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Course Catalog 2005-2006 
    
Course Catalