School of Music
SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF WORK and DOCTORAL CHECK LIST
Doctor of Arts in Music
This sequence of work and check list should be used by doctoral students as a supplement to the Doctoral
sections of the graduate School catalog. The check list below includes items related specifically to the
doctoral program in the School of Music.
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Audition or qualifying recital. For all students in performance or donducting primary or
secondary emphases. Student should contact department chair of emphasis area or
appropriate faculty in conducting for details. In theory and composition, the department
chair of emphasis should be contaced for details on compositions that should be
submitted. Students should also consult with department chair of second emphasis area
to see if an audition will be required. Department chair will file an acceptance report.
_____ 2.
Assignment of program advisor. The assignment will usually accompany the School of
Music Admission and Confirmation letter.
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Student recieves admission letters from Graduate School and School of Music.
_____ 4.
Advisory examinations. Music history and music theory (all candidates). Instrumental
techniques (students with a primary or secondary emphasis in brass, woodwind,
percussion, or stringed instruments). Music education (for students with a primary or
secondary emphasis in music education). These examinations will normally be given
during the first week of the fall semester. For exact times, please contact the Graduate
Coordinator in the School of Music. Results of the examinations will be sent to the
student and the major adviser. Course requirements stipulated on the results sheets will
become part of the student’s curriculum and should be included in the Plan of Study.
Advisories need only be taken once.
_____ 5.
End of first semester in-residence (10 hours or more), 3.00 GPA required.
_____ 6.
Second semester. Appointment of Doctoral Recital Committee. The student should
begin on this immediately after the begginning of his/her second semester in residence.
In the Doctor of Arts degree in music, doctoral recitals and/or concerts are part of the
dissertation requiremen and often come prior to comprehensive examinations. The
student and program adviser should confer on committee members who are to be
recommended.
A standart committee has four members including a faculty
representative appointed by the Graduate School. Membership on the committee may be
changed at any time using the “Request to Change a Doctoral Committee Member” form.
If the dissertation subject is of a natre that requires special expertise, the Doctoral
Committee membership may vary according to the needs of the dissertation. In case the
program adviser does not hold the doctoral research endorsement, a faculty member with
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the endorsement must be appointed to act as Research Professor and supervise the
dissertation. In this case, the program adviser may co-chair the committee.
_____ 7.
Second semester. Development of Plan of Study. Should be completed prior to
doctoral interview. Form available in School of Music Office.
_____ 8.
Second semester. Doctoral Interview. The interview will offer the student’s committee
and other graduate faculty a chance to talk with the student as to questions concerning
past experience and future plans. The student should bring at least 15 copies of his/her
Plan of Study to the interview. All signatures must be obtained before copies are made.
_____ 9.
Recital or concert hearing for performance or conducting emphasis.
For
performance emphasis: the Hearing should take place on the UNC campus a minimum of
two weeks prior to the recital. Hearing should be attended by area faculty with
attendance of Doctoral Research Committee optional. Hearing report should be picked
up at the Music School Office by the doctoral student.
For conducting emphasis: Members of the student’s Doctoral Recital Committee may be
requested to attend one of more rehearsals prior to concert and give program adviser an
evaluation, at the same time signing hearing form.
_____ 10.
First recital or concert. The recital or concert must take place on the UNC campus. The
candidate is responsible for making arrangements with a recording technician for the
recording of the concert. Two copies of the recording will be at the candidate’s expense
and are to be filed with the Music School Office.
Recital: Performance or Pedagogy Emphasis. For performance emphasis, both recitals
must be on UNC campus. For pedagogy emphasis, the recital must be given on UNC
campus. Performance must be attended by Doctoral Recital Committee. Evaluation will
be made in conference with program adviser and student’s applied performance
department, upon completion of the recital. Program adviser should bring recital report
form to recital. Please refer to current UNC bulletin for additional information.
Concert: Choral Conducting Emphasis or Orchestral Conducting Emphasis. At least one
of the candidate’s two concerts must be on the UNC campus. Concert, if on the UNC
campus, must be attended by Doctoral Recital Committee. In cases where it is impossible
for the orchestral conducting candidate to have exclusive use of a large ensemble for a
full concert, it is recommended that the candidate work with a large ensemble for 8-10
hours preparing a program of 30-40 minutes duration. The program would be given
during regular rehearsal time with the candidate’s committee in attendance. In addition,
the candidate will be expected to work apporiximately 10 hours with smaller ensembles
preparing a program of 30 minutes in length. This music could be performed at the same
time as the large ensemble or on a separate concert.
Concerts: Wind Ensemble Conducting Emphasis. The candidate will be reponsible for the
following conducting concerts:
a.
b.
c.
d.
_____ 11.
Full concert with the University Band.
Major work with the Symphony Band.
Major work with the Wind Ensemble.
Partial concert (in conjunction with other conducting candidates) with chamber
ensemble.
Language research tool requirement. At a time stipulated by the program adviser, the
student should satisfy the language, research tool requirement for his/her emphasis. In
most cases, this should be done before the submission of the dissertation proposal and
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must be completed prior to admission to the candidacy (Graduate School requirement).
Proof of completion of requirement must be placed in student’s file in the Music School
Office. See current bulletin for details.
_____ 12.
Permit to take written comprehensive examinations. Before the permit to take the
written comprehensive exams will be released by the Graduate School, the student must
have the following:
a.
Successfully completed 33 semester hours of work beyond the master’s of which 24
semester hours have been taken.
b.
Cummulative GPA of 3.00 for all work taken at UNC in the doctoral program.
c.
Doctoral Committee appointed.
d.
Plan of Study on file in the Graduate School Office.
