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MUSIC
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| Degrees Offered | Graduate
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| Fall |
Spring |
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D — February 1 |
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D — September 1 |
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| Admissions Requirements |
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Ways to Apply
Apply online or download PDF application forms.
Applicants need to meet:
1) Graduate Division admissions
standard and documentation
requirements, and
2) program specific admissions criteria and documentation requirements. Send all program specific documentation requirements directly to the graduate program. |
GRE Scores
Refer to program specific requirements (see link above) to determine if the GRE is required by the graduate program. Click here for information on the GRE and when it is required by the Graduate Division. Official GRE scores must be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions Office. |
TOEFL Scores -
540/76 or above for the MA program and the MMus composition program, 500/61 or above for
the MMus performance program, and 560/83 or above for the PhD program
TOEFL is required
of most applicants who are non-native speakers of English. Click here for information on exemptions. Official TOEFL scores must be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions Office. |
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| Program
Overview |
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The Department of Music at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
(UHM) offers programs leading to the MA, the MMus and the
PhD. Concentrations in ethnomusicology, music education, musicology,
and theory are available for the MA program. The MMus program
offers concentrations in composition and performance (voice,
piano, and selected instruments). The PhD program is available
with concentrations in composition, music education, ethnomusicology,
and musicology.
In addition to offering many courses in Western classical,
vocal and instrumental music, the department specializes in
non-Western music, notably the musics of Asia and the Pacific.
The MA and PhD programs are fully accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
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| Degree Requirements |
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All
graduate students at UHM need to meet degree requirements
set by the Graduate Division and their graduate programs.
For general Graduate Division requirements, see Degree
Requirements. Below is an overview of the degree requirements
for this graduate program. |
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MA / MMus Degree Requirements
Depending on the chosen area of concentration, a student may
select either Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis), see
below.
| Areas of Concentration |
Available Plan |
ethnomusicology, musicology,
theory, and composition
An ethnomusicology thesis is usually based on fieldwork. Composition students must compose an original work
in one of the larger forms, plus write a detailed essay
on the background and problems involved or a detailed
theoretical analysis of the work. |
Plan A |
performance
Students are required to give a public recital. Prior
to the recital, each student will meet with the recital
committee for a one-hour oral exam to discuss historical
and analytical aspects of the works to be performed
in the graduate recital. |
Plan B |
music education
Students who opt for Plan B need to pass a comprehensive
three-hour exam, exhibiting strength in written expression
and a grasp of the essentials of the broad field of
music education. In addition, they need to complete
a project or paper about some specific aspect of music
education, whose size and scope will be determined by
the student and the faculty member directing the project. |
Plan A or Plan B |
Degree requirements are as indicated below:
- Plan A requires 30 credits (including eight credits of
thesis research), a written thesis and defense of the thesis.
- Plan B requires 30 credits.
- Both plans require a general exam.
- Some concentrations require competence in foreign language(s):
| Area of Concentration |
Language Requirements |
| composition |
none |
| ethnomusicology |
a reading or speaking knowledge of a
foreign language relevant to the thesis research, or
equivalent competence in linguistics |
| music education |
language appropriate to the area of research
or research statistics |
| musicology |
a reading knowledge of French or German |
| performance (vocal performance only) |
one year of German and either one year
of French or one semester each of French and Italian |
| theory |
a reading knowledge of French, German,
or Latin |
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PhD Degree Requirements
The PhD program requires the following:
- course work in ethnomusicology*,
- MUS 659 Seminar in College Music Teaching,
- supervised college teaching experiences,
- reading proficiency in foreign language(s)**,
- diagnostic and qualifying exams,
- comprehensive exam (written and oral),
- dissertation,
- final oral exam / defense of dissertation.
* To ensure that all PhD graduates will be able to teach
introductory courses in world music, the program places an
emphasis on ethnomusicology courses for students who are not
concentrating in the area of ethnomusicology.
** Before advancing to candidacy, students must demonstrate
proficiency in relevant foreign languages as indicated below:
| Area of Concentration |
Language Requirements |
| ethnomusicology |
one dissertation research language and
one library research language |
| music education |
language appropriate to the areas of
research or research statistics |
| musicology |
two European languages: German and one
other language, preferably French |
Courses
To view a listing of courses offered, visit www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/mus.htm.
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