Applied Music Performance
M.A. in Music with an emphasis in Applied Music Performance
The Master’s program in Applied Music Performance at Marshall University offers advanced training on your instrument for honing your technical and artistic skills. Graduates of the program are prepared to enter the profession as performers and educators, to teach at the collegiate level, or to enter a doctoral-level performance program.
Course Requirements
Applied Music Performance
Area of Emphasis for the Master of Arts in Music
(32 credits)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MUS 622 | Styles and Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 621 | Music Research Methods | 3 |
| MUS 640A | Music Theory | 3 |
| Applied Music | 8 | |
| Literature course in Principal Applied Area | 2 | |
| Graduate History Course | 3 | |
| MUSA 676 | Graduate Recital | 1 |
| Instrumental Track Electives | ||
| Select 9 credits from any MUSA, MUSE, or MUS courses. | 9 | |
| Vocal Track Electives 2 | ||
| MUS 619A | Seminar in Vocal Pedagogy | 2 |
| Select 7 credits from any MUSA, MUSE, or MUS courses. | 7 | |
- 1
Students must follow departmental policies in preparing and presenting the graduate performance recital.
- 2
Voice performance majors with fewer than 2 semesters study of French, German, or Italian must complete 2 semesters of undergraduate study in one of those languages.