_____ 13.
Written comprehensive examinations. All written comprehensive examinations must
be taken within a one year time period. The student should contact the Graduate
Coordinator for arrangement of time and place. The completed examination will be
evaluated by the appropriate area faculty. The student will be informed of results and
copies of the reccomendations will be sent to the major professor and the Music School
Office.
_____ 14.
Oral comprehensive examination. The oral comprehensive examination shall be
administered except in those cases in which the student failed the written comprehensive
examination. The following procedure will apply in the scheduling to the oral
comprehensive.
a.
Administering the Oral Examination shall be the program advisor, the secondary
emphasis advisor, and faculty from the following departments in the School of
Music, if different from the primary and secondary emphases: (1) Music History and
Literature; (2) Music Theory and Composition; (3) applies area in some cases. A
faculty representative from outside the School of Music will be appointed by the
Graduate School. If any of these areas are not represented on the student’s Doctoral
Committee, and extra person or persons shall be added just for the Oral Examination.
This may be done on the oral examination request form.
b.
PLEASE NOTEL IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROGRAM ADVISOR,
USING THE PROPER FORM AVAILABLE AT THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
OFFICE, TO SCHEDULE THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE ORAL
EXAMINATION WITH THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OFFICE. THIS MUST BE
DONE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE WEEK IN WHICH THE ORAL
ECAMINATION WILL BE GIVEN. IT WILL BE THE STUDENT’S
RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORMALLY CONACT THE ORAL EXAMINATION
COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE AN ACCEPTABLE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE.
THIS WILL HELP GREATLY TO EXPEDITE THE SCHEDULING OF THE
EXAMINATION. The Graduate School Office will confirm the date, time, and place
of the oral examination in writing with copies to all concerned.
c.
No oral examination will be scheduled during the last two weeks of the semester.
d.
The faculty representative must be in attendance before the oral exams can begin. if
the faculty representative is absent, the Graduate School Office must be contacted so
a replacement can be sent.
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e.
The Graduate School Office must be notified of the date, time, and place of the oral
examination by the Monday prior to the week in which the examination is to take
place.
_____ 15.
The student, with approval of research professor, may begin initial dissertation research.
This item does not have to be at this point in sequence, but must be subsequent to
doctoral review.
_____ 16.
Dissertation proposal. The candidate is urged to obtain online the Graduate School
Thesis and Dissertation Manual for details on proposal and dissertation procedure. The
dissertain proposal must be filed in the Graduate School Office. NO LATER than the
last day of the semester prior to graduation. The student should consult with their major
professor and the Graduate School Office for the proper form for the proposal. Credit
hours (4 semester hours) for proposal may be taken any time prior to this submission of
the dissertation proposal. (Also, see “Doctoral degree program requirements” in Graduate
Section in the current UNC Bulletin.)
_____ 17.
Second recital/concert hearing. Performance recital hearing must be done on the UNC
campus. See No. 10. At the dicretion of the student’s Doctoral Committee, the
performance of an off-campus conducting concert will be preceded by the submission of
an audio tape recording for hearing by the committee. The tape must be apporved by the
committee before the candidate will be allowed to proceed with the off-campus concert.
_____ 18.
Second recital/concert. For performance emphasis, recital must be on the UNC campus.
See No. 11. In case of an off-campus conducting concert, the student’s program advisor
or another designated member of the committee must be in attendance. Travel expenses
of the committee member will be the responsibility of the candidate. An audio and if
possible video tape recording must be made and submitted to the committee for final
approval.
_____ 19.
Creative requirement for secondary emphasis. The secondary emphasis advisor must
approve the creative project in the secondary area.
_____ 20.
Admission to candidacy. (No student will be graduated at the end of the semester in
which they are admitted to candidacy.) The Dean will submit the student’s name to the
Graduate Council for admission sto candidacy upon the successful completion of
following:
a.
The Doctoral Committee has been appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School
b.
Written and oral comprehensive examinations have been passed.
c.
Dissertation proposal has been filed in the Graduate School Office.
d.
Research tool(s) (language requirement) have been completed.
_____ 21.
Application for graduation. Application for graduation must be filed in the Graduate
School Office no later than 30 days prior to the first day of the semester the student
expects to graduate. Application for graduation will be accepted during the first two
weeks of the graduating semester with a $10.00 late fee.
_____ 22.
Defense of dissertation. The candidate is urged to obtain online the Graduate School
Thesis and Dissertation Manual for details on proposal and dissertation procedure. The
dissertation must be presented to the Graduate School Office in acceptable for three
weeks prior to the defence examination. The date, time, and place of the dissertation
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defense will be arranged by the research professor, using the proper form available at the
School of Music Office, and submitted to the Graduate School Office. The same
procedure as outlined in number 15 for scheduling the oral comprehensive examination
should be followed.
No dissertation defence may be scheduled for the last two weeks of the semester. In the
case where a reasearch professor has directed the dissertaion, the research professor will
hood the candidate and receive a copy of dissertation.
_____ 23.
Dissertation. The original plus three copies of the corrected and approved dissertation
(including an abstract not to exceed 600 words) must be filed in the Graduate School
Office at least 17 days before graduation. No dissertation defence will be scheduled
during the last two weeks of a semester.
_____ 24.
The student must pay for publication of the dissertation in Dissertation Abstracts, and for
binding and mailing the three copies of the dissertation, and any doctoral surcharge or
other outstanding charges.
_____ 25.
The student must file a vita at the Graduate School Office to be included in the
Permanent record.
_____ 26.
Upon graduation the student should inform the Music School Office of any change of
address or position and keep the School of Music informed of such changes as they occur
in future years.
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