All entering graduate students are required to pass an entrance examination. The examination covers written music theory, music literature, and music history. The exam is designed to determine a student’s current knowledge. The exam is not intentionally difficult or tricky. Students with low scores on either section are required to complete remedial coursework.
Music History and Literature
- Identification of historical periods
- Listening examples – labeling period, performance medium & composer
- General multiple-choice questions spanning all historical periods
- Matching composer with compositions & styles
Culminating Projects
Master of Arts
- Music – graduate recital or thesis
- Musicology – thesis
- Worship – graduate recital, thesis, or action-based research project
Master of Music
- Conducting – graduate recital
- Instrumental Performance – graduate recital
- Piano Performance & Pedagogy – graduate recital, recital and pedagogy workshop, or lecture recital
- Vocal Performance & Pedagogy – graduate recital
- Music Education – thesis or action-based research project