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Esther Boyer College of Music 2001 North 13th Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6079.
Degree Programs: isc.temple.edu/grad/Programs/ Graduate Faculty Master of Music and Master of Music Therapy Degree Professional Studies in Performance Doctoral Programs in Music Department of Dance 309 Vivacqua Hall, Degree Programs: www.temple.edu/grad/dagrid.html General Statement
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B. Additional Departmental Application Requirements 1. Composition -Applicants must submit with the admission application evidence of compositional activity. Any compositions submitted will be returned to the applicant. If an applicant has enrolled in the Seminar in Composition prior to his or her application for formal admission to the program in Composition, the work accomplished there may serve to meet this entrance requirement, if satisfactory. 2. Music History and Music Theory -Applicants must submit with the application for admission an undergraduate-level paper demonstrating the applicant's ability to do musical analysis and/or report research. 3. Music Therapy -Applicants are required to have a personal interview. Interviews may be arranged after the student has submitted an application for admission by contacting the Coordinator of Music Therapy. For those living too distant to appear in person, an audition tape and telephone interview may be acceptable. Admission by taped audition is contingent pending a subsequent live audition by the Music Therap 4. Doctoral candidates should consult the section of this Bulletin pertaining to the specific degree program of interest for any special departmental admission requirements. C. Admission Criteria Due to the large number of applications for admission and the competitive nature of its music programs, the College admits only a portion of its applicants. In addition to the general admissions credentials required of all Temple University graduate applicants, Esther Boyer College of Music's specialized admission criteria (i.e., auditions, portfolios, interviews, recommendations, departmental term papers, and standardized examinations) are very heavily weighted in Esther Boyer College of Music admission decisions. Graduate applicants may be rejected for admission for failing to obtain the required level of proficiency in any one area of the specialized admission criteria regardless of the level of success in meeting the Temple University general admission criteria. In addition to the level of success demonstrated in the above-mentioned criteria, a final admission factor is the College's Optimum Enrollment Policy. This Policy may preclude the admission of any student who meets the minimum requirements of both the general and specialized admission criteria. Optimum Enrollment Policy The Esther Boyer College of Music strives to balance enrollment so that departments can provide superior instruction to all students granted admission. Thus, diverse factors such as ensemble rotations, department size, and available resources may influence admissions decisions. Auditions A. Master's Degrees Applicants for the Master of Music degree with a major in Choral Conducting, Music Therapy, Opera, Performance (instrumental, keyboard, vocal), Piano Accompanying, and String Pedagogy must be auditioned by a department committee. Applicants should arrange an appointment for the audition with the appropriate department chairperson. The completed admission application must be submitted prior to scheduling the audition. For those living too distant to appear in person, an audition tape may be acceptable (with the exception of Choral Conducting candidates). Continuation in the program in these instances, however, is contingent upon success in the major performance medium during the first semester of study. Audition Repertoire -Master's Degree Choral Conducting: Applicants will rehearse and conduct the Concert Choir, a 40-voice mixed ensemble, for approximately 20 minutes in three or four stylistically and historically varied choral pieces selected by the choral faculty. This repertoire will be sent to the applicant when the completed application has been received by the College and an audition has been scheduled by calling 215-204-8304. Auditions are held early in the Spring semester. Applications should be received by February 1 for Fall semester admission consideration. Keyboard Majors: Harpsichord - 1. A work selected from the English virginalists, Frescobaldi or Froberger.
Piano -All works to be performed from memory: 1. A contrapuntal Baroque work. Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music -Solo piano works are to be performed from memory. The pianist should supply the vocalist and the instrumentalist or chamber music group. All works to be auditioned must be approved by the Program Director one month prior to the audition. Audition will consist of: 1. A Baroque work (Bach, Scarlatti, etc.). Piano Accompanying and Opera Coaching -Solo piano works are to be performed from memory. The pianist should supply the vocalist. All works to be auditioned must be approved by the Program Director one month prior to the audition. Audition will consist of: 1. A Baroque work (Bach, Scarlatti, etc.). Piano Pedagogy -All works are to be performed from memory: 1. A complete work by Bach (Well Tempered Clavier, prelude and
fugue, suite, toccata, etc.). Instrumental Majors: The College has a roster of accompanists available. Please call (215) 204-8306 if you wish to obtain this listing of available accompanists. Woodwinds and Brass -Applicants are required to arrange for an
accompanist for the audition. String Performance -Applicants are required to arrange for an accompanist for the audition. 1. At least two movements from a Bach unaccompanied sonata. Percussion -Candidates should prepare all of the following: 1. Snare Drum: an etude from the Twelve Studies for Snare Drum (Douze
Etudes pour Caisse Claire) by Delecluse.
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