A minimum of 60 credits of approved coursework is required for a D.M.A.–Composition. Courses will be credited toward the D.M.A.–Composition only if they are part of a program approved by the Executive Officer or his/her deputy.

The course of study, although flexible in accordance with the student’s background and objectives, is generally divided into two groups of 30 credits each, roughly equivalent to the master’s (70000) and the D.M.A. (80000) levels. Most courses and seminars meet one day a week for three hours and earn three credits, except for tutorials and Special Problems, which are variable.

With the permission of the Executive Officer, a student may enroll for up to fifteen hours of advanced courses within the first 30 credits and up to nine hours of lower-level courses creditable toward the D.M.A.–Composition within the second 30 credits. Similarly, with permission, students may select appropriate courses in other disciplines or may plan an inter-disciplinary program. Courses listed below as required within the first 30 credits are not applicable to the second 30 credits.

Although the program is nominally divided into the four concentrations listed below, many of the seminars offered cross subdisciplinary boundaries, and students are encouraged to combine concentrations.

Musicology For students concentrating in musicology, the first 30 credits should include the following six courses: Introduction to Musicology (70000); a 70000-level proseminar in theory/analysis; a 70000-level proseminar in either Medieval or Renaissance music, together with its corequisite “Performance Workshop ” (both are required by the time the student completes 60 credits); two 80000-level seminars in music history..

Theory For students concentrating in theory, the first 30 credits should include the fol-lowing three courses (or their equivalents): Current Trends in Music Theory; Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis; and Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory. Beyond these core requirements, theory students must take five 8000-level research seminars, at least two of which will be from an area outside music theory.

A Musicianship Examination in score reading, figured bass realization, and other skills for students in the theory concentration must be passed before the Second Examination may be taken.

Composition, For students concentrating in composition, the first 30 credits should include the following five courses (or their equivalents): Introduction to Musicology; one seminar in theory/analysis; one seminar in music history prior to 1900; two tutorials in composition.

For the D.M.A.–Composition, the student will normally take four 3-credit tutorials consisting of individual lessons in composition, plus two composers’ forums and two advanced seminars that deal with various compositional issues. The student will also take one course in twentieth-century/twenty-first-century performance practice and two 80000-level research seminars.

Ethnomusicology For students concentrating in ethnomusicology, the first 30 credits should include the following six courses (or their equivalent): Research Techniques in Ethnomu-sicology (MUS 71200); three other seminars in ethnomusicology; one seminar in Western mu-sic; one course in anthropology.

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