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Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology Major: MUSC Degree: PHD Unit: GU Department Webpage: http://www.louisville.edu/music/ Date of Last Update: Nov 14 2005 @ 15:30
Mission Statement Historical musicology is a humanistic discipline dedicated to the discovery, correlation, appraisal, and exposition of musical concepts. In order to communicate ideas through publications, teaching and performance, the musicologist employs skills developed in applying research methods and techniques, writing, musicianship, and musical analysis. The degree is conferred by the University of Kentucky (UK).
General Information Foreign Language Requirements The foreign languages required for the Ph.D. in musicology are German and either French or Italian, and any other languages required for preparing the dissertation. All students must take a proficiency examination, as described below, in one foreign language before or during the first month of residence. If the examination is failed, it must be retaken successfully by the midterm of the second semester of residence. An examination in a second language (and third, if required by the dissertation committee) must be taken prior to the preliminary examinations. This examination may be repeated once. Each language examination will be given according to the following format: Part I: One or more passages from a musicological book or article, previously unseen by the student, and having a combined total of approximately 300 words will be translated. Use of a dictionary will be allowed. Part II: The student will submit, prior to the examination, an article of twenty to fifty pages for approval by a member of the Music History faculty conversant with the language. After an appropriate period of preparation, the student will translate without the use of a dictionary a passage of approximately 500 words chosen by a faculty member of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages.
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The time allowed for each part will be limited to two hours. The examination will then be graded as acceptable or unacceptable by two faculty members, one each from the Music History faculty and the Department of Classical and Modern Languages. Candidates for degrees must be proficient in English. Prerequisites for Admission 1. Every applicant must apply, pay application fees, and be admitted to the Graduate Schools of both the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. The admission applications of both institutions should be sent to the respective admissions offices. Writing samples should be sent to the Director of Graduate Studies, School of Music, University of Louisville and to the Director of Graduate Studies, School of Music, University of Kentucky. 2. Master of Music or Master of Arts in Music or Music History, Bachelor of Music (or equivalent). 3. Demonstration, by examination, of skills and capacities in the following fields: (a) written, aural, and keyboard harmony; (b) melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation; sight-singing; (c) elementary counterpoint; and (d) history and literature of music, and analytic understanding of musical forms and genres. 4. GRE scores. Admission to Full Graduate Standing All applicants must provide evidence of competence in research and writing. Applicants with a master's degree must submit the M.A. thesis. If the applicant has not completed a master's degree thesis, paper(s) of acceptable scope and quality, and a major research project undertaken as part of work done at the University of Louisville or the University of Kentucky, must be submitted by the end of the first semester of study. An applicant may be admitted to full graduate standing in the Ph.D. program after (1) completion and acceptance of the major research project in lieu of the master's thesis, if this requirement is applicable; (2) satisfactory completion of at least nine (9) hours of course work at or above the 600 level, including at least one seminar or special course in musicology; (3) satisfactory completion of a proficiency examination in one of the required foreign languages (see below for language requirement); and (4) meeting the requirements of the Graduate School for admission to full graduate standing, including the removal of all deficiencies in music history, literature, and theory revealed by the graduate entrance examinations. Admission to full graduate standing must normally be achieved no later than midterm of the third semester. The applicant may be permitted to register for a fourth semester if full graduate standing has not been attained. The formation of the doctoral committee will normally take place at the time full graduate standing is achieved. A program of study must be approved by the doctoral committee. Course Requirements Courses taken in musicology should include a representative distribution of both period and literature courses; all periods of music history should be represented. A minimum of three courses taught by faculty members of the University Kentucky on either campus is required. Residence Requirement In addition to meeting other residence requirements of the University of Louisville, a doctoral student in musicology must be in residence as a full-time student or the equivalent for a minimum of four semester beyond the master's degree. At least two of these semesters must be consecutive. Courses taken at the University of Kentucky are accepted in fulfillment of residence at the University of Louisville.
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Admission to Doctoral Candidacy The applicant must pass comprehensive preliminary examinations, oral and written, in order to be admitted to candidacy. These qualifying examinations are to be taken preferably no later than one semester after completion of course work. Eligibility for the examination will be attained only after the completion of required course work, the satisfactory completion of two semesters of residency, and the satisfaction of the language requirement. Students must be registered in the semester in which they take their qualifying examinations. Those who are not registered for courses, must register in one of the following ways: If registering at the University of Louisville, students must register for Doctoral Candidacy (DOCT 600) for each semester until graduation. At the University of Kentucky, students must register for two semesters of MUS 769 (nine 9 hours each), after which they register for MUS 769 (0 hours, no fee) for each following semester until graduation. Program curriculum requirements Course Requirements Research Methods (MUS 618 at UK; MUS 607 at UL) Notation (MUS 701 at UK; MUS 583 at UL) A minimum of six hours of graduate-level advanced analysis (MUS 671-672 at UK; MUS 651 and 653 at UL) A minimum of four seminars or special courses (MUS 702 or 718 at UK; MUS 652, 670, 680, or 685 at UL) Music History, Collegiate Teaching Practicum (MUS 775-776) A minor in a field related to musicology must be developed outside the School of Music. Normally this involves a minimum of three courses (500 or 600 level). Undergraduate courses needed by the student in order to participate in graduate level courses in the cognate field will be taken without credit toward satisfying program requirements. At the discretion of the student's special committee, the outside minor may be interdisciplinary. Active participation (performing, editing, or both) in the Early Music Ensemble is strongly recommended for a minimum of two semesters.
Departmental Faculty Professors Robert Amchin Division Head-Music Education and Music Therapy Jack Ashworth Director of Early Music Ensemble Distinguished Teaching Professor Paul R. Brink
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Jean Christensen Division Head-Music History Anne Marie de Zeeuw Area Coordinator-Music Theory Distinguished Teaching Professor Christopher Doane Dean Donn Everette-Graham Brenda E. Kee Area Coordinator-Keyboard Herbert Koerselman Naomi Oliphant Associate Dean Distinguished Teaching Professor Steve Rouse Division Head-Music Theory and Composition Mark Satterwhite Frederick Speck Director of Bands Edith Davis Tidwell Area Coordinator-Voice Distinguished Teaching Professor Michael Tunnell Distinguished Teaching Professor Barbara Wheeler Director of Music Therapy Associate Professors Richard Dugger Kent Hatteberg Director of Choral Activities Bruce Heim Seow-Chin Ong Assistant Professors
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Julia Shinnick
Emeritus/Emerita Jerry W. Ball Doris Owen Bickel Ernest E. Lyon Wesley K. Morgan Robert Weaver
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