David Boe, Professor of Organ

James Caldwell, Professor of Oboe

Lisa Goode Crawford, Professor of Harpsichord

Michael Lynn, Associate Professor of Recorder and Baroque Flute

Marilyn McDonald, Professor of Violin and Teacher of Baroque Violin

Catharina Meints, Teacher of Viola da Gamba and Baroque Cello

Alison Melville, Assistant Professor of Recorder

Steven Plank, Professor of Musicology

Haskell Thomson, Professor of Organ

General Requirements.

Procedures for Admission. Applicants are admitted based on an audition on their major instrument and a review of their academic record. Once admitted, students must demonstrate baccalaureate competence in music history and music theory. Deficiencies must be remedied by taking appropriate undergraduate course work, or in the case of music history, by either course work or re-examination.

Placement exams. Exams in music history and music theory must be taken during orientation.

Residence. Completion of this Master of Music degree program will typically require full-time residence for four semesters beyond the Bachelor's degree.

Program Completion. All requirements for this Master of Music degree must be completed within three years from the date of admission. Students are encouraged to attend the summer Baroque Performance Institute and may use the credits earned there towards the degree.

Grading. No credit with a grade lower than B- may be counted toward the requirements of the Master's Degree.

Master of Music in Performance: Harpsichord, Fortepiano, Baroque violin,
Baroque flute, Baroque cello, Viola da gamba, Recorder

Requirements and Recommended Distribution

Hrs	Course Requirements	Sem 1	Sem 2	Sem 3	Sem 4
18	Principal Private Study	4	4	4	6
4	Ensembles	1	1	1	1
2	APST 340 (Continuo Accompanying)1			1	1
3	HPRF 502 (Intro to Historical Performance)2	3
3	MHST 301 (Intro to Mus Research & Writing)	3
3	Music History 300-level elective		3
3	Music History 400-level elective			3
3	HPRF 503 (Sem in Performance Practice)3		3
3	HPRF 512 (Spec Topics in Performance Pract)3				3
1	APST 602 (Lecture-recital)4			1
43	Harpsichord principal applied	11	11	10	11
41	All other principal applied areas	11	11	9	10
	Non-Course Requirements
Private Study Committee Exam			x
Master's Recital				x
Recital Hearing				x
Comprehensive Exams					x
Keyboard proficiency5				x
Language proficiency6			x
Harpsichord skills7			x

¹ For students whose major is harpsichord.

² HPRF 502 is required during the first semester of study unless waived by exam/interview during orientation.

³ HPRF 503 and 512 may be taken in either order; both may be offered in alternate years.

⁴ Students must have demonstrated baccalaureate competence in music history and music theory before enrollment for the lecture recital; the lecture recital cannot take place in the same semester as the master's recital.

⁵ Required of non-keyboard majors.

⁶ Examination of reading proficiency in French or German.

⁷ For harpsichordists: includes proficiency in tuning, maintenance, and continuo realization. APST 240 (Continuo Realization) may be taken to fulfill the continuo realization requirement.

Master of Music in Performance: Historical keyboard instruments (harpsichord, fortepiano, and organ, combined)

Requirements and Recommended Distribution

Hrs	Course Requirements	Sem 1	Sem 2	Sem 3	Sem 4
18	Principal Private Study	4	4	4	6
6	Secondary Study	2	2	2
4	Ensembles	1	1	1	1
2	APST 340 (Continuo Accompanying)			1	1
3	HPRF 502 (Intro to Historical Performance)1	3
3	MHST 301 (Intro to Mus Research & Writing)	3
3	Music History 300-level elective		3
3	Music Theory 400-level elective			3
3	HPRF 503 (Sem in Performance Practice)2		3
3	HPRF 512 (Spec Topics in Performance Pract)2				3
1	APST 602 (Lecture-recital)3			1
49	Totals	13	13	12	11
	Non-Course Requirements
Private Study Committee Exams			x
Master's Recital					x
Recital Hearing					x
Second Recital4				x
Second Recital Hearing				x
Comprehensive Exams					x
Language proficiency5			x
Continuo realization and other skills6			x

¹ HPRF 502 is required during the first semester of study unless waived by exam/interview during orientation.

² HPRF 503 and 512 may be taken in either order; both may be offered in alternate years.

³ Students must have demonstrated baccalaureate competence in music history and music theory before enrollment for the lecture recital; the lecture recital cannot take place in the same semester as the master's recital.

⁴ The second recital must be split between a secondary instrument and the principal instrument, on a single secondary instrument, or split between two secondary instruments.

⁵ Examination of reading proficiency in French or German.

⁶ Includes proficiency in tuning, maintenance, and continuo realization. APST 240 (Continuo Realization) may be taken to fulfill the continuo realization requirement.

Master of Music in Performance: Historical oboes (Baroque, classical, and other oboes [da caccia, d'amore])

Requirements and Recommended Distribution

Hrs	Course Requirements	Sem 1	Sem 2	Sem 3	Sem 4
18	Principal Private Study	4	4	4	6
4	Ensembles	1	1	1	1
3	HPRF 502 (Intro to Historical Performance)1	3
3	MHST 301 (Intro to Mus Research & Writing)	3
3	Music History 300-level elective		3
3	Music Theory 400-level elective			3
3	HPRF 503 (Sem in Performance Practice)2		3
3	HPRF 512 (Spec Topics in Performance Pract)2				3
1	APST 602 Lecture-recital)3			1
41	Totals	11	11	9	10
	Non-Course Requirements
Private Study Committee Exam			x
First Master's Recital				x
First Recital Hearing				x
Second Master's Recital					x
Second Recital Hearing					x
Comprehensive Exams					x
Keyboard proficiency			x
Language proficiency4			x

¹ HPRF 502 is required during the first semester of study unless waived by exam/interview during orientation.

² HPRF 503 and 512 may be taken in either order; both may be offered in alternate years.

³ Students must have demonstrated baccalaureate competence in music history and music theory before enrollment for the lecture recital; the lecture recital cannot take place in the same semester as the master's recital.

⁴ Examination of reading proficiency in French or German.

Master of Music in Performance: Baroque cello/viola da gamba

Requirements and Recommended Distribution

Hrs	Course Requirements	Sem 1	Sem 2	Sem 3	Sem 4
18	Principal Private Study	4	4	4	6
6	Secondary Instrument Study	2	2	2
4	Ensembles	1	1	1	1
3	HPRF 502 (Intro to Historical Performance)1	3
3	MHST 301 (Intro to Mus Research & Writing)	3
3	Music History 300-level elective		3
3	Music Theory 400-level elective			3
3	HPRF 503 (Sem in Performance Practice)2		3
3	HPRF 512 (Spec Topics in Performance Pract)2				3
1	APST 602 (Lecture-recital)3			1
47	Totals	13	13	11	10
	Non-Course Requirements
Private Study Committee Exam			x
Master's Recital					x
Master's Recital Hearing					x
Second Recital				x
Second Recital Hearing				x
Comprehensive Exams					x
Language proficiency4			x

¹ HPRF 502 is required during the first semester of study unless waived by exam/interview during orientation.

² HPRF 503 and 512 may be taken in either order; both may be offered in alternate years.

³ Students must have demonstrated baccalaureate competence in music history and music theory before enrollment for the lecture recital; the lecture recital cannot take place in the same semester as the master's recital.

⁴ Examination of reading proficiency in French or German.