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Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting Required Courses

  Conservatory 5582 Advanced Choral Conducting 
    (any three from 5582 A B C)                     6
  Conservatory 5583D Advanced Instrumental
    Conducting for Choral Majors                    2
  Conservatory 5587 Seminar in Choral Literature
    (any four from 5587 A B C D E or
    Conservatory 459)                             8(9)

-or-

  Conservatory 5586 Seminar in Orchestral or
    Wind/Band Literature(5586 A or B)               8
  Conservatory 5583 Advanced Instrumental
    Conducting (three from 5583 A B C D)            6
  
And the following:
  Conservatory 5500A Applied Music(a)               2
  Conservatory 5500-5600 Music History(b)
    (three required)                                9
  Conservatory 5500-5600 Music Theory
    (three required)                                9
  Conservatory 5593 Introduction to Research and 
    Bibliography in Music                           3
  Conservatory 5697B Doctoral Conducting
    Performance(c) (Two public performances
    with supporting documents)                      8
  Conservatory 5697/5698/5699(d) Doctoral Research  4
(a) Each doctor of musical arts conducting major must enroll in applied music the first term of registration as a full-time, degree-seeking student. If the applicant qualifies for applied music at the 5500A level, a minimum of two credit hours is required. If the applicant does not qualify for applied music at the 5500A level, then the student must enroll in applied music until completion of the 5500A level or until graduation.
  1. Choral conducting majors whose major applied music is not voice will be required to take three terms of applied voice at any level.
  2. Instrumental conducting majors will be further required to enroll in two additional semesters of two different instruments at the 5500B level as advised by the conducting faculty.
(b) All doctoral students are required to complete three graduate music history courses. One must be a period course (Conservatory 5555-5559), one must be a seminar course, and the remaining course may be either. Any substitutions must be approved by the music history faculty.
(c) Conducting recitals may be done with the approval of the major adviser at any time after successful completion of the Graduate Approval of Major.
(d) A minimum of one doctoral research project, exhibiting the highest level of independence, must be finished after comprehensive examinations are successfully completed. Two rehearsal/lecture demonstrations must be completed. Participation in at least one major ensemble, as advised by the conducting faculty, during each term of enrollment as a full-time student is required.

Language Requirement: A proficiency in one foreign language is required. See this section of the catalog for options.

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