2001-2003 Jacobs School of Music Bulletin Changes

2001-2003 Jacobs School of Music Bulletin Changes

Since the publication of the 2001-2003 Jacobs School of Music Bulletin, the Jacobs School of Music Council will approve several changes to the curriculum. The most important of these (along with corrections of some misprints) will be listed here.

Please note that these changes apply to students entering in semesters after the changes were approved. Students who entered before that date may petition to have the new requirements apply to their degrees; ordinarily this means switching to all the requirements of the most recent Bulletin.

• Performance proficiency
• Styles requirement
• Musicology PhD 
• Musicology MA
• DM Piano admission
• DM Strings admission 
• Corrections

Performance proficiency (for students entering in fall, 2002 and after)

All candidates for music graduate degrees in areas other than music performance (composition, conducting, jazz studies, music education, musicology and music theory) are required to demonstrate in person to a faculty auditioning committee a minimum level of music performance ability equivalent to the end of the fourth year for concentration undergraduate students in that area. A faculty member in the student's major area shall be a voting member of the examination committee. Students should consult the appropriate department chair for detailed information on the required level.

Proficiency may be demonstrated in any of three ways: (1) in person before a faculty auditioning committee, one voting member of which shall be a faculty member in the student's major area; (2) by completion of performance study as a graduate cognate or minor; or (3) by two semesters of performance study as a graduate elective. The grade in each semester of performance study must be B or better.

The performance area must ordinarily be one in which instruction is offered on the 400 level in the School of Music. With the support of the departmental chair of their major area, students may petition the Director of Graduate Studies to be allowed to demonstrate this proficiency in another performance area. If the petition is approved, the Director of Graduate Studies will appoint an examination committee of three members of the School of Music faculty qualified to judge the student's performance, including at least one member of a performance department and one member of the student's major area.

In all cases, failure to meet the required level will automatically indicate probationary status and will require additional music performance study or other remediation in each period of enrollment as a prerequisite to the desired degree.

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Styles requirement (for students entering fall, 2002 and after)

All doctoral students must demonstrate their ability to deal analytically and stylistically with a broad range of musical compositions by taking the Doctoral Styles Examination.

Students must take the exam in their first fall semester of enrollment. This will be their only opportunity. Students who pass the exam meet the requirement. Students who do not pass the exam must earn a grade of B or better in T545 Analysis of Music Literature. This course may fall anywhere in the student's curriculum. T545 taken previously at Indiana University and passed with a grade of B or better will be accepted in lieu of the exam; transfer credits will not be accepted. This requirement must be completed before a student may begin qualifying examinations.

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Musicology Ph.D. (for students entering fall, 2002 and after)

Admission

Applicants for the Ph.D. in musicology must demonstrate strong preparation in music history. Students with outstanding credentials may apply directly from a bachelor's degree; students holding an M.A. or M.M. in musicology may be exempted from certain courses on the recommendation of the department. A formal research paper must be submitted with the application. The applicant's scores on GRE General Test must be received from the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey, by January 15, the application deadline.

Major

Forty-five (45) credits including M551 Introduction to Historical Musicology (3 cr.), M602 Seminar in Musicology (3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 cr.), M603 Methods of Musical Scholarship (3-3 cr.); 12 credit hours of courses in musicology, music theory, ethnomusicology or other musical subjects approved by the student's Doctoral Advisory Committee.

Minor

One minor, which may be inside or outside of music.

Dissertation

M700 Dissertation in Musicology (3-33 cr.)

Tool Subjects

M539 and two languages, the first of which must be German, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish, or Russian, the second of which should be relevant to the student's research area.

Proficiency examination

Examinations in music theory, music history, keyboard skills, music performance and musical styles.

General examination

Written examination, to be taken ordinarily in the spring semester of the second year, usually by March 15.

Qualifying examination

Written and oral examination focusing on areas chosen by the candidate in consultation with his or her Advisory Committee.

Progress toward Degree

Deficiencies in music history or music theory, as determined by the graduate entrance examinations, must be met by the end of the first year. One language examination must be passed by the end of the first year, a second before the qualifying examination. The general examination must ordinarily be taken by the spring of the second year. The qualifying examination should ordinarily be taken in the fall of the fourth year. A dissertation proposal should ordinarily be submitted during the fourth year. Exceptions to this general schedule require the permission of the department.

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Musicology, M.A. (for students entering fall, 2002, and after)

Major

Eighteen (18) credits including M551 Introduction to Historical Musicology (3 cr.), M602 Seminar in Musicology (3-3-3 cr.), and 6 credits of Musicology/Music theory electives to be selected from appropriate courses and/or seminars in musicology or music theory approved by the student's academic advisor.

All other requirements are as listed in the School of Music Bulletin.

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DM Piano admission

Admission to the curriculum is determined on the basis of a full-length recital comparable to an M.M. recital which may or may not be heard in its entirety. This recital will be performed by invitation only, after a screening evaluation either by tape or during audition weekends. There will be an oral examination at the time of the recital on the literature, techniques and pedagogy of the piano. Applicants must show evidence of sufficient performing experience and learning ability to satisfy the committee that the are able to fulfill the requirements for the degree. Applicants must also submit a complete repertoire of works performed and/or studied at the time of the recital.

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DM Strings admission

Admission to the curriculum is determined on the basis of a full-length recital comparable to an M.M. recital, which may or may not be heard in its entirety. This recital will be performed by invitation only, after a screening evaluation either by tape or during audition weekends.

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Corrections

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