Program Director: Dr. David Barton

Office: Northside Room 107

Telephone: (574) 520-4161

Internet Address: dbarton@iusb.edu

Master of Music

The Master of Music degree is intended both for students with Bachelor of Music Education degrees who wish to broaden their education, and for students with other music degrees. The degree program is flexible, offering courses in music, music education, and business, with optional courses in public management.

Curriculum

(All courses are 3 cr. hours unless otherwise designated.)

Applied Music Courses (12 cr.)
Principal instrument for three semesters, 800, or 900 (4-4-3 cr.)
Graduate Recital 600 (1 cr.)
 

Core Music Courses (6 cr.)

MUS M530 Contemporary Music

One of the following:
MUS M527 Symphonic Literature
MUS M528 Chamber Music Literature
MUS T545 Analysis of Music Literature
An approved literature course

Cognate Field (12 cr.)
Four courses at the 300-level or above, selected and approved by the graduate advisor.

Pedagogy (5-6 cr.)
MUS E495 Supervised Practice Teaching I (1 cr.)
MUS E496 Supervised Practice Teaching II (1 cr.)
MUS E497 Supervised Practice Teaching III (1 cr.)

One of the following:
MUS E493 Piano Pedagogy (2 cr.)
MUS E559 Instrumental Pedagogy (2 cr.)
MUS E594 Vocal Pedagogy

Chamber Music (3 cr.)
MUS X423 Chamber Music (1 cr.) (instrumentalists only)

Electives (as needed)
Four courses at the 300-level or above, selected and approved by the graduate advisor.

Additional Requirements
Ensemble: Three semesters of participation in a major ensemble.
Piano Proficiency: completion of the piano proficiency examination.