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 Council of Graduate Schools
Department of Music
Gail Robinson-Oturu, Chair
Location:  MMC 139
Phone:  931-221-7810
Email:  oturug@apsu.edu

Sharon Mabry, Graduate Coordinator
Location:  MMC 318
Phone:  931-221-7656
Email:  mabrys@apsu.edu

Music (M.M.)
(32-33 semester hours)
The department of Music offers two concentrations under the Master of Music degree. Individualized programs, personalized mentoring by faculty, and small classes allow for exceptional learning opportunities. In addition to the normal Fall/Spring schedule, a program of course offerings has been instituted which allow a student to complete the Master of Music degree in three summers and without full-time residence during the academic year. Courses are offered on a rotation basis.  Ensembles and private lessons may not always be offered during the summer.
 

Music Education Concentration (32-33 Hours)
     This program is designed to meet the needs of teachers and other workers in the field of professional music education. Students will be required to audition in their primary performing area and to demonstrate their ear-training, sight-singing and keyboard proficiency. Normally, these examinations will be taken before enrolling in graduate courses. The results will assist the faculty in helping the student plan appropriate courses in the program of study. Deficiencies may be made up after matriculation; however, no graduate credit will be allowed for such work.
     The student must meet teaching licensure requirements for admission to candidacy. Students who do not elect to write a thesis will be required to complete the oral examination and submit an original research paper.
Required Core Cr
MUS 5000 Research in Music 3
MUS 5050 Seminar in Music Education 3
  Total 6

Group A--Select six hours from the following
Cr
MUS 5010 Directed Studies in Music 3
MUS 5020 Directed Studies in Music 3
MUS 5040 Music Teaching and Learning 3
MUS 5140 Marching Band Techniques 3
MUS 5260 Materials and Techniques for Instrumental Instruction 3
MUS 5270 Vocal Pedagogy 3
MUS 5280 Choral Techniques 3
MUS 5990 Thesis 6
MUS 5040 Workshop in Elementary Music 3

Group B--Select eleven hours from the following
or any remaining courses in Group A

Cr
MUS 5050 Seminar in Music Education 3
MUS 5060 Music Analysis 3
MUS 5070 Music Analysis 3
MUS 5110 Composition 3
MUS 5120 Composition 3
MUS 5160 Technology in the Music Classroom 3
MUS 5310 Survey of Piano Literature 3
MUS 5320 Guitar Literature 3
MUS 5330 Music before 1750 3
MUS 5340 Music from 1750 to 1900 3
MUS 5350 Music after 1900 3
MUS 5370 Art Song Literature 3
MUS 5390 Choral Literature 3
MUS 5420 Symphonic Literature 3
MUS 5430 Chamber Music Literature 3
MUS 5450 Opera Literature 3
MUS 5460 Music of Many Cultures 3
MUS 5550 Music for the Band 3
MUS 5800 Advanced Conducting 3
MUS 5810 Orchestration 3
  • Individual instruction (maximum of four hours credit, one or two hours per semester)
  • Ensemble (maximum of two hours credit)
Group C--Select two courses from the following Cr
EDUC 5010 Curriculum Development:  Elementary 2
OR    
EDUC 5050 Curriculum Development: Secondary 2
EDUC 5100 School/Community Leadership and Politics 3
PSY 5140 Advanced Educational Psychology 3

Group D--Select one of the following or any remaining course in Group C
EDUC 5060 Seminar on Historical/Philosophical Foundations of Education 2
EDUC 5200 Evaluation of Teaching and Learning 3
EDUC 6800 Seminar on Teacher Effectiveness 3
HUM 5000 Creativity and the Arts 3
HUM 5060 Recent Trends in the Humanities 3
PSY 5110* Lifespan Development 3
PSY 5320* Learning and Behavioral Disorders 3
Electives:  Select two to three hours from graduate music courses in consultation with the graduate committee 2-3
*Students must have a minimum score of 400 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE to enroll.
 

Music Performance Concentration

    This program is designed to increase skills in instrumental or vocal performance or conducting, for careers in private music teaching as well as performance and for those who wish to pursue doctoral studies in applied music. 
     Students will be required to audition in their primary performing area and to demonstrate their ear-training, sightsinging and keyboard proficiency. Voice majors are expected to demonstrate proficiency in German, French, and Italian diction. Normally, these examinations will be taken before enrolling in graduate courses. The results will assist the faculty in helping the student plan appropriate courses in the program of study. Deficiencies may be made up after matriculation; however, no graduate credit will be allowed for such work.
     The Graduate Recital will be supplemented by a written descriptive or analytical narrative paper that will be filed in the College of Graduate Studies office.
Choral Conducting Specialization
Required Core Cr
MUS 5000 Research in Music 3
MUS 5060 Music Analysis 3
MUS 5380 Choral Techniques 3
MUS 5390 Choral Literature 3
MUS 5800 Advanced Conducting 3
MUS 5820 Conducting Practicum 2
MUS 5930 Graduate Recital 2
MUS Electives (preferably Ensembles) 2
     
Group A - Select six hours from the following to include at least one course in literature  
Cr
MUS 5070 Music Analysis 3
MUS 5110 Composition 3
MUS 5120 Composition 3
MUS 5310 Survey of Piano Literature 3
MUS 5330 Music before 1750 3
MUS 5340 Music from 1750 to 1900 3
MUS 5350 Music after 1900 3
MUS 5370 Art Song Literature 3
MUS 5420 Symphonic Literature 3
MUS 5450 Opera Literature 3
MUS 5460 Music of many Cultures 3
MUS 5810 Orchestration 3
MUS Individual Instruction 1-4

