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Graduate Degrees OfferedM.M.; D.M.A.; Ph.D.* Specializations
Areas of Study
*Ph.D. available in Educational Studies with a specialization in Teaching, Curriculum and Learning and a concentration in Music Education |
Music
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Application DeadlineFor Financial Consideration Fall: February 15Domestic Applicants Fall: March 1 Spring: December 1 Summer: May 1International Applicants Fall: March 1 Spring: September 15 Summer: February 1 |
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Description of ProgramThe 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 BulletinThe 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 | |


