Performance - Conducting Concentration (M.M.)

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Program Requirements

Core Requirements
Course must be completed four times, for 2 credits each.8
Applied Music
MUHS 604Seminar in Historical Research3
MUHS 605Seminar in Historical and Theoretical Studies3
or MUHS 549 Music Since 1960
MUCP 511Musical Style and Analysis3
or MUCP 512 Music Systems of Analysis and Composition
MUMG 501Performance Entrepreneurship3
Concentration Requirements
Complete one track from below.13
Culminating Experience
MUPR 695Graduate Recital (Course must be completed two times.)0
In the term that you will sit for exam, register for the section which matches your major and advisor. Successfully pass the exam.
Comprehensive Examination
Total Credits33

Choral Conducting Track

Complete four times:4
Ensemble: Chorus
Complete four times:4
Chamber Ensemble Performance III
MUPR 560Applied Vocal Pedagogy2
MUPR 555Body Mapping for Musicians3
or MUPR 530 Advanced Conducting
Another graduate-level course (500-level or higher) may be substituted in consultation with the primary teacher and the Coordinator of Graduate Performance.
Total Credits13

Orchestral Conducting Track

Complete four times:4
Ensemble: Orchestra
MULT 511Special Topics in Orchestral Literature2
3 credits in:3
Score Reading
Keyboard Harmony for Piano Majors I
Keyboard Harmony for Piano Majors II
Piano for Music Teachers
Skills of Instrumental Accompanying
Skills of Vocal Accompanying
Piano Improvisation
MUCP 602Advanced Ear Training1
MUPR 530Advanced Conducting3
or MUPR 620 Rehearsal Techniques
Total Credits13

Wind Band Conducting Track

Complete four times:4
Ensemble: Band I
MUPR 530Advanced Conducting3
MUED 579Wind Band Repertoire Matters: The Selection and Programming of Music for Bands at all Levels3
MUED 518Technology for Music Teachers3
Based on a student's prior experience with technology, this course may be subsituted for any graduate-level course (500-level or higher) in consultation with the primary teacher and the Coordinator of Graduate Performance.
Total Credits13