Application procedures – Performance (Instrumental and Vocal)

1. Apply for admission to UNT through the Toulouse Graduate School, gradschool.unt.edu. International applicants apply at international.unt.edu.
2. Apply for admission to the College of Music with the application for admission, audition, scholarship, fellowship and assistantships available at music.unt.edu.
3. Candidates for Doctoral Performance programs must pass an audition on the required repertoire for their instrument or voice. Please visit music.unt.edu for a complete listing of required audition repertoire.
4. Evaluation of transcripts from previous degree(s).
5. Submit a resume or curriculum vitae detailing professional experience, honors and awards.
6. Submit a repertoire list (last five years).
7. Graduate performance candidates may take an on-campus writing exam in lieu of the required Graduate Record Exam (GRE) verbal score for admission to the College of Music graduate programs in performance. The writing examination is administered under the direction of the Graduate Performance Degree Program committee each long semester (fall and spring) during orientation week and once during the beginning of the first 5-week summer session (5W1 term). This exam is used to evaluate the candidate’s ability to write a document coherently at a graduate level, in English, approximately 600–1,000 words in length. Evaluators review the sample for command of English language (grammar, spelling, punctuation), the ability to present an argument in a coherent manner, and evidence of critical thinking. Graduate candidates may take the exam three times.
8. In lieu of the writing exam, a GRE verbal score may be submitted. The Graduate Preparation Course (GPC), provided for international students by the Intensive English Language Institute, is not accepted as a substitute for the GRE requirement.
9. Attend all orientation sessions scheduled by the director of graduate studies in music.
10. Take the Graduate Placement Examination (GPE) given by the College of Music.

Application procedures – Performance (Conducting)

The admission process for conducting applicants consists of two stages. The materials outlined below are to be submitted by the first Monday in December to the College of Music Office of Admissions.

1. A resume providing complete information concerning the musical training and experience of the applicant.
2. Lists representing the following: works the applicant has studied, works the applicant is prepared to conduct and works the applicant previously conducted.
3. A written analysis of a movement from a major tonal work on the applicant’s repertoire list.
4. A face-to-the-camera, high-quality video recording (DVD) of the applicant conducting a rehearsal and interacting with an ensemble he or she regularly conducts.
5. A good-quality audio CD and/or a face-to-the-camera video recording (DVD) of a performance conducted by the applicant.
6. Statement of career objectives.
7. Three letters of recommendation.
8. Three names of people (include their addresses and phone numbers) willing to speak to the candidate’s musical abilities (they may be the same people who send the letters of recommendation).
9. Applicants must also apply for admission to UNT through the Toulouse Graduate School gradschool.unt.edu. International applicants must apply at international.unt.edu.

Application procedures – Jazz Studies

1. Apply for admission to UNT through the Toulouse Graduate School, gradschool.unt.edu. International applicants apply at international.unt.edu.
2. Apply for admission to the College of Music with the application for admission, audition, scholarship, fellowship and assistantships available at music.unt.edu.
3. Send a letter of application to the Chair of the Division of Jazz Studies accompanied by a professional resume and a representative sample of your work in digital format (see jazz.unt.edu for required file formats). The letter must describe your professional background, make a statement of purpose for pursuing the degree, and outline your professional goals.
4. Perform an on-campus audition, and, while on campus for the audition, have an interview with members of the jazz faculty. See jazz.unt.edu for audition requirements.
5. Submit GRE score (analytical writing portion only) or take on-campus writing exam administered by the jazz studies division during graduate orientation.
6. Attend all orientation sessions by the director of graduate studies in music.
7. Take the Graduate Placement Examination (GPE) given by the College of Music.

Last 54 hours of study

1. Major performance, 18 hours.

2. Six hours selected from literature in major field, MUCE 5XXX,  or pedagogy in major field. Students with a specialization in woodwinds or percussion must take at least three hours of literature in the major field. Students with a specialization in piano, organ or harpsichord must take six hours of literature in the major field.

3. Dissertation: 6 hours, the written documentation should be at a level acceptable for juried publication. Choose one of the following:

Related field, 12 hours

All DMA students must include on their degree plan a related field of not fewer than 12 hours selected from the options listed below.

Self-Designed related field:

Students wishing to create a self-designed related field must submit the “Request for Self-Designed Related Field” form to the Graduate Studies Office along with a justification of ca. 300 words explaining how the proposed related field will further their professional, artistic, and academic goals. The form needs to include the course numbers and catalogue descriptions of each proposed course. It is the students’ responsibility to find a related field professor to serve on the Doctoral Advisory Committee and administer the written and oral portions of the qualifying exam. The Graduate Performance Degree Committee must approve the related field before the student files the Degree Plan and Committee Designation Form.

Related field outside the college of music:

Students wishing to pursue a related field outside the College of Music must submit the “Request for Related Field Outside the College of Music” form to the Graduate Studies Office along with a justification of ca. 300 words explaining how the proposed related field will further their professional, artistic, and academic goals. The form needs to include the course numbers and catalogue descriptions of each proposed course. It is the students’ responsibility to find a related field professor to serve on the Doctoral Advisory Committee and administer the written and oral portions of the qualifying exam. The Graduate Performance Degree Committee must approve the related field before the student files the Degree Plan and Committee Designation Form.

*Additional requirements for specialization in woodwinds

If a student chooses a major in woodwinds instead of a major in a single woodwind instrument, the requirements are 12 hours in the principal instrument, 6 hours in two other instruments and 4 hours in the two remaining instruments, for a total of 22 hours in performance.

*Additional requirements for specialization in piano, organ or harpsichord

Attendance at all area departmental recitals is required. Unexcused absences will result in the final course grade being lowered. For additional information, consult the divisional and area handbooks.

*Additional requirements for specialization in voice

Students who specialize in voice must demonstrate proficiency in voice pedagogy, lyric diction and vocal literature by passing the graduate entrance exam administered by the division of vocal studies during new student orientation or taking , , and/or . For details, please see the Voice Handbook.

*Additional requirements for specialization in collaborative piano

Collaborative piano cannot be a related field for this specialization. Please consult the area handbook.

Musicology/music theory component (9-12 hours)*

Students who take  may take an additional 3 hours of MUMH credit. Up to 6 hours of MUTH requirement may be substituted if, upon review of the transcript, the student has completed, with a grade of B or better, graduate-level analysis courses with similar historical coverage at either this or another institution. In this case, other graduate music theory courses (5000- or 6000-level) may be taken to meet the theory requirement.

*If 9 credits are from Musicology/Music Theory/Ethnomusicology, students must take 3 credits of electives in music with the exception of MUAM, MUCM, MUEN, and MULB.

Last 54 hours of study