Master of Music in Conducting
Master of Music in Conducting
(30 hour program)
Major Area-Conducting-15-18 hours
MUS 518 | Advanced Conducting | 3 hrs |
MUS 500 | Theory Seminar | 3 hrs |
MUS 519 | Conducting Seminar | 3-6 hrs |
Choral Emphasis | 6 hrs | |
Instrumental Emphasis | 3 hrs | |
MUS 553 | Applied Music Principal (Conducting) | 2 hrs |
Ensemble | 1 hr | |
MUS 625 | Graduate Capstone Project | 3 hrs |
Music Core-9 hours
MUS 530 | Music Literature | 3 hrs |
MUS 525 | Music and the Human Experience | 3 hrs |
MUS 511 | Research Methods in Music | 3 hrs |
Electives 3-6 hours
MUS 512 | Music Education Workshop | 3 hrs |
MUS 538 | Ind. Dir. Study/Theory-Lit | 3 hrs |
MUS 513 | Ind. Dir. Study/Music Ed | 3 hrs |
MUS 550 | Applied Music Secondary | 3 hrs |
MUS 553 | Applied Music Principal | 3 hrs |
Performing Ensembles selected from: | MUS 540, 541, 544, 545, 547, 548, 571, 574 | 1 hr |
Program Exit Requirements:
Graduate Capstone Project Candidates must successfully complete MUS 625- Graduate Capstone Conducting project. Student must conduct a concert-length public performance or lecture-recital with an ensemble approved by the conducting faculty which will include program notes. A minimal of grade B must be earned for exit from the degree program.
Western Kentucky University is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1948.
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