UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS: INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING (ORCHESTRA) CONCENTRATION
AUDIT CHECKLIST
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DOCTORAL ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING (MUS 572) Course Title 16 hours required Course Term Hours Grade example: MUS 572 Doctoral Orchestral Conducting FA17 4 A
ORECHESTRAL LITERATURE (MUS 546 and 547) 12 hours required Course Course Title Term Hours Grade example: MUS 546 Orchestral Literature I FA17 4 A
RESEARCH & BIBLIOGRAPHY IN MUSIC (MUS 528 A & B)1 4 hours required Course Course Title Term Hours Grade MUS 528A Research & Bibliography in Music 2
MUS 528B Research & Bibliography in Music 2
ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY OR PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 2 4 hours required Course Course Title Term Hours Grade example: MUS 527 Classical Performance Practice FA17 4 A
ADVANCED MUSIC THEORY 4 hours required Course Course Title Term Hours Grade example: MUS 408 Analysis of Musical Form FA17 3 A
1 Students who took MUS 528A for an MM degree at UIUC must substitute 2 hours of graduate credit in Music. The credit used is subject to the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies. 2 Courses should be selected in consultation with the student’s advisor.
COGNATE 8 Hours required Course Course Title Term Hours Grade example: MUS 577 Advanced Accompanying FA17 4 A
ELECTIVES3 8 hours required Course Course Title Term Hours Grade example: MUS 506 Graduate Composition FA17 4 A
DOCTORAL PROJECT (MUS 576) 8 hours required Course Course Title Term Hours Grade example: MUS 576 Doctoral Projects FA17 3 DFR or S
Minimum Credit Hours: 64 (excluding deficiencies)
DEFICIENCES, IF ANY Course Course Title Term Hours Grade example: GER 101 Beginning German I FA17 4 A
3 To be selected in consultation with the student’s advisor. Electives may be chosen from fields of Musicology, Music History and Literature, Music Theory, Applied Music, and non-music courses, subject to any restrictions imposed by the major division.