Group B - Select five hours from the following or any remaining in Group A

Cr
MUS 5010 Directed Studies in Music 3
MUS 5020 Directed Studies in Music 3
MUS 5050 Seminar in Music Education 3
MUS 5160 Technology in the Music Classroom 3
MUS 5522 Italian Diction for Singers 1
MUS 5523 German Diction for Singers 1
MUS 5524 French Diction for Singers 1
MUS 5270 Vocal Pedagogy 3
HUM 5000 Creativity and the Arts 3
HUM 5060 Recent Trends in the Humanities 3
     

Instrumental Conducting Specialization
Required Core Cr
MUS 5000 Research in Music 3
MUS 5060 Music Analysis 3
MUS 5260 Materials and Techniques for Instrumental Instruction 3
MUS 5420 Symphonic Literature 3
MUS 5550 Music for the Band 3
MUS 5800 Advanced Conducting 3
MUS 5820 Conducting Practicum 2
MUS 5930 Graduate Recital 2
MUS Electives (preferably Ensembles) 2
     
Group A - Select three hours from Cr
MUS 5070 Music Analysis 3
MUS 5110 Composition 3
MUS 5120 Composition 3
MUS 5320 Guitar Literature 3
MUS 5330 Music before 1750 3
MUS 5340 Music from 1750-1900 3
MUS 5350 Music after 1900 3
MUS 5430 Chamber Music Literature 3
MUS 5450 Opera Literature 3
MUS 5460 Music of many Cultures 3
MUS 5810 Orchestration 3
MUS Individual Instruction 1-4
     
Group B - Select six hours from the following or any remaining course in Group A Cr
MUS 5010 Directed Studies in Music 3
MUS 5020 Directed Studies in Music 3
MUS 5050 Seminar in Music Education 3
MUS 5140 Marching Band Techniques 3
MUS 5160 Technology in the Music Classroom 3
MUS 5380 Choral Techniques 3
MUS 5390 Choral Literature 3
HUM 5000 Creativity and the Arts 3
HUM 5060 Recent Trends in the Humanities 3
     

Vocal or Instrumental Performance Specialization

Required Core Cr
MUS 5000 Research in Music 3
MUS 5930 Graduate Recital 2
Pedagogy Class, Primary Performance Area 3
Individual Instruction, Primary Performance Area* 8
MUS Electives    (preferably Ensembles) 2

*Additional elective credit in Individual Instruction and Ensemble may not exceed three hours
 
Group A - Select nine hours from the following to include one course in music theory and one course in either history or literature Cr
MUS 5060 Music Analysis 3
MUS 5070 Music Analysis 3
MUS 5110 Composition 3
MUS 5120 Composition 3
MUS 5310 Survey of Piano Literature 3
MUS 5320 Guitar Literature 3
MUS 5330 Music before 1750 3
MUS 5340 Music from 1750 to 1900 3
MUS 5350 Music after 1900 3
MUS 5370 Art Song Literature 3
MUS 5390 Choral Literature 3
MUS 5420 Symphonic Literature 3
MUS 5430 Chamber Music Literature 3
MUS 5450 Opera Literature 3
MUS 5460 Music of many Cultures 3
MUS 5550 Music for the Band 3
MUS 5800 Advanced Conducting 3
MUS 5810 Orchestration 3
     
Group B - Select five hours from the following or any remaining in Group A Cr
MUS 5010 Directed Studies in Music 3
MUS 5020 Directed Studies in Music 3
MUS 5040 Music Teaching and Learning 3
MUS 5140 Marching Band Techniques 3
MUS 5160 Technology in the Music Classroom 3
MUS 5260 Materials and Techniques for Instrumental Instruction 3
MUS 5270 Vocal Pedagogy 3
MUS 5280 Piano Pedagogy 3
MUS 5380 Choral Techniques 3
MUS 5522 Italian Diction for Singers 1
MUS 5523 German Diction for Singers 1
MUS 5524 French Diction for Singers 1
HUM 5000 Creativity and the Arts 3
HUM 5040 Workshop in Elementary Music 3
HUM 5060 Recent Trends in the Humanities  
A maximum of three hours from disciplines other than music and humanities may be taken with graduate committee approval
     

Applied Music - Group Instruction (one semester, one hour each)
MUS 5500 Choir  
MUS 5600 Symphonic Band  
MUS 5630 Marching Band  
MUS 5690 Chamber Ensemble  
MUS 5700 Accompanying  
MUS 5710 Chamber Singers  
MUS 5720 Bass Choir  
MUS 5730 Jazz Band  
MUS 5740 Opera Workshop  
MUS 5750 Orchestra  
MUS 5760 Woodwind Ensemble  
MUS 5770 Electronic Music Ensemble  
MUS 5780 Percussion Ensemble  
MUS 5790 Guitar Ensemble  
     

Applied Music - Individual Instruction (1, 2, 4)
Enrollment for individual applied music lessons must have the approval of the instructor.  The student is expected to have an undergraduate applied major in the area or to demonstrate equivalent performing ability.  (Additional fees are required)
MUS 5100 Piano  
MUS 5150 Organ  
MUS 5200 Voice  
MUS 5300 Violin  
MUS 5470 Percussion  
MUS 5480 Guitar  
MUS 5830 Viola  
MUS 5840 Cello  
MUS 5850 String Bass  
MUS 5860 Saxophone  
MUS 5870 Flute  
MUS 5880 Oboe  
MUS 5890 Clarinet  
MUS 5900 Bassoon  
MUS 5910 French Horn  
MUS 5920 Trumpet  
MUS 5930 Graduate Recital  
MUS 5940 Trombone  
MUS 5960 Baritone  
MUS 5970 Tuba