Music with a Concentration in Conducting (MM)
Overview
The Master of Music (MM) with a Concentration in Conducting (MM) program provides advanced graduate level study and preparation for musicians interested in pursuing the music conducting profession, with options in choral, orchestral, or wind music conducting.
All students in this concentration must pass a general written and oral comprehensive exam designed and administered by the student’s advisory committee at the end of the degree program.
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the graduate program in music, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley, as well as the other requirements listed below:
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a recognized international equivalent in a similar or related field.
- Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester credit hours.
- Three letters of recommendation from professional or academic sources.
- Letter of intent detailing reasons for pursuing the graduate degree.
- Submission of an essay on professional goals
- Resume including educational background and work experience.
- Personal interview
- Provide video recording of conducting a large ensemble.
Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.
Additional Requirements
All students in this concentration must pass a general written and oral comprehensive exam designed and administered by the student’s advisory committee at the end of the degree program.
Program Requirements
Required Course - 3 Hours
Choose one from the following:
Prescribed Electives – 15 Hours
Music Theory
Choose two from the following:
Music History
Choose two from the following:
| MUSI 6348 | History of American Music Education | 3 |
| MUSI 6360 | Music History & Literature | 3 |
| MUSI 6362 | Music History and Literature - 20th and 21st Century | 3 |
| MUSI 6366 | Music History and Literature - Wind Band | 3 |
| MUSI 6367 | Music History and Literature - Medieval and Renaissance | 3 |
| MUSI 6368 | Music History and Literature - Baroque | 3 |
| MUSI 6369 | Music History and Literature - Music for the Stage | 3 |
| MUSI 6370 | Seminar in Music and Culture | 3 |
| MUSI 6371 | World Music Cultures | 3 |
| MUSI 6372 | Studies in Music & Gender | 3 |
| MUSI 6373 | Music of Africa and the African Diaspora | 3 |
| MUSI 6374 | Music of Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| MUSI 6375 | Music, Race & Ethnicity | 3 |
| MUSI 6381 | Music History and Literature - 18th Century (Classical) | 3 |
| MUSI 6382 | Music History and Literature - 19th Century (Romantic) | 3 |
Additional Music Electives
Choose any 6000-level MUSI, MUEN, and MUAP course(s).
MUSI courses range from 1 to 3 credit hour courses. MUAP courses are 2 credit hour courses. MUEN are 1 credit hour courses. Students may need to take more than course to fulfill the three-credit hour requirement.
Concentration Courses - 18 Hours
Choose from the Applied Instrument and Pedagogy courses:
Capstone Requirement
Written Comprehensive Exam
Oral Comprehensive Exam
Total Credit Hours: 36