Master of Music in Performance - Music Theory Pedagogy

The music theory field is interdisciplinary, linking with diverse academic areas including history, composition, literary theory, science, and philosophy. That inclusive spirit is evident in the faculty members and students as well, making for a close-knit, collegial, and supportive community of scholars. Teaching and research span from ancient music to music of today, and from art music to jazz and popular music.
Theory faculty members are known for their research in a wide variety of topics, including Schoenberg's atonal and twelve-tone music, musical form in the music of Berlioz, text and musical structure in nineteenth-century song, the music of living composers, and the influence of eighteenth and nineteenth century thought on the development of music theory.
The School of Music and Dance has the largest full-time, in-residence music faculty on the West Coast north of Los Angeles. The school is grounded in the strength of the traditional canon and fosters the creation and performance of new work.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: Demonstrate advanced competencies in performance. Studies in this area comprise as much as two-thirds or at least one-third of the total curriculum, Gain knowledge and skills in one or more fields of music outside the major such as theory and analysis, history and literature, musicology and ethnomusicology, and pedagogy. Such supportive studies in music that broaden and deepen musical competence comprise at least one-third of the total curriculum, Voice majors are expected to be proficient in English, German, French, and Italian diction and to have general phonetic knowledge and skills that can be applied to other languages. They should have language competencies sufficient to understand texts in the repertory, As a culminating demonstration of professional capability in the major field, the student must present a public performance, which may serve as the thesis. Normally, the performance includes at least sixty minutes of recital in which the performer is a soloist.

Resume: attach to Application for Graduate Admission
Statement of Purpose: attach to Application for Graduate Admission
Scholarly writing sample: attach to Application for Graduate Admission
Repertoire list: attach to Application for Graduate Admission
Recent concert or recital programs: attach to Application for Graduate Admission
Audition: either a live audition or a recording submitted via the Admissions File Upload webpage. Please review the Graduate Audition Requirements for current audition requirements and procedures. Note that any student admitted on the basis of a recorded performance must perform a placement audition upon arrival on campus to begin studies.
Master's degree applicants: TOEFL score 88 IBT or IELTS score 7.0.