency and in-state tuition for the second year.
Degree Checklist
36 credits plus language exam, comprehensive exams, and thesis / recital.
Course Requirements
The following course in style criticism: (3 credits)
__MUSC 7400G Seminar in Style Criticism (3 credits)
Each of the following music performance courses: (12 credits)
__MUSC 7791X Performance I (3 credits)
__MUSC 7792X Performance II (3 credits)
__MUSC 7793X Performance III (3 credits)
__MUSC 7950G Master’s Recital (3 credits)
One of the following music history seminar courses: (3 credits)
__MUSC 7603G Seminar in Music History: Baroque Era (1600-1750) (3 credits)
__MUSC 7604G Seminar in Music History: Classic Era (1750-1820) (3 credits)
__MUSC 7605G Seminar in Music History: Romantic Era (1820-1900) (3 credits)
__MUSC 7606G Seminar in Music History: Twentieth Century (3 credits)
__MUSC 7631G Special Topics Seminar: History (3 credits)
__MUSC 7650X Seminar in American Music (3 credits)
__MUSC 7651X Seminar in Jazz History (3 credits)
__MUSC 7840X Seminar in Performance Practices (3 credits)
__MUSC 7850X Ethnomusicology (3 credits)
__MUSC 7860X History of Jazz I (3 credits)
__MUSC 7851X Music of the World’s Peoples (3 credits)
__MUSC 7861X History of Jazz II (3 credits)
One of the following music theory seminar courses: (3 credits)
__MUSC 7632G Special Topics Seminar: Theory (3 credits)
__MUSC 7641X Seminar in Music Theory: Analysis of Tonal Music (3 credits)
__MUSC 7642X Seminar in Music Theory: Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music (3 credits)
One of the following ensemble courses: (1 credit)
__MUSC 7700X Opera Workshop (1 credit)
__MUSC 7710X Symphonic Choir (1 credit)
__MUSC 7711X Conservatory Singers (1 credit)
__MUSC 7720X Percussion Ensemble (1 credit)
__MUSC 7740X Chamber Music (1 credit)
__MUSC 7741X Contemporary Music Ensemble (1 credit)
__MUSC 7742X Brass Ensemble (1 credit)
__MUSC 7743X Woodwind Chamber Music (1 credit)
__MUSC 7744X Electroacoustic Music Ensemble (1 credit)
__MUSC 7750X Collegium Musicum (1 credit)
__MUSC 7760X Orchestra (1 credit)
__MUSC 7761X String Orchestra (1 credit)
__MUSC 7770X Wind Ensemble (1 credit)
__MUSC 7780X Jazz Big Band (1 credit)
__MUSC 7781X Small Ensemble Jazz (1 credit)
