__University__ 2023-2024 Bulletin

Graduate Certificate in Music Performance

The Graduate Certificate in Music Performance provides students the framework to immerse themselves in applied performance, focusing on private study and ensemble playing. To complement their performance study, students will take additional coursework which can be elected from music literature, pedagogy, history, theory, wellness, and business. This certificate is intended as an alternative for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in music and wish to hone their craft in performance at the graduate level without engaging in the complete curriculum required in a master’s degree.

Requirements (14 Credits)

Mus 506Graduate Project or Recital

2
MUP 590Applied Music

6

Six credits of the following ensemble credits, chosen with advice of graduate faculty:

Mus 527Opera Workshop

1
Mus 528Opera Production

1-2
Mus 594Chamber Music

1
Mus 595Band

1
Mus 596Orchestra

1
Mus 597Chorus

1
Mus 598Jazz Lab Band

1

Electives (12 credits)

Any 500-level Music course may count towards the elective requirement.

Recommended Courses

Mus 511Music Research Methods

3
Mus 512Graduate Theory Review

3
Mus 529Grad History Review

3
Mus 545Business of Music

3
Mus 580Body Mapping for Musicians: Anatomy, Physiology, Movement and Sensory Awareness

2
Mus 581Pedagogy

3

Recommended for Instrumentalists

Mus 531Chamber Music Literature

3
Mus 533Orchestral Literature

3
Mus 537Keyboard Literature I

3
Mus 538Keyboard Literature II

3
Mus 539Instrumental Literature

3
Mus 550Collaborative Piano Literature Strings

3
Mus 551Collaborative Piano Literature Winds and Brass

3

Recommended for Singers

Mus 530Song Literature

3
Mus 534Choral Literature I

3
Mus 536Opera Literature

3
Mus 585Diction for Singers: Italian

2
Mus 586Diction for Singers: German

2
Mus 587Diction for Singers: French

2
Mus 590Fundamentals of Acting for Singers

3

Recommended for Jazz Musicians

Mus 524Instrumental Jazz Arranging I

2
Mus 525Instrumental Jazz Arranging II

2
Mus 526Instrumental Jazz Arranging III

2
Mus 540Jazz Literature

3
Mus 571Advanced Jazz Improvisation I

2
Mus 572Advanced Jazz Improvisation II

2
Mus 573Advanced Jazz Improvisation III

2

Total Credit Hours: 26

Up to an additional 6 credits of applied music and 3 credits of ensemble can be used towards elective credits for the certificate if the candidate takes more than a year to complete.