Music History and Literature
This page will introduce you to the history & literature faculty and to our current undergraduate and graduate curricula. If you have any questions concerning courses, requirements, or degree programs in music history, please feel free to contact the History & Literature Area Coordinator, Brian Hart.
Degree Programs in Music History
The Master of Music degree program permits qualified graduate students to major in Music History/Musicology under the Individualized Study option. An audition is not required, but a portfolio of written scholarly research must be submitted for review by the area faculty as part of the application.
Portfolios may be mailed directly to the School of Music to the attention of the Coodinator of History & Literature, Brian Hart.
Faculty
Our Music History & Literature faculty members are musicians whose scholarly work has been published and presented internationally and throughout the USA. These professional activities enable us to provide our students with the benefits of our broad experience in both classroom instruction and musicological research. We are all “lifelong learners” who value education and love to teach.
Graduate "Core" Curriculum
The required Master of Music “core” curriculum includes music theory, music history, research methods, and a final recital, thesis, composition, or project. We currently offer a number of course options that satisfy the music history area requirement. You can read descriptions of these and other Music History & Literature area courses in the Graduate Catalog.
Undergraduate "Core" Curriculum
The required undergraduate “core” curriculum in music includes 2-3 junior/senior-level semesters of music history, taken after completing the two-year music theory sequence. These courses provide a comprehensive background in the development of Western art music for all undergraduate musicians, regardless of specialization. Additional elective study in the area may be required for some baccalaureate music programs, as well.
Our core music history courses meet three times weekly. The language and perspective gained through these courses enable students to better understand the music they read and hear, and to converse intelligently with other musicians—including their teachers, peers, and their own future students. You can read descriptions of these and other Music History & Literature area courses in the Undergraduate Catalog.