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MASTER
OF MUSIC IN CONDUCTING
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Choral
Music
Prerequisites:
Bachelor’s degree in music or music
education (or the equivalent), including keyboard skills
and proficiency in either voice, piano, or organ equivalent
to the completion of the third year of undergraduate
instruction at USC. |
| Musc 707 - Music
Bibliography and Research |
2 Credits |
Major Area:
a.
Music 711 Y - Applied Choral Conducting 6-9 Credits
b. Area Studies - Credits from choral
literature, choral arranging, score reading, and vocal
pedagogy 6-9 Credits
c. Recital (1 credit of MUSC
796)
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16 Total Credits |
| Music History
(as determined by the Music Diagnostic Exam) |
6 Credits |
| Music Theory (at
least one 700-level course and one analytical course) |
6 Credits |
| Music Electives
(may include ensemble credits) |
2 credits |
| TOTAL |
32 Credits |
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Ensemble requirement:
Minimum of two semesters in an appropriate choral ensemble
(MUSC 734).
Foreign-language
and diction-proficiency requirements (to be satisfied
before enrollment in recital credit): 1) reading proficiency
in French, German, or Italian, or the completion of two
years of college-level study in one of these languages;
2) diction proficiency in Church Latin and in any one
of French, German, or Italian. |
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s
degree in music or music education (or the equivalent), including
keyboard skills and proficiency in either a keyboard or orchestral
instrument (for orchestral conducting) or a wind or percussion
instrument (for winds conducting) equivalent to the completion
of the third year of undergraduate instruction at USC
| Musc 707 Music
Bibliography and Research |
2 Credits |
Major Area:
a. Music 711 Y - Applied instrumental
conducting (6-9 Credits)
b. Area Studies - Credits from
orchestral or band literature, score reading, instrumental
arranging,
string or wind pedagogy (6-9 Credits)
c. MUSC 796 Recital (1 Credit of MUSC 796)
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16 Total Credits |
| Music History
(as determined by the Music Diagnostic Exam) |
6 Credits |
| Music Theory
(at least one 700-level course and one analytical
course) |
6 Credits |
| Music Electives
(may include ensemble credits) |
2 credits |
| TOTAL |
32 Credits |
Ensemble requirement:
Minimum of two semesters in an appropriate instrumental ensemble
(MUSC 734).
Foreign-language requirement
for orchestral conducting students (to be satisfied before enrollment
in recital credit): at least one year (or the equivalent) of college-level
study of French, German, or Italian
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