Graduate Division
Curricula for Graduate Degrees
Organ
Master of Music in Performance
Admission Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in music or its demonstrated equivalent. For additional information, see "Admission Requirements" in the Graduate Division section of this bulletin.
Major
18 credit hours
- Q900 Organ Graduate Major (12 cr.), concurrent with I500 Studio Masterclass (0 cr.)
- I711 Master’s Recital (0 cr.)
- 6 credit hours chosen from:
- M675 Seminar in Organ Literature: Renaissance and Baroque (3 cr.)
- M676 Seminar in Organ Literature: Classic and Romantic (3 cr.)
- M677 Seminar in Organ Literature: Music Since 1900 (3 cr.)
- M678 Seminar in Organ Literature: Organ Works of J. S. Bach (3 cr.)
- E589 Organ Pedagogy (2 cr.) and E590 Organ Pedagogy Practicum (1 cr.)
Music History and Literature Requirement
6 credit hours. See “Structure of Master’s Curricula” under General Requirements for Master’s Degrees in this bulletin.
Other Required Credits
6 credit hours
- C501 Sacred Music Colloquium (1 cr.) to be taken each spring semester of enrollment (maximum of 2 enrollments)
- C524 Organ Improvisation (2 cr.)
Other courses to reach a total of 6 credit hours of Other Required Credits. See “Structure of Master’s Curricula” under General Requirements for Master’s Degrees in this bulletin.
Major Ensemble
2 credit hours each fall and spring semester.
Tool Subjects
Proficiency in the following areas to be demonstrated through examination or by passing each of the following with a grade of B or higher.
- C504 Keyboard Skills Review (1 cr.) For sight-reading, transposition, modulation, and figured bass. This proficiency must be met before enrolling in C524 Organ Improvisation.
- C510 Service Playing Review (1 cr.) For console conducting, hymn playing, accompanying, and score reading.
- M576 Survey of Organ Literature (1 cr.) For review of organ literature and related instrument design and performance practices. The organ literature proficiency exam or M576 must be passed before enrolling in M675, M676, M677, or M678.
Students must take all proficiency examinations before or within their first semester of enrollment; with organ department permission, they may take specific examinations for a second time in their second semester of enrollment. For any examination not passed, students must pass the relevant review course. Successful completion of C504 and/or C510 will satisfy the keyboard proficiency requirement for this degree.