Orchestral Conducting, M.M.

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Master of Music

The Hartt School offers a variety of majors within the Master of Music degree program. Curricula are designed to elevate student accomplishments to the highest possible professional levels. Applicants for this degree will usually have completed a bachelor’s degree in music from an NASM-accredited institution or from a comparable foreign school. The Graduate Studies Committee reserves the right to decide if and when students have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree. Applicants may be required to take a special examination to determine their level or preparation for one of Hartt’s degree programs.

Specific Undergraduate Prerequisites:

Choral Conducting

Score reading
Figured bass realization
Keyboard skills
Tonal counterpoint

Music History

A minimum of 15 credits in music history and literature
A thorough background in European history

Music Theory

Tonal harmony and counterpoint
Tonal and post-tonal form and analysis
Instrumentation and orchestration
Keyboard skills and score reading

All curricula for the Master of Music require a minimum of 35 credits beyond the bachelor’s degree. These credits normally are earned during four semesters of full-time study (minimum of 9 credits per semester, maximum of 13 credits); however, part-time study is possible. A maximum of 16 credits of studio lessons may count toward the degree. Normally, performance majors must complete two recitals for noncredit. Up to 4 credits in chamber music may be earned toward the degree. The thesis, if required, may be begun during the last (fourth) semester of full-time study or after the successful completion of 30 credits. The degree must be completed within five years from the date of matriculation.

Total credits for degree: 39–52

Major Area (26 credits)

ACN 888 - Private Instruction 2 credit(s) (four semesters-8 credits)
CON 670 - Conducting Practicum 1 credit(s)
CON 671 - Conducting Practicum 1 credit(s)
CON 672 - Conducting Practicum 1 credit(s)
CON 673 - Conducting Practicum 1 credit(s)
CON 650 - Seminar in Instrumental Conducting I 2 credit(s)
CON 651 - Seminar in Instrumental Conducting II 2 credit(s)
CON 652 - Seminar in Instrumental Conducting III 2 credit(s)
CON 653 - Seminar in Instrumental Conducting IV 2 credit(s)
CON 660 - Musicianship for Conductors I 1 credit(s)
CON 661 - Musicianship for Conductors II 1 credit(s)
CON 662 - Musicianship for Conductors III 1 credit(s)
CON 663 - Musicianship for Conductors IV 1 credit(s)
REC 660 - Recital (M.M.) 0–2 credit(s)
TH 628 - Graduate Score Reading 2 credit(s) OR
TH 630 - Advanced Score Reading 2 credit(s)

Other Studies (13 credits)

COM 540 - Advanced Orchestration 3 credit(s)
COM 680 - Independent Study in Composition 1-3 credit(s) (1 credit required)
HLM 615 - Pro-seminar in Music History 3 credit(s) ¹
HLM 573 - Seminar in Performance Practices 3 credit(s)
TH 553 - Analysis for Performance 3 credit(s) ^{2, 3}

Electives

Electives (with approval of advisor) 0–13 credit(s)

Additional Courses

Additional course requirements if not completed previously at Hartt or equivalent courses at another university (advisor approval):

APC 520 - Communicating with an Audience 1 credit(s) (APC 420)
APC 523 - Building a Music Career 1 credit(s) (APC 423)

Note(s):

¹HLM 611 , HLM 612 , HLM 613 - Graduate Music History Review: Romantic and Early 20th-Century Music (must be taken first if required per placement exam).

²Or other theory course in music analysis. The following courses may be substituted for TH 553 without a waiver substitution: TH 550 , TH 551 , TH 552 , TH 555 , TH 560 , TH 570 , TH 635 , TH 670 .

³TH 611 - TH 613 - Graduate Music Theory Review: Post-Tonal Theory (must be taken first if required per placement exam).

HLM 611 , HLM 612 , and HLM 613 , and TH 611 , TH 612 , TH 613 , and TH 614 do not fulfill requirements in music history or music theory.