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Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting

Overview of Doctoral Programs at the Jacobs School of Music

Overview of Graduate Programs at the Jacobs School of Music

Prerequisite

  • Master's degree in Choral Conducting or its demonstrated equivalence, including previous experience as a conductor

  • Knowledge of French, German and Italian grammar and diction equivalent to the Bachelor's degree requirement of one semester in each (students with less than one semester with a grade of C or better in each of these languages must pass proficiency tests or the prescribed language courses)

  • Regardless of previous training, each student must pass a diction proficiency examination in each language. (Language requirements must be met prior to the scheduling of the qualifying examination)

Admission

  • The application for admission with graduate standing must be accompanied by printed programs and tape recordings of choral programs for examination by the admissions committee.

  • See the School of Music Admissions Home Page  where you'll find detailed information on auditions.

Degree Requirements

Major Courses

M601,M602,M603,M604 Doctoral Seminars in Choral Literature (Renaissance, Baroque, Classic-Romantic, Choral Music after 1900)   3+3+3+3 cr.
G661,G662,G663,G664 Doctoral Choral Conducting (repertoire periods parallel to the seminar) 3+3+3+3 cr.
G810,G811 Choral Conducting Performance I-II 3+3 cr.
M620 Doctoral Document / Essay 3 cr.
Xxxx Music Elective 3 cr.

2 Minors

All students pursuing a Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting degree are required to declare two minor fields . Each minor consists of at least 12 credit hours. The Minor can be pre-established by a department as a Doctoral Minor Field, or designed by the student in dialogue with graduate advisor as a Individualized Minor or as Guided Electives Minor.

Courses counting toward the minor must have an average of B or better. Departments offering a pre-established minor have the right to require a higher grade for their minor fields.

To declare your minors, students must complete a Doctoral Minor Field or Guided Electives Form, have it signed by the appropriate department chair or faculty member, and submit it to the Graduate Office.

Detailed Information about Minor Requirements

Tool Subject

M539 Introduction to Music Bibliography 2 cr.

For more information about Doctoral Program requirements please visit the School of Music Bulletin.

Students may request a degree check at any time to determine current academic status by completing a "Request for Degree Audit" from in the Music Graduate Office, Sycamore Hall Rm 146. This IUCARE degree audit is also accessible online at http://insite.indiana.edu

Last update: 09/27/2007

Questions or Comments: dvillanu@indiana.edu

 



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