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Program
Requirements
Piano Accompanying - Chamber Music,
MM
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
All coursework is undertaken on the Main Campus.
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
30
Required Courses:
8 s.h. in Applied Piano (Music 465, 466, 467, 468); 4 s.h. in Recital Accompanying; 2 s.h. in Studio Accompanying (Music 441); 4 s.h. in Chamber Music; 3 s.h. in Research in Music (Music Studies 700); 3 s.h. in Performance Practice (Music 777 or 778); 3 s.h. in Seminar in Theoretical Analysis; and 3 s.h. of electives.
Candidates in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music must present competency in foreign language dictions at the time of admission to the program. Where the transcript or a Temple University pass-off examination does not reveal such study, the appropriate deficiency course (Diction Skills 332 and/or 333) must be taken prior to the completion of the master's degree.
Internship:
False
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Culminating Exam
Comprehensive Exam Description - All candidates for the Master of Music degree are required to take a one-hour comprehensive examination in music literature and theory. It is a listening exam of l00 musical works of the standard literature from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. It is suggested that this examination be taken in the penultimate term of study. A list of the works is available to the student when admitted to the College as an aid to preparation for the examination.Comprehensive Exam Subject - The examination is in three parts: identification of specific selections from a list of 100 works, identification of a "mystery" selection, and score analysis.Comprehensive Exam Complete - Students should plan to take the examination in the penultimate semester of study.Comprehensive Exam Write - Members of the graduate music history and music theory department select the music scores and musical selections.Comprehensive Exam Grade - Two graduate faculty members grade the examination.Comprehensive Exam Pass - Students must pass all three sections. A score of 70% or better must be achieved in the identification section, and a "pass" or "weak pass" must be achieved in the "mystery" selection and the score analysis section.Comprehensive Exam Schedule - The examination is administered approximately ten times each year. Students notify the music graduate secretary no later than one week prior to the requested examination administration date. A list of examination dates is available at http://astro.ocis.temple.edu/~kreinber/graduate/dates.htmOther Culminating Events
Event Description - Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music curriculum candidates must accompany one student recital in the first semester of study and must accompany two full senior or master’s recitals in each of the following three semesters. In addition, performance of a full chamber music work is required each semester.Event Philosophy - Graduation recitals are typically one-hour in length, and are typically presented on-campus in either Rock Hall or Klein Recital Hall.
Event Process - Recitals are adjudicated by three full-time music faculty members.
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