MASTER OF MUSIC
Concentration in collaborative piano
(Plan II—without thesis)

Special Prerequisites : A student who wishes to pursue the Concentration in Collaborative Piano must audition for an appropriate faculty jury or submit a recent tape or c assette. Prerequisites include diction for singers in German, French, Italian, English and Latin, and at least one year of language study in German, French or Italian. If these have not been included in the undergraduate program, the student will be required to fulfill these prerequisites as a graduate student.

PROGRAM OF STUDY (32 hrs.)

(NOTE: Requirements are subject to change. In case of any discrepancy, degree requirements as they appear in the UNM 2007-2008 Catalog will prevail).

1. Required Courses (17 hrs.)

• APMS 501: Studio Instruction in the Principal Area of Concentration–Collaborative Piano (4)
• APMS 502: Studio Instruction in the Principal Area of Concentration–Collaborative Piano (4)
• APMS 591: Studio Instruction and Graduate Recital–Collaborative Piano* (4)
• MUS 531: Bibliography and Research (3)
• MUS 595: Accompanying (two semesters) (1+1)

* Four accompanying recitals are required, two vocal and two instrumental, as approved by the major professor. See below for specific requirements and consult the Department of Music Graduate Student Handbook for more detailed information.

2. Music Electives (9 hrs.)

Must be chosen from among the following courses:

• MUS 513: Medieval and Renaissance Music (3)
• MUS 514: Studies in Baroque Music (3)
• MUS 515: Studies in Classic and Romantic Music (3)
• MUS 516: Studies in Twentieth-Century Music (3)
• MUS 525: Post-Tonal Theory (3)
• MUS 527: Theory Pedagogy (3)
• MUS 528: Music Styles Before 1750 (3)
• MUS 529: Techniques of Twentieth-Century Composition (3)
• MUS 537: Selected Topics in Music Literature (3)
• MUS 539: Selected Topics in Music Theory (3)

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3. Free Electives (6 hrs.)

May be taken in areas outside Music, Music Education or Applied Music. Graduate students are encouraged to enroll in MUS 560 Ensemble Performance. Graduate students in the Collaborative Piano Concentration are encouraged to take at least one semester of Applied Music in harpsichord.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS & RESTRICTIONS:

1. A candidate for the Master of Music degree must have an undergraduate degree in music from an accredited college or equivalent proficiency. An applicant without a music degree will be required to take a proctored test before being admitted; he or she may have to do undergraduate work before becoming a graduate student.
2. Placement Exams: All entering graduate students in the Collaborative Piano Concentration must take a placement test in music history. If the placement test reveals deficiencies, appropriate coursework will be required. Information about the placement exam is available in the Department of Music Graduate Student Handbook and by contacting the Graduate Coordinator.
3. Final Comprehensive Examination. All students seeking the Master of Music are required to pass a final written and/or oral comprehensive examination.
4. Workshops. Unless otherwise stipulated, the maximum workshop credit allowed under Plan II (without thesis) is 8 hours.
5. Problems Courses. The maximum credit allowed for Graduate Problems is 6 hours. Enrollment in Graduate Problems requires the approval of both the Department Chair and the Department Graduate Committee. Consult the Department of Music Graduate Student Handbook regarding procedures in requesting approval for the Graduate Problems enrollment.
6. Instructors. No more than half of the degree program's minimum required coursework hours may be taken with a single faculty member.

GRADUATE RECITAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. No graduate student may enroll for APMS 591 Studio Instruction and Graduate Recital prior to submission of the Program of Studies form to the Office of Graduate Studies. Exceptions may be made for students working toward the Master of Music Concentration in Collaborative Piano. Prior to submission of the Program of Studies form, the student must have completed MUS 531 Bibliography and Research, must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, and must have satisfied any requirements specific to his or her degree program (e.g., foreign language, diction, piano proficiency). See the Department of Music Graduate Student Handbook for further information.
2. The student must organize a preview performance of the recital program for the approval of his or her appropriate faculty committee not less than two weeks before the proposed recital date.
3. The Graduate Recital must be recorded by the Department of Music Recording Engineer and a copy of the recital recording must be deposited with the Department of Music. Arrangements for the recording of the Graduate Recital must be made at least two months in advance of the recital date, not including intersession time.* Refer to the Department of Music Graduate Student Handbook for further information and requirements.

*Please note this deadline is revised from that which appears in the Catalog.

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