Music

Composition Specialization

Students are required to complete 48 units (normally 14 courses) of which 44 units (normally 13 courses) must be at the 200 level. Only four units of Music 596A may be applied toward the total unit requirement. No more than four units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement. Music 598 serves to guide the preparation of the thesis and should normally be taken during the last quarters of residence; however, this course cannot be applied to the minimum course requirements for the degree.

Required courses are Music 251, 266 (16 units), 253, 254, 255 and 256; three quarters of Music M201/Musicology M201; and one upper division or graduate elective course (at least four units) chosen in consultation with the student's faculty adviser. Students also are required to complete Music 290 during their first year of residency. All required courses must be taken for a letter grade. In addition to the thesis, students are expected to produce other works involving both instrumental and vocal music for both solo and ensemble forces. Furthermore, students are responsible for the campus presentation of one original work during each year of residency.

Composition for Visual Media Specialization

Students are required to complete 54 units (normally 13 courses), of which 38 units (normally nine courses) must be at the 200 level. Only four units of Music 596A may be applied toward the total unit requirement. No more than four units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement. Upper division and/or graduate courses from the departments of Music, Musicology, or Ethnomusicology as recommended by the student's faculty adviser may be applied toward the eight-unit elective requirement. Music 598 serves to guide the preparation of the thesis and normally should be taken during the last quarters of residence; however, this course cannot be applied to the minimum course requirement for the degree.

Required courses are Music C226, 251, 266 (for 12 units), 253 and 260A-260B; a minimum of eight units of Film, Television and Digital Media courses from an approved list of courses (students should see the graduate adviser); and an additional eight units of electives chosen in consultation with the student's faculty adviser. Students also are required to complete Music 290 during their first year of residency. All required courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Capstone Plan

None.

Thesis Plan

Every master's degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student's ability to perform original, independent research.

The thesis is a work proposed by the student and approved by the composition and theory faculty. The membership of the committee is approved by the faculty before the committee nomination is submitted to the Graduate Division. The chair and second member of the committee normally are from the area of composition. The third member normally is from the area of performance or conducting.

Time to Degree

The normal progress toward the degree for full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission to graduate status is as follows:

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Advising

Students must plan a program under the guidance of the graduate adviser in their area of specialization. Students are required to contact their graduate adviser at the beginning of each quarter to review degree progress. The graduate adviser for each area of specialization is assigned by the chair on a yearly basis. Students may contact the Student Services Office at the beginning of fall quarter for the name of their adviser.

An ongoing evaluation of each student's progress toward the degree is made by the graduate adviser each quarter in consultation with the student. Any problems are reviewed by the faculty in the student's area of specialization. Students are responsible for checking MyUCLA to be sure their official study list is correct.

Areas of Study

The department offers the M.M. degree in all classical solo instruments, voice, jazz performance, collaborative piano, and conducting. Degrees in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and systematic musicology are offered through other departments.

Foreign Language Requirement

There is no uniform language requirement. Students in voice, collaborative piano, and choral conducting must demonstrate their proficiency in German, French, Italian, or Spanish. Students specializing in repertoire where another language is vital may petition to use another language. This requirement may be satisfied by 1) passing a departmental examination, 2) completing the third level of the regular undergraduate series or equivalent, 3) passing the 1G language study course with a grade of B (3.0) or better, or 4) passing the UCLA Foreign Language Department Placement Test in one of those languages and being placed into level four or higher.

Course Requirements

Students are required to complete 68 units (normally 15-18 courses), 16 of which (4 courses) must be at the 200 level, 40 units (10 courses) at the 400 level, and six units (1 course) at the 500 level. 62 of these units are specified below. With the exception of jazz performance (see specific requirements listed under Jazz Performance) the remaining elective units must be from 200-, 400-, or 500-series courses. Music 595A serves to guide the preparation of the master's recital and should normally be taken during the last quarter of residence. All required courses, unless stated otherwise in the course description, should be taken for a letter grade. The department provides a maximum of six quarters of enrolled private instruction in instrumental/vocal performance; five quarters for jazz performance. If students do not complete the degree within that period and wish to continue instruction, they must do so at their own expense on a noncredit basis.

The course requirements are as follows:

Instrumental/Vocal Performance. A core of Music 202, 203, 204; one course from Music 261A through 261F; five quarters of 400-level performance instruction; three quarters of 400-level performance organizations utilizing the student's major instrument; one quarter of Music 595A; and six additional units of course work (selected with advisement) from Music 261A through 261F, C271, 270E, 270F, 401, 596D, courses in pedagogy, Musicology 250, Ethnomusicology 271, 273, 275, 279, or other appropriate graduate courses. Instrumental performance students must take two quarters of Music C485. Vocal performance students must take two quarters of C458. Orchestral string players must take three additional terms of Music C481, which may be counted toward the elective units. Keyboard specialists must take three additional quarters of Music C485 in lieu of the performance organization requirement and must collaborate with at least one vocalist or vocal ensemble, one wind player or wind ensemble, and one string player or small string ensemble.

