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In addition to music history and theory offered by the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, the Early Music Institute offers a wide selection of courses including Literature and Performance Practices of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music (3-course series); Continuo Readings and Performance; Playing and Singing from Original Notation; Bibliography; Research in Early Music (with changing topics) and Seminars. Please contact us if you would like further information regarding the Early Music Institute.

EMI Courses

M435/635     Performance practice before 1750 (North / spring)
M415/515     Interpretation of unaccompanied Bach (Ritchie / fall, spring)
M517     Medieval literature and performance practice (Gillespie / odd year spring)
M518     Renaissance literature and performance practice (Gillespie / even year spring)
M519     Baroque literature and performance practice (Legêne / fall)
M420/520     Classical literature and performance practice (McCraw / spring)
M558     Improvisation in early music (Legêne / spring)
M558     Topics in early music: baroque ornamentation (Legêne / fall)
M558     Practice reading early notation (Gillespie / spring)
M458/558    Topics in early music: historical instruments (EMI faculty / fall, spring)
F501      Accompaniment of baroque music (Wright - for keyboardists / fall); (North / spring)
F502      Topics in basso continuo (North / fall)
F503     Advanced topics in basso continuo (Wright / spring)
F420/520      Topics in performance study: baroque orchestra rep for winds (McCraw / fall)
F420/520      Topics in performance study: classical wind chamber music (McCraw / fall)
X060     Early Music Ensembles - Baroque/Classical Orchestra, Concentus

Degrees Offered

Click on the program name below to view degree requirements.  For detailed information and policies on all degree and certificate programs please refer to the JSoM Academic Bulletin.

Admission for all degree programs in Early Music is by audition. For audition purposes, a demonstration of general musicianship is more important than knowledge of historical performance practice. Students should perform two or more contrasting pieces (at least 15 minutes total) from their repertoire.

Admission to all Early Music graduate programs is conditional upon passing a hearing during the second semester of residence which demonstrates satisfactory progress toward the anticipated successful completion of the program.

Pre-requisites:

  • B.M.: Admission to a standard university undergraduate degree program.
  • M.M.: Bachelor of music degree or its demonstrated equivalent.
  • D.M.: Master's degree with the same major or its demonstrated equivalent, which may be offered in partial fulfillment of major or minor field requirements, subject to evaluation and acceptance.

Other non-degree programs:

Admission to the Artist Diploma or Performer Diploma requires an audition. Final admission to the Artist Diploma occurs during the first semester of study after an audition for the Artist Diploma Committee. Specific audition requirements for the Artist or Performer Diplomas are the same as the graduate audition requirements.

The Visiting Student enrollment option requires an audition in accordance with the graduate audition requirements for each instrument as well as permission from a faculty member for instruction.

For more information please visit the Music Graduate Office and the Undergraduate Advising & Records Services websites.
     


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