MUSI 8303
MUSI 8304
Required Courses:
MUSI 8301
MUSI 8302
12 Semester Hours
Conducting Recital (approx. 1 hour in length)
Conducting Recital (approx. 1 hour in length)
Lecture/Demonstration Recital
Major Research Document (conductor’s performance guide)
Related Area Courses:
MUAP 5306
MUAP 5307
15 Semester Hours
Conducting Techniques and Analysis I
Conducting Techniques and Analysis II
MUAP 5302 Applied Music Literature (may be repeated for credit)
One course in Music Theory (expect MUTH 5300 or 5301)*
One course in Music History and Literature (except MUHL 5300)*
MUSI 7301 Music Bibliography and Research
Additional courses selected from MUAP, MUEN, MUTH, MUHL, MUED
9 Semester Hours Chosen from:
ART 5310, ART 5314, TH A 5310, TH A 5314, PHIL 5310, PHIL 5314
Chosen with permission of student’s committee and graduate advisor. One course from another area may be substituted.
*Based on results on the Placement Examinations in Music Theory and Music
History, and on the advisement of the major professor.

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 Students in Wind Conducting are required to participate in a major instrumental ensemble each semester in residence.
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 Students may also elect to take private instrumental study in addition to the specified 9 semester hours of electives.
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 The Doctoral Performance Projects required of the Doctor of Musical Arts in
Wind Conducting are designed to enhance the student’s performance and research skills. Two conducting recitals must be completed prior to the final two projects. These recitals should be approximately one hour in length and should involve ensembles approved by the student’s advisory committee.
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 The final two projects include a lecture recital and a major research document. The lecture recital should demonstrate the student’s ability to communicate to an audience a thorough understanding, based on research, of some aspect of literature, performance, or pedagogy related to their major area. The focus of the lecture may or may not be related to some aspect of the final project. The fourth and final project should be in the form of a major research document which should assume the scope of a conductor’s/performer’s guide, as advised by the major professor.
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 A qualifying examination will be prepared and graded by the student’s advisory committee. The exams are in Music Theory, Music History and
Literature, and the major area of the student. These examinations must be taken and passed before the student can begin on the fourth performance project.