Jazz Performance. A core of Music 202, 203, 204; 261J; five quarters of Music 466 - jazz performance instruction; six quarters of Music 486 - jazz performance ensemble; one quarter of Music 595A; and four additional units of upper division or graduate course work (selected with advisement) from Ethnomusicology, Music, or Musicology.

Collaborative Piano. A core of Music 202, 203, 204; one course from Music 261A through 261F; five quarters of 400-level performance instruction; two quarters of Music C458; two quarters of Music C455; one quarter of Music C450; one quarter of 400-level performance organization; one quarter of Music 595A; and four additional units of course work (selected with advisement) from Music 261A through 261F, C271, 270E, 270F, 401, 596D, courses in pedagogy, Musicology 250, Ethnomusicology 271, 273, 275, 279, or other appropriate graduate courses

Conducting. A core of Music 202, 203, 204; one course from Music 261A through 261F; five quarters of 400-level conducting instruction; three quarters of 400-level performance organizations utilizing the student's major instrument; two quarters of Music C485; Music 595A; and six additional units of course work (selected with advisement) from Music 261A through 261F, C271, 270E, 270F, 401, 596D, courses in pedagogy, Musicology 250, and Ethnomusicology 271, 273, 275, 279, or other appropriate graduate courses. Conducting students may substitute two additional quarters of 400-level performance organizations for the C485 requirement.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Capstone Plan

After completing one year of course work and three quarters of performance/conducting instruction, students must submit the program for the master's recital for approval. Upon approval of this program, students may book a campus facility for the recital and request that a master's committee be formed. The committee consists of the student's master teacher and two other department faculty in related areas of instruction. Two of the three committee members must be full-time Senate faculty. The committee oversees the preparation of the recital and adjudicates the recital itself.

The individual project consists of a master's recital. Students present a final master's recital. If, in the opinion of a student's master teacher, the student is not prepared to present a recital at the level of what is normally expected of a student who completes the M.M. degree, the recital may be postponed. An audio recording of the recital is archived in the Music Library.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

The normal progress toward the degree for full-time students with no deficiencies upon admissions is as follows:

MAXIMUM TTD

Advising

Students must plan a program under the head of the composition faculty who serves as the faculty adviser. Students are required to contact their adviser at the beginning of each quarter to discuss degree progress.

An ongoing evaluation of students' progress toward the degree is made by the faculty adviser each quarter in consultation with the student. Any problems are reviewed by the faculty in composition. Students are responsible for checking MyUCLA to be sure their official study list is correct.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

The department offers the Ph.D. degree in the field of composition, composition for visual media, and composition with a cognate in ethnomusicology. In consultation with their faculty adviser, students select their area of specialization in the second or third quarter of their first year of study.

Foreign Language Requirement

A reading knowledge of two foreign languages is required. Students must select from German, French, Italian, Latin, Russian, or Spanish. Students whose native language is not English may use English or their native language as one of the foreign languages; the other language must be selected from the above group of languages. Students who elect a cognate in ethnomusicology may petition to substitute a language related to their area of research for one of the required languages. Students may fulfill the language requirement by 1) completing the third level of the regular undergraduate series or equivalent, 2) passing the 1G language study course with a grade of B (3.0) or better, 3) passing the UCLA Foreign Language Department Placement Test in one of those languages and being placed into level four or higher, or 4) passing a departmental examination in one of the required languages.

Course Requirements

Students may petition to their area on the advice of their faculty adviser for exemption from specific requirements on the basis of equivalent work done at the M.A. level.

Students may complete the residency requirement by taking 100- or 200- series courses as recommended by the faculty adviser.

Composition. Required courses for the Ph.D. degree in composition are: one course in Musicology at the 200 level whose topic covers some aspect of music after 1900, excluding performance practice seminars; three quarters of Music M201/Musicology M201; Music 204, 251, 266 (24 units), 253, 254, 255, and 256. To satisfy the breadth area requirement, students must take two additional graduate research seminars from the department of Musicology (not including performance practice seminars), Ethnomusicology, or another outside department, chosen in consultation with the student's faculty adviser. Students also are required to complete Music 290 during their first year of residency. All required courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Students who received the M.A. degree in composition from UCLA take a minimum of one additional quarter of Music 290, as well as an additional 12 units of Music 266 in the Ph.D. program in composition. Students who received the M.A. degree in composition elsewhere are required to take 24 units of Music 266.

