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Graduate Study in Music
The Master of Music degree program, offered by the College of Musical Arts, is designed to prepare musicians to practice their specialization in the changing environment of current American musical culture. The program encompasses six fields: composition, ethnomusicology, music education, music history, performance and music theory. Music education features three specializations - Plan I: comprehensive; Plan II: comprehensive or choral; and instrumental. Music performance majors may select from the following: choral conducting, collaborative piano, instrumental and instrumental specialization, jazz studies, orchestral conducting, piano, piano pedagogy and voice. The instrumental specialization option consists of a concentration in a major instrument and at least two minor instruments within the brass, strings and woodwind areas. Considerable flexibility is permitted within an individual program to meet the special needs of students. Materials concerning details about the graduate program in music at Bowling Green State University may be received upon request. Prerequisites to Graduate WorkApplicants should possess an appropriate undergraduate degree, as well as potential for advanced study as evidenced by musical and intellectual abilities and achievements. In cases where an applicant is deficient in background, the departmental graduate faculty will require additional course work; for example, remedial courses in music history and music theory. All new graduate students with assistantships are required to attend the Graduate Student Enhancement Program (GradSTEP), during which incoming students participate in seminars related to college teaching. All new CMA graduate students must attend the departmental orientation sessions, and take music theory and music history entrance exams. Admission ProcedureApplicants seeking admission to the Master of Music program should follow the instructions outlined in the Graduate Admissions Catalog or go to the online application. In addition to the general admission requirements set by the Graduate College, applicants must fulfill the following departmental requirements. Applicants electing the performance or conducting options must audition for area faculty. Applicants electing music history, enthnomusicology, music theory or composition emphasis must submit examples of their work with their applications. Music education and music theory applicants must attend an interview. Graduate AssistantshipsApproximately 40 graduate assistantships become available each year. A list of anticipated assistantships appears below. Assistantship needs may change during the course of the year and, in some cases, more than one position vacancy may exist for one of the listings. In addition to these assistantships some part-time positions in various areas may be available. Students may interview for assistantships/part-time positions outside of their major area.
Assistantship Information
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