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Graduate Program Summary

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Graduate Degrees Offered

M.M.; D.M.A.; Ph.D.*
Specializations - what's a specialization?
  • Music Education (M.M.)
Areas of Study
  • Choral, Wind Band, and Orchestral Conducting
  • Composition
  • Music Education
  • Music History
  • Music Theory
  • Performance
  • Piano Pedagogy
  • Woodwind Specialties

*Ph.D. available in Educational Studies with a specialization in Teaching, Curriculum and Learning and a concentration in Music Education



 

Music

  • On the Web
    Department Website
  • Graduate Chair
    Dr. Glenn E. Nierman
  • Admissions Coordinator
    Ms. Janet Sievert
    music2@unl.edu
    402-472-6830
  • Department Address
    108 Westbrook Music Building
    Lincoln NE 68588-0100


Application Checklist and Deadlines

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Application Deadline

For Financial Consideration
   Fall: February 15
Domestic Applicants
   Fall: March 1   Spring: December 1   Summer: May 1
International Applicants
   Fall: March 1   Spring: September 15   Summer: February 1



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Description of Program

The School of Music boasts a comprehensive faculty and an accommodating array of facilities. Westbrook Music Building houses a music library containing approximately 55,000 books, scores, and periodicals; 18,000 recordings; and computer listening and video booths. The School of Music also maintains a music computer lab, a state-of-the-art music technology research classroom equipped with computers and software for music instruction, composition, and notation.

The performance complex consists of the Lied Center for Performing Arts, with stage dimensions sufficient for major touring production companies, and the Kimball Recital Hall. The following areas of emphasis are available for the M.M. degree: performance, music education, composition, music history, music theory, orchestral/wind band/choral conducting, woodwind specialist, and piano pedagogy. The D.M.A. program offers emphases in performance, composition, and conducting. The Ph.D. program is offered through Educational Studies.



 

Graduate Bulletin

The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:


Faculty and Research

Band

Carolyn Barber Conducting Practice and Pedagogy
     D.M., Northwestern University

Brass and Percussion

Scott Anderson Trombone
     D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Alan Mattingly Horn
     D.M., Florida State University
Albert Rometo Percussion
     M.M., Ohio University
Darryl White Trumpet
     D.M.A., University of Colorado

Choir, Opera, and Voice

Kate Butler Voice
     M.M., Louisiana State University
Peter Eklund Choral Conducting; Ethnic and World Music
     D.M.A., University of Iowa
Kevin Hanrahan Voice; Vocal Pedagogy
     D.M.A., Arizona State University
Donna Harler Voice
     M.M., University of Cincinnati
Therees Hibbard Choral Conducting and Repertoire
     D.M.A., University of Oregon
William Shomos Voice; Opera
     D.M.A., University of Illinois

Composition, History, and Theory

Anthony Bushard Music History
     Ph.D., University of Kansas
Gretchen Foley Music Theory
     Ph.D., University of Western Ontario
Peter Lefferts Music History
     Ph.D., Columbia University
Eric Richards Music Composition
     D.M.A., University of Maryland at College Park
Randall Snyder Music Composition; Composer-in-Residence
     D.M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pamela Starr Music History of the Early Renissance
     Ph.D., Yale University
Tyler White Music Composition; Orchestral Conducting
     D.M.A., Cornell University

Keyboard

Paul Barnes Piano
     D.M., Indiana University
Mark Clinton Piano
     D.M.A., Rice University
Christopher Marks Organ
     D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Nicole Narboni Piano
     D.M.A., Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Brenda Wristen Piano Pedagogy
     Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Music Education

Rhonda Fuelberth Choral Music Education
     Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Brian Moore Music Education; Technology
     Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Glenn Nierman Music Education; Assessment and Instructional Strategies
     D.M.E., University of Cincinnati
Giacomo Oliva Music Education
     Ed.D., New York University
John Richmond Music Education
     Ph.D., Northwestern University
Robert Woody Music Education; Psychology of Music
     Ph.D., Florida State University

Strings and Orchestra

Gregory Beaver Cello; Artist-in-Residence
     Artist Diploma, The Juilliard School
Karen Becker Cello
     D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Peter Bouffard Guitar; Jazz
     D.M.A., New England Conservatory of Music
Rebecca Fischer Violin
     Artist Diploma, The Juilliard School
David Neely Violin
     M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Clark Potter Viola
     M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Jonah Sirota Viola; Artist-in-Residence
     Artist Diploma, The Juilliard School
Russell White Double Bass; Jazz Performance
     M.M., University of North Texas
Julie Yoon Violin
     Artist Diploma, The Juilliard School

Woodwinds

John Bailey Flute
     D.M., Northwestern University
Diane Barger Clarinet
     D.M., Florida State University
Paul Haar Saxophone; Jazz and Classical Studies
     D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Jeffrey McCray Bassoon
     D.M.A., Michigan State University
William McMullen Oboe
     D.M.A., The Julliard School
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