Common Core (15 hours)

• MUMH 5010 - Introduction to Research in Music
• MUTH 5360 - Analytical Techniques II (1700–1900)
• MUGC 5950 - Master’s Thesis (6 hours)

Additional requirements

Additional requirements for each concentration are outlined below. The Office of Graduate Studies in Music provides complete information concerning procedures, administrative details and GRE requirements for individual programs. Before the degree is granted, the candidate must pass a final comprehensive exam—either oral, written or both—covering the field of concentration and, if applicable, the thesis or research problem. The examination may be taken no more than three times.

Participation in Performance Laboratories

Participation in two terms/semesters of laboratory or ensemble is recommended for all master’s degree students. Laboratories include a cappella choir, chamber choir, concert choir, men’s chorus, women’s chorus, grand chorus, symphony orchestra, wind ensemble, symphonic band, concert band, marching band, jazz labs and accompanying. To meet this requirement, students must choose laboratories approved by the major advisors.

Ensembles available for graduate student participation include opera theater, collegium musicum, chamber orchestra, wind ensemble, brass choir, trumpet choir, horn choir, trombone choir, tuba-euphonium ensemble, flute choir, percussion ensemble, steel drum band, marimba ensemble, African ensemble, Gamelan ensemble, electric and acoustic guitar ensembles, NOVA ensemble, and smaller string, woodwind, brass, harp and jazz chamber ensembles

Lecture Attendance Requirement

Each graduate student with a declared concentration in musicology or music theory is expected to attend all lectures presented in the Division of Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology Lecture Series during each long term/semester of full-time enrollment (9 hours). Each graduate student with a declared concentration in composition is expected to attend all Music Now events during each long term/semester of full-time enrollment.

Application Procedure

Applicants to the Master of Arts degree with a major in music and a concentration in composition must submit a completed College of Music application form and a portfolio to the College of Music Admissions Office by the first Monday in December to be considered for acceptance in the following academic year. The portfolio must include scores, recordings, a resume or vita, transcripts, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, writing sample and a personal statement; details are included in the Composition Student Handbook and on the composition division web site (http://music.unt.edu/comp/admissions/graduate).

General Application Information

1. Please note that application to the Toulouse Graduate School is separate from application to the College of Music and that admission to the Graduate School does not imply acceptance to the composition program.
2. Applicants are expected to submit GRE scores at the time of application in order to be considered for graduate studies in composition:
   1. In exceptional cases, students may be admitted provisionally pending successful completion of the GRE analytical writing exam by the end of the first semester of enrollment. However, all applicants accepted to the program must have at least attempted the GRE analytical writing exam prior to enrollment in graduate courses.
   2. 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.
3. International applicants in composition must be provisionally accepted to the program prior to beginning study at the Intensive English Language Institute (IELI).

Additional application information may be found in the Composition Student Handbook or on the division web site (http://music.unt.edu/comp).

Degree Requirements

The Master of Arts with a major in music and a concentration in composition is a 36-hour degree with thesis and includes the common core (15 hours, listed above), plus three possible options for the remaining 21 required hours: