* Students may enroll at this level for only one semester. Credit can apply toward degree but not as principal instrument, unless the student passes the principal instrument audition. Secondary Instrument/Voice level for all Doctoral level students. Secondary Instrument/Voice level for all Master’s level students. Must pass the diagnostic exam for this level. Performance Level for DM Performance majors. Credit earned in MVO 6065 cannot be applied toward a degree program.*/** DM PERFORMANCEĪll DM Performance majors who have not yet passed the diagnostic exam for MV_ 6461-6 are placed in this holding number until they do so. Performance level for MM Instrumental Accompanying majors.Īdditional auditions for voice performance majors: Students in the MM program in voice performance must perform an additional audition to be admitted to Recital Coaching, preparatory to the master’s degree recital (see Special Policies: Voice). Performance level for MM Vocal Accompanying majors. Performance level for MM Piano Pedagogy majors. Performance level for MM Performance majors. Credit earned in MVO 5055 cannot be applied toward a degree program.* Principal level for MM non-performance and MME majors.Īll MM Performance majors who have not passed auditions for MV_ 5451-6 are placed in this holding number until they do so. Credit earned in MVO 5050 cannot be applied toward a degree program. MM (non-performance majors) and MME students who have not passed auditions for MV_ 5351-6 are sometimes placed in this holding number until they do so. As a result of the audition, students can qualify for the performance levels defined below: MASTER OF ARTS DEGREES The audition requirements for each area and degree program are listed in the College of Music Bulletin or can be obtained from the Graduate Music Office (or online at ). An applied placement audition is not required for Arts Administration, Musicology, Composition, Music Therapy, Music Education, and Theory students. Performance majors who have previously been accepted via a recorded audition are required to reaffirm that placement by a live audition at the time they enter the College of Music. Guidelines may vary from area to area, but typically all incoming graduate students in our Master of Arts degree programs (with the exception of Arts Administration) who have not auditioned for the College of Music are required to audition for placement purposes (see Examination: Graduate Music Classification). Applied placement auditions are held individually before a faculty committee in the student’s performance area and are designed to evaluate the student’s performance ability.