Music with a Concentration in Multiple Instrument Performance (MM)

Overview

The Master of Music with a Concentration in Multiple Instrument Performance (MM) program provides graduate level study in three instruments. Students will identify a primary, a secondary, and a tertiary instrument and develop musical skills as well as knowledge of music literature beyond the scope of undergraduate training. 

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the graduate program in music, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley, as well as the other requirements listed below:

  1. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a recognized international equivalent in a similar or related field.
  2. Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester credit hours.
  3. Three letters of recommendation from professional or academic sources.
  4. Letter of intent detailing reasons for pursuing the graduate degree.
  5. Submission of an essay on professional goals
  6. Resume including educational background and work experience.
  7. Personal interview
  8. Any students seeking a degree in Multiple Instrument Performance must perform an audition on all three instruments, either for the spring audition committee or for a graduate faculty committee organized by the appropriate applied teacher or graduate advisor. Specific repertoire, scales, and memorization requirements are available from the appropriate applied professor. The applicant will also be asked to sight read. Following the audition, the committee will recommend or not recommend the applicant for admission. 

Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.

Additional Requirements

The performance degree requires a minimum two 60-minute public recitals (MUSI 6199) of music repertoire appropriate to the level of graduate study. Within the 120 minutes of music represented in these recitals, the student is expected to perform a combination of approximately 60 minutes on the primary instrument and 30 minutes on the secondary and tertiary instruments.  A recital committee will decide what portion of the music will be performed from memory. The student must pass a pre-recital hearing a minimum of 10 days prior to the recital date.

All students in the Master of Music Program in this concentration must pass a general written and oral comprehensive exam designed and administered by the student’s advisory committee at the end of the degree program. 

Program Requirements

Required Courses - 3 Hours

Choose one of the following: 

MUSI 6334Research Methods in Music

3

MUSI 6338Music Ethnography & Fieldwork Methods

3

Concentration Courses - 18 Hours

Applied Music - 12 Hours

MUAP courses must be taken a minimum of six times in three different instruments (twice per instrument).

MUAP 6231Applied Piano

2

MUAP 6233Applied Voice

2

MUAP 6235Applied Percussion

2

MUAP 6241Applied Trumpet

2

MUAP 6243Applied French Horn

2

MUAP 6245Applied Trombone

2

MUAP 6247Applied Baritone/Euphonium

2

MUAP 6249Applied Tuba

2

MUAP 6261Applied Violin

2

MUAP 6263Applied Viola

2

MUAP 6265Applied Cello

2

MUAP 6267Applied Double Bass

2

MUAP 6269Applied Guitar

2

MUAP 6271Applied Flute

2

MUAP 6273Applied Oboe

2

MUAP 6275Applied Clarinet

2

MUAP 6277Applied Saxophone

2

MUAP 6279Applied Bassoon

2

MUAP 6281Applied Composition

2

MUAP 6283Applied Conducting

2

Music Ensemble - 4 Hours

MUEN courses must be taken a total of four times.

MUEN 6121Wind Orchestra

1

MUEN 6123Symphony Orchestra

1

MUEN 6125Piano Accompanying

1

MUEN 6126Jazz Band

1

MUEN 6131Chamber Music for Winds

1

MUEN 6133Chamber Music for Strings

1

MUEN 6134Chamber Music for Guitar

1

MUEN 6135Chamber Music for Piano

1

MUEN 6136Chamber Music for Percussion

1

MUEN 6137Music and Dance Collaboration Ensemble

1

MUEN 6139Chamber Music for Modern Band

1

MUEN 6140Graduate Chamber Music

1

MUEN 6141Chamber Music for Voice

1

MUEN 6142Master Chorale

1

MUEN 6143Opera Workshop

1

Solo Recital - 2 Hours

MUSI 6199 must be taken a total of two times.

MUSI 6199Masters Recital

1

Prescribed Electives – 15 Hours

Music Theory

Choose two from the following:

MUSI 6350Music Theory

3

MUSI 6351Music Theory - 20th and 21st Century

3

MUSI 6352Music Theory - Counterpoint

3

MUSI 6353Music Theory - Composition/Arranging

3

MUSI 6354Music Theory - Analysis

3

MUSI 6355Music Theory - Music of the Americas

3

MUSI 6356Music Theory Pedagogy

3

MUSI 6350 may be taken multiple times when topic varies. 

Music History

Choose two from the following:

MUSI 6348History of American Music Education

3

MUSI 6360Music History & Literature

3

MUSI 6362Music History and Literature - 20th and 21st Century

3

MUSI 6366Music History and Literature - Wind Band

3

MUSI 6367Music History and Literature - Medieval and Renaissance

3

MUSI 6368Music History and Literature - Baroque

3

MUSI 6369Music History and Literature - Music for the Stage

3

MUSI 6370Seminar in Music and Culture

3

MUSI 6371World Music Cultures

3

MUSI 6372Studies in Music & Gender

3

MUSI 6373Music of Africa and the African Diaspora

3

MUSI 6374Music of Latin America and the Caribbean

3

MUSI 6375Music, Race & Ethnicity

3

MUSI 6381Music History and Literature - 18th Century (Classical)

3

MUSI 6382Music History and Literature - 19th Century (Romantic)

3

MUSI 6360 and MUSI 6370 may be taken multiple times when topic varies. 

Additional Music Elective

Choose any three hours 6000-level MUSI, MUEN, and MUAP course(s). 

Capstone Requirement

Oral Comprehensive Exam

Written Comprehensive Exam

Total Credit Hours: 36