Conducting - M.M.

Program Overview

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The Master's in Music in Conducting is designed to prepare students for teaching or professional positions in conducting. The curriculum emphasizes skill development, knowledge, and background in conducting technique, rehearsal technique, and score study. Specializations in choral, orchestra, or wind band conducting allow students to focus their studies on their specific interests and career goals, and the program is delivered in person at the university's Kent campus.

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

The Master of Music degree in Conducting is designed for current teachers of middle, junior and senior high school music ensemble programs; for professional church musicians; and for pre-professionals, including students continuing after completing undergraduate degrees. The program prepares post-undergraduate students for such paths as high school or college teaching, conducting positions and doctorates in conducting. The M.M. degree in Conducting emphasizes development of skills, knowledge and background in the following areas: literature and repertoire; conducting technique; rehearsal technique; score study; choral and/or instrumental performance pedagogy; historical performance practices; interpretation and expression.

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Outline:

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Major Requirements:

• MUS 62411 MUSIC BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH METHODS: 2 Credit Hours
• Music (MUS) 55000-Level Ensemble Electives: 14 Credit Hours
• Conducting Projects Electives: 28 Credit Hours
• MUS 64111 CONDUCTING PROJECTS: CHORAL
• MUS 64121 CONDUCTING PROJECTS: BAND
• MUS 64131 CONDUCTING PROJECTS: ORCHESTRA
• Music Theory Requirement: 3 Credit Hours
• MUS 51141 16TH-CENTURY COUNTERPOINT
• MUS 51151 18TH-CENTURY COUNTERPOINT
• Music History Elective: 3 Credit Hours
• MUS 52131 MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES
• MUS 52161 HISTORY OF JAZZ
• MUS 52181 POPULAR WORLD MUSIC
• MUS 62171 MUSIC FROM WORLD CULTURES
• Music Theory or Music History Elective: 4 Credit Hours
• Music Theory Electives:
• MUS 51141 16TH-CENTURY COUNTERPOINT
• MUS 51151 18TH-CENTURY COUNTERPOINT
• Music History Electives:
• MUS 52131 MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES
• MUS 52161 HISTORY OF JAZZ
• MUS 52181 POPULAR WORLD MUSIC
• MUS 62171 MUSIC FROM WORLD CULTURES
• Culminating Requirement:
• MUS 68687 RECITAL: 1 Credit Hour
• Concentration Requirements: 6 Credit Hours
• Choose from the following:
• Choral Conducting Concentration
• Orchestra Conducting Concentration
• Wind Band Conducting Concentration

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Minimum Total Credit Hours:

30

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Choral Conducting Concentration Requirements:

• MUS 52271 CHORAL LITERATURE I: 3 Credit Hours
• MUS 52272 CHORAL LITERATURE II: 3 Credit Hours

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Minimum Total Credit Hours:

6

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Orchestra Conducting Concentration Requirements:

• MUS 51321 ORCHESTRATION: 3 Credit Hours
• MUS 52221 SYMPHONIC LITERATURE: 3 Credit Hours

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Minimum Total Credit Hours:

6

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Wind Band Conducting Concentration Requirements:

• MUS 62227 HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF THE WIND BAND: 3 Credit Hours
• Concentration Elective: 2-3 Credit Hours
• MUS 51321 ORCHESTRATION
• MUS 61331 BAND ARRANGING
• MUS 63262 ADVANCED STUDIES IN TEACHING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
• MUS 63272 LEARNING THEORIES IN MUSIC
• MUS 63273 PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC

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Careers:

• Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary: 5.6% faster than the average, 116,300 number of jobs, $69,690 potential earnings
• Music directors and composers: 1.7% slower than the average, 58,000 number of jobs, $52,250 potential earnings

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Other:

• The program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
• The program is delivered in person on the Kent Campus.