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Woodwinds
Double Reed Day
Marc Fink and Marc Vallon are hosting a Double Reed Day on the 19th of January for all double reed afficionados. Click the link for information and registration forms.
Degree Requirements
- Master's Level-Major Instrument (664-507/509/511/513/515), 8 cr.
- Master's Recital (664-990), 4 cr.
- Advanced Ensemble-Woodwind (660-565), 2 cr.
- Orchestra, Ensemble or Band (660-570, 571, 574, 576), 2 cr.
- Musicology and Music Theory, 9 cr.
- Electives (300 level and above)
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Admission Requirements
Please see information on the School of Music Application Process. In addition:
MM woodwind candidates are required to submit a preliminary recording, in CD, DAT, or cassette format, for evaluation. Preliminary recordings must be received by January 1. All application materials must be complete before the audition. Please contact the major professor for more information. Applicants will be invited to campus for a live audition based on the preliminary recording and application materials. For the live audition, MM woodwind candidates should prepare to play a short recital consisting of works representing the major historical periods. The program should consist of 30 minutes of music, from which the audition committee will select excerpts.
The audition committee will also conduct a short interview of each candidate. Students should present a well balanced program consisting of music suitable for a senior undergraduate performance recital. Accompanist preferred, but not required. Applicants must include at least one contemporary piece. Candidates must audition in person and bring five copies of their recital program (not five copies of the scores), a comprehensive repertoire list and their resume to the audition. Flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons: three orchestral excerpts of varying styles are requested. Saxophones: orchestral excerpts not required. Demonstration of interpretive jazz and improvisational skills, while not a requirement, is certainly welcome. Applicants are urged to apply as early as possible.
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Degree Requirements
- Doctoral Level- Instrument (664-707/709/711/713/715), 16 cr.
- Recitals (664-999), 1 cr. each, 5 cr. total
- Music Research Methods and Materials (660-619), 3 cr.
- Minor, 10-12 cr.
- Musicology and Music Theory, 9 cr.
- Language: one language at intermediate level (credits and method of completion varies-- French or German preferred)
Doctoral Minor
The purpose of the doctoral minor is to add breadth and depth to the D.M.A or Ph.D degree. To insure coherence a minor program must be approved by the appropriate department, a student's advisor, and the Director of Graduate Studies, and must include courses at the 300-level or above. Typically, a minor requires 12 credits of work.
Students have a variety of options, including completing an internal minor within the School of Music (e.g., a D.M.A. conducting student who minors in ethnomusicology or a Ph.D. in music theory who minors in clarinet performance), completing a minor in a department outside the School of Music (e.g., a D.M.A. in horn performance who minors in Women's Studies or a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology who minors in East Asian studies). Students may, in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies, devise a distributed minor that brings together courses from a variety of departments around a particular topic or area of interest. For example, a D.M.A. student in voice devises a minor in vocal health that includes courses in communicative disorders, or a Ph.D. student in musicology devises a minor in Medieval History that includes courses in art history, history, and languages.
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Admission Requirements
Please see information on the School of Music Application Process. In addition:
DMA woodwind students are required to submit a preliminary recording, in CD, DAT, or cassette format, for evaluation. Preliminary recordings must be received by January 1. All application materials must be complete before the audition. Please contact the major professor for more information. Applicants will be invited to campus for a live audition based on the preliminary recording and application materials. For the live audition, DMA woodwind candidates should prepare a full audition recital. Candidates should prepare 60 minutes of music, from which the committee will hear approximately 45 minutes (45 minutes of playing and 15 of interview).
The audition committee will choose selections from the recital program. An accompanist is required. Applicants are responsible for arranging their own accompanists and rehearsals. A list of qualified pianists and contact numbers will be provided upon request. Students should be prepared to perform a well-balanced program of works representing the major style periods for their instrument. Applicants must include at least one contemporary piece. Candidates must audition in person and bring five copies of their recital program (not five copies of the scores), a comprehensive repertoire list, their resume, and an example of scholarly writing (such as a paper from a graduate seminar in music history or theory) to the audition. Flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons: three orchestral excerpts of varying styles are requested. Saxophones: orchestral excerpts not required. Demonstration of interpretive jazz and improvisational skills, while not a requirement, is certainly welcome. Applicants are urged to apply as early as possible.
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