Master of Music (MM) in Music - Concentration in Composition Postgraduate Programme By George Mason University |TopUniversities

Master of Music (MM) in Music - Concentration in Composition

Main Subject Area

Performing ArtsMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Study Level

Masters

The MM degree is offered as an educational channel to meet the intellectual and career needs of qualified students. General Requirements for all concentrations (9-11 credits): Ensemble Credits: 2 (all concentrations except Music Education) (Music Education students will have 9 credits of General Requirements and 21 credits of Concentration Requirements; all other concentrations will have 11 credits of General Requirements and 19 credits of Concentration Requirements.) MUSI 611 - Analytical Techniques Credits: 3 MUSI 630 - Topics in Music History and Literature Credits: 3 MUSI 662 - Introduction to Research in Music Credits: 3 CVPA 600 - CVPA Graduate ProSeminar Credits: 0 (must be taken within the student’s first 2 semesters) Concentration in Composition (CPO): 9 credits of MUSI 728 - Applied Music in Composition Credits: 2-3 MUSI 613 - Graduate Orchestration Credits: 3 (Students may pass out of MUSI 613 with a satisfactory score on the Graduate Orchestration Placement Exam. In this case, students will take an additional 3 credits of a theory or history elective chosen from: MUSI 610, MUSI 710, MUSI 630, or MUSI 730.) MUSI 630 - Topics in Music History and Literature Credits: 3 or MUSI 730 - Advanced Topics in Music History Credits: 3 or MUSI 610 - Topics in Music Theory Credits: 3 or MUSI 710 - Advanced Topics in Music Theory Credits: 3 MUSI 790 - Graduate Recital Credits: 1 3 credits of electives

Programme overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Study Level

Masters

The MM degree is offered as an educational channel to meet the intellectual and career needs of qualified students. General Requirements for all concentrations (9-11 credits): Ensemble Credits: 2 (all concentrations except Music Education) (Music Education students will have 9 credits of General Requirements and 21 credits of Concentration Requirements; all other concentrations will have 11 credits of General Requirements and 19 credits of Concentration Requirements.) MUSI 611 - Analytical Techniques Credits: 3 MUSI 630 - Topics in Music History and Literature Credits: 3 MUSI 662 - Introduction to Research in Music Credits: 3 CVPA 600 - CVPA Graduate ProSeminar Credits: 0 (must be taken within the student’s first 2 semesters) Concentration in Composition (CPO): 9 credits of MUSI 728 - Applied Music in Composition Credits: 2-3 MUSI 613 - Graduate Orchestration Credits: 3 (Students may pass out of MUSI 613 with a satisfactory score on the Graduate Orchestration Placement Exam. In this case, students will take an additional 3 credits of a theory or history elective chosen from: MUSI 610, MUSI 710, MUSI 630, or MUSI 730.) MUSI 630 - Topics in Music History and Literature Credits: 3 or MUSI 730 - Advanced Topics in Music History Credits: 3 or MUSI 610 - Topics in Music Theory Credits: 3 or MUSI 710 - Advanced Topics in Music Theory Credits: 3 MUSI 790 - Graduate Recital Credits: 1 3 credits of electives

Admission Requirements

6.5+
Other English Language requirements: Students are required to have paper-based TOEFL of 570 and 230 on the computer-based TOEFL ; overall band score of 59 on the Pearson Test of English.

Jan-2000

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