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Ruth Solie
Department of Music, Sage Hall
Smith College
Northampton MA 01063
The master of arts degree in music may be earned with a concentration
in composition, music history, ethnomusicology, or popular
music studies. Candidates should have at least nine courses
in music at the undergraduate level, including experience
in theory (harmony, counterpoint, analysis), a general
survey of music history, and acquaintance with some more
specialized field of music literature. Candidates are expected
to have a reasonable facility at the keyboard and a reading
knowledge of at least one language other than English.
Applicants whose training falls short of the above requirements
may be asked, upon acceptance, to take some remedial undergraduate
courses (whose credit status will be determined by the
departmental graduate adviser). The master of arts program
in music, usually completed in two academic years, requires
48 credits, normally distributed as follows: a minimum
of 24 at the graduate level (eight of which will be in
preparation of the thesis) and a maximum of 24 at the undergraduate
level (eight of which, with the approval of the departmental
graduate adviser, may be at the intermediate level). Eight
of the 48 required credits may be in performance, but a
student who qualifies for graduate-level study in performance
(auditions are held in May and September) may be invited
by the appropriate instructor and the departmental graduate
adviser to elect 16 credits in performance. A composer
may be invited by the appropriate instructor and the departmental
graduate adviser to prepare a composition in lieu of a
thesis. A suitable program, inevitably including a good
deal of independent study, will be worked out by each student
and the departmental graduate adviser.
For more information
about the graduate program at Smith and application forms,
contact:
Graduate Study Programs
College Hall 24
Smith College, Northampton, Ma 01063
Telephone: (413) 585-3050
E-mail: gradstdy@smith.edu
For more information about the degree program in music, contact:
Committee on Graduate Study
Department of Music, Sage Hall
Smith College
Northampton MA 01063 |
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