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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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Degree Requirements Coursework Completion of a minimum of 55 semester hours (s.h.) beyond the master's degree, distributed as follows: a) 12 s.h. of applied study on the major instrument, concluding with a solo recital by the 4th semester of applied lessons; b) 2 s.h. of chamber music 924 and 925; c) 6 s.h. of History/Theory distributed as 3 s.h. of 965 (Theory) and 3 s.h. of a graduate-level Music History course (or, if the Minor Area is Music History, 3 s.h. in Stylistic/Theoretical Analysis); d) 11 s.h. of Departmental Seminars (see below under "Specific Departmental Seminars"; e) 12 s.h. in a Minor Area (select from Music History, Music Theory, Pedagogy, or Composition. Additional minors may be considered with the approval of the Department Chair and the Associate Dean); f) 3 s.h. in Academic Writing Skills 668; g) 3 recitals (see below under "Specific Departmental Recitals"); h) 6 s.h. (minimum) of Monograph 999. Specific Departmental Seminars 1. Woodwinds/Brass/Percussion: a. Solo Public Recital (950) or Chamber Music Recital (951); 2. Strings: a. Chamber Music Recital (951) or Lecture-Recital (952); 3. Piano: a. Lecture-Recital (952); 4. Voice: a. Lecture-Recital (952); Continuous registration of at least 3 s.h., (exclusive of applied lessons) must be maintained each semester, fall and spring but not summer from the time of acceptance into the DMA program in Performance until the completion of all coursework. The four semesters of private lessons must be taken consecutively (summers excepted). Any deviation from this must have the approval of the applied adviser, Department Chair, and the Associate Dean of the Esther Boyer College of Music. Transfer of Credit 1. Up to 12 s.h. of transfer credit may be transferred from another university with approval of the Department Chair, the Associate Dean, and the Dean of the Graduate School. Credits counting toward transfer must not have been used to meet Master's degree requirements. 2. Doctoral students who have earned both baccalaureate and master's degrees from Temple University are encouraged to take twelve credits of graduate-level coursework at another accredited graduate institution. Entrance Examinations All doctoral students must take written entrance exams prior to or during the first semester of doctoral study. Candidates who fail the entrance examinations the first time may, upon application to the Associate Dean of the Esther Boyer College of Music, be permitted to take the examinations a second time. A third opportunity will not be allowed. To continue registration in the doctoral program beyond the second semester of study, all portions of the examinations must be passed or the appropriate review courses (or the equivalent, as determined by the examining department) must be in progress. Students planning to take the written examinations should request a list of dates from the Graduate Secretary, and submit a written request to the Assistant Dean one month prior to the administration date. 1. Music History - a general examination covering the history of music will be administered. Questions relative to forms, styles, and periods of music will be included. It is expected that all examinees will be acquainted with the standard literature of music. 2.Harmony Exam - completion of a harmonic excerpt in advanced chromatic idiom and the creation of a bass line with figuration (figured bass) in Baroque style. 3. Counterpoint - from a given motive, complete approximately 20 measures of imitative counterpoint in three parts. 4. Form and Analysis - the analysis of specified passages from a designated score. The score will be provided at the examination. 5. Literature and Pedagogy - Doctoral students in Performance take an additional examination in the literature and pedagogy of the instrument of specialization. 6. Writing Sample - a 90-minute examination of the student's ability to write at the doctoral level. Examination topics are of a general nature. Diagnostic Recital A diagnostic recital is required, to be performed before a faculty jury at the conclusion of the first term of study. The candidate must contact his/her adviser to arrange the jury. The recital will consist of a full program, approximately 45 minutes in length (25-30 minutes for voice majors), and may include the performance (with music) of a new composition that will be presented to the applicant for study 48 hours in advance of the jury. An analysis of repertoire and technical needs will result. Progress Examinations and Screening Each course or seminar will require an end-of-semester final grade based upon papers presented, recitals prepared, discussion and/or examinations taken during the course of the semester. Each semester of private study will culminate in a performance examination or jury, except during semesters in which the student has presented one of the required adjudicated recitals. Grades of less than "B-" cannot be counted toward the degree. Should the student earn a grade of less than "B-," he or she may, with permission of the department Chair and the Associate Dean, retake the semester of study one additional time. The same applies to recitals. Screening for continuance in the program after the first semester of study will be conducted at adjudicated recitals, end-of-the-semester juries, and major examinations. This will assure that only the most qualified students will be continued beyond the early stages of the program. Translation Examination Candidates in the Voice Performance program will be expected to complete successfully a translation examination, specified by the Department of Voice, in one foreign language: either French, German, Italian, or other national language with department permission. The examination must be completed before the preliminary examinations may be taken. Written Preliminary Examinations These examinations may be taken during the final semester of course work, but no later than in the semester after completion of the course work. All but the final recital must have been presented by the time the preliminary examinations are taken. Written and performance examinations should be taken no later than the end of the fifth year to allow for the remaining half of the recitals and the monograph. Preliminary examinations must be successfully completed before formal work on the final written project may be undertaken and before the final recital may be presented. The examinations will consist of the following: 1. The independently prepared recital and original program notes. 2. Written examinations relating to the major and minor areas, and to musical style, requiring the student to comment articulately upon the style and historical significance of musical compositions, and to discuss and defend the principles of performance on the basis of which he or she would undertake to perform any composition in his/her major area. Students planning to take the written examinations should request a list of dates from the graduate secretary and submit a written request to the Associate Dean one month prior to the administration date. Oral Preliminary Examinations For those students who pass the written preliminary examination, no oral preliminary examination will be required. (This refers only to the oral preliminary examination and does not refer in any way to the oral defense of the dissertation, monograph, or final project.) If a student fails one or more portions of the written preliminary examination, an oral examination will be administered by the major adviser and a minimum of two additional faculty members to be selected as follows: in the case of failure in one subject area, two members of that department will be asked by the student's major adviser to participate with the major adviser in the examination. In the case of failure in more than one subject area, at least one faculty member from each of the departments in which the failure occurred will be asked by the student's major adviser to participate in the examination. The examination is to be a formal oral examination rather than an informal meeting with graduate faculty from departments in which the examination revealed that the student needs further work. This does not preclude such informal meetings, however, in preparation for the oral examination. Upon passing the oral examination, the student as advised by the examining committee, will be permitted to schedule a second and final attempt at the failed portions of the written examination.
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