In addition to the dissertation, students are expected to produce other works involving both instrumental and vocal music for both solo and ensemble forces. Furthermore, students are responsible for the campus presentation of one original work during each year of residency.

Cognate in Ethnomusicology. If students have had no prior course work in ethnomusicology, they are required to take Ethnomusicology 20A-20B-20C. They are also encouraged to participate in the ethnomusicology performance organizations (Ethnomusicology 91A through 91Z and 161A through 161Z). Students may substitute Ethnomusicology 201 for Music 204 and Ethnomusicology 282 or 283 for Music 253. All required courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Composition for Visual Media. Required courses for the Ph.D. degree in composition for visual media are: three quarters of Music M201/Musicology M201; Music 204, 226, 251, 266 (20 units), 253, 255, 256, 260A, 260B, and three graduate seminars from the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, chosen in consultation with the student's faculty adviser. To satisfy the breadth area requirement, students must take two additional graduate seminars from the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, chosen in consultation with the student's faculty adviser. Students also are required to complete Music 290 during their first year of residency. All required courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Students who received the M.A. degree in composition for visual media from UCLA take a minimum of one additional quarter of Music 290, an additional three quarters of 266, and two seminars in film studies offered by the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, chosen in consultation with the student's faculty adviser.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Academic Senate regulations require all doctoral students to complete and pass university written and oral qualifying examinations prior to doctoral advancement to candidacy. Also, under Senate regulations, the University Oral Qualifying Examination is open only to the student and appointed members of the doctoral committee. In addition to university requirements, some graduate programs have other pre-candidacy examination requirements. What follows in this section is how students are required to fulfill all of these requirements for this doctoral program.

All committee nominations and reconstitutions adhere to the Minimum Standards for Doctoral Committee Constitution.

Departmental Written Examinations. When the student and the guidance committee believe the student is ready to take the qualifying examinations, the student should submit a schedule to the Student Services Office and the committee members listing the order in which the examinations are to be taken. Written examinations ordinarily are taken in the first two weeks of winter quarter, and are scheduled in consultation with the guidance committee and with the Student Services Office. Normally the four written examinations are spread over a two-week period but should be completed within three weeks. Repeat examinations may be scheduled in consultation with the guidance committee and after a stipulated period of time if they do not pass the written exam. Students can retake the written exam one time.

For students in the Ph.D. degree in composition, with or without the ethnomusicology cognate, the written examinations consist of the following: (1) analysis of pre-1900 music; (2) analysis of post-1900 music; (3) topics in 20th-century music; and (4) the breadth area. The written exam guidance committee normally consists of the faculty members who taught the following courses that the student completed (Music 254 or Music 255, Music 256, Musicology 200-level music after 1900), and the student's principal breadth adviser.

For students in the Ph.D. degree in composition for visual media, the written examinations consist of the following: (1) analysis of pre-1900 music; (2) analysis of post-1900 music; (3) topics in music for visual media; and (4) the breadth area. For students in the Ph.D. degree in composition for visual media, the written exam guidance committee normally consists of the faculty members who taught the following courses that the student completed (Music 255, Music 256, Music 260A or Music 260B), and the student’s principal breadth adviser.

The written exam guidance committee consists of three ladder faculty. In the event that the manner in which the student completes the above courses results in a committee of four faculty members, one may be dropped. In the event that the manner in which the student completes the above courses results in a committee of two faculty members, one from the composition area must be added, in consultation with the faculty adviser.

Departmental Oral Qualifying Examination. Upon successful completion of the written examinations, a departmental oral qualifying examination is scheduled. The oral examination consists of two parts: (1) defense of the four written examinations before the guidance committee (listed above); and (2) a presentation of analyses of typically four compositions specified by the composition faculty in the previous year, before the composition faculty.

The first departmental oral examination ordinarily is taken in the sixth or seventh week of winter quarter, and is scheduled in consultation with the written exam guidance committee and with the Student Services Office. The second departmental oral examination ordinarily is scheduled by the composition faculty for the tenth week of winter quarter.

University Oral Qualifying Examination. On completion of the departmental qualifying examinations and the second language, the student may submit the dissertation topic and request for a doctoral committee for approval. The dissertation topic and the composition of the doctoral committee are approved by the faculty before the committee nomination is submitted to the Graduate Division. Once the committee is formally appointed the student is eligible to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination where they will defend their dissertation topic in front of their approved committee .

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