Join our tradition of musical excellence
Students seeking admission to the Master of Music program must meet all requirements for admission, including audition requirements as outlined by concentration.
Students seeking admission to the Master of Music program must meet all requirements for admission, including audition requirements as outlined by concentration.
Apply to this program through a central application. Review the sections below before you begin.
John Prescott, Graduate Director
Ellis Hall, Room 308
Phone 417-836-5748
JohnPrescott@missouristate.edu
https://graduate.missouristate.edu/catalog/prog-music.htm
The Master of Music seeks to promote the continued development of individual talents, interests, and philosophies that can be used creatively to explore, preserve, and extend our cultural heritage. The degree will prepare students for the many and various challenges of the music profession.
The Master of Music degree will develop professional competence in the evaluation and dissemination of knowledge in such disciplines as conducting, pedagogy, music performance, theory and composition, and music education. Each student will complete a core of music courses and will select one of the five specific concentrations. A final research project will be required of each candidate. Missouri State University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
The entering graduate student in music must meet all requirements for admission to graduate studies.
To be admitted to the conducting program, students must satisfactorily meet the following conditions:
To be admitted to the music education program, students must satisfactorily meet the following conditions:
Applicants must be prepared to perform a live audition consisting of at least three pieces of contrasting styles. Piano auditions must be memorized.
To be admitted to the composition program, students must submit at least three compositions to the composition faculty for their approval.
Applicants must be prepared to perform a live audition consisting of at least three pieces of contrasting styles. Piano auditions must be memorized. Vocal auditions should include five memorized selections in contrasting styles including pieces in French, German, and Italian.
Required Core
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
MUS 700 | Introduction to Graduate Study in Music | 3 hrs |
Advanced Courses in Music Theory and Composition or Music History | 6 hrs | |
MUS 790, 799 | Final Project: Research Document | 4 hrs |
Total | 13 hrs |
Music Education Concentration
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
MUS 725 | History and Philosophy of Music Education | 3 hrs |
MUS 707 | Psychology of Music | 3 hrs |
MUS 708 | Contemporary Music Education | 3 hrs |
Music Education Electives (some ensemble and applied recommended) | 10 hrs | |
Total | 19 hrs |
Required Core
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
MUS 700 | Introduction to Graduate Study in Music | 3 hrs |
Advanced Courses in Music Theory and Composition or Music History | 6 hrs | |
MUS 790, 798 | Final Project: Public performance and research document | 4 hrs |
Total | 13 hrs |
Pedagogy Concentration
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
MUS 649, 651, 653, 655, 656, 657, 660, 749, 751, 753, 755, 756, 757 | Applied Music | 4 hrs |
MUS 675, 678, 682, 762, 768, 775, 776, 778, 792 | Ensembles | 2 hrs |
MUS 658 | Survey of Pedagogical Methods | 2 hrs |
MUS 738 | Survey of Pre-College Repertoire | 2 hrs |
MUS 739 | Pedagogy Practicum I | 3 hrs |
MUS 740 | Pedagogy Practicum II | 3 hrs |
Music Electives | 3 hrs | |
Total | 19 hrs |
Required Core
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
MUS 700 | Introduction to Graduate Study in Music | 3 hrs |
Advanced Courses in Music Theory and Composition or Music History | 6 hrs | |
MUS 790, 798, 799 | Final Project: Original Composition | 4 hrs |
Total | 13 hrs |
Composition Concentration
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
MUS 629 | Introduction to Commercial Music | 3 hrs |
MUS 728 | Pedagogy of Music Theory | 3 hrs |
MUS 715 | Advanced Composition | 9 hrs |
Music Elective | 4 hrs | |
Total | 19 hrs |
Required Core
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
MUS 700 | Intro to Graduate Study in Music | 3 hrs |
Advanced courses in Music Theory and Composition or Music History | 6 hrs | |
MUS 790, 798 | Final Project: Public performance and research document | 4 hrs |
Total | 13 hrs |
Performance Concentration
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
MUS 749, 751, 753, 755, 756, 757, 760 | Advanced Applied Music | 8 hrs |
MUS 661, 663, 762, 768, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 778, 792, 793 | Ensembles | 4 hrs |
MUS 630, 658 | Pedagogy | 2 hrs |
Music Electives | 5 hrs | |
Total | 19 hrs |
* Voice majors are expected to be proficient in German, French and Italian diction.