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Program
Requirements
Opera,
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:
32
Required Courses:
8 s.h. in Opera Major (Music 425, 426, 427, 428); 8 s.h. in Opera Theater (Music 440); 4 s.h. in Survey of Opera (Music Studies 708 and 709); 3 s.h. in Research in Music (Music Studies 700); 2 s.h. in Opera Diction (Music 449); 2 s.h. in Aria Repertoire (Music 469); 1 s.h. in Opera Role Performance (Music 479); 4 s.h. of electives. (A maximum of one semester of vocal coaching may be taken; a minimum of two graduate credits in Theoretical or Stylistic Analysis [Music Studies 508-513] must be taken. Admission to Opera Diction is dependent upon demonstrated proficiency in Italian, French, and German diction. Participation in Opera Role Performance may or may not include credit for roles in Temple University Opera Theater productions.)
Internship:
False
Language Examination:
TrueCandidates in Opera must present undergraduate college-level study in German, French, and Italian language (or pass a translating and speaking examination at Temple) at the time of admission to the program. Where the transcript or pass-off examination does not reveal such study, the appropriate deficiency course(s) must be taken prior to completion of the master's degree.
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. A listening exam of l00 musical works of the standard literature from the Middle Ages through the 20th century is available to the student when admitted to the College. It is suggested that this examination be taken in the penultimate term of study. The list is intended as an aid to preparation for the examination.Comprehensive Exam Subject - The examination has 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 - Opera majors must have accumulated at least two major adjudicated roles or one major and two minor adjudicated roles in addition to opera theater assignments.Event Philosophy - Fully-staged opera productions with orchestra are typically presented each semester.Event Process - Opera roles are adjudicated by three three full-time music faculty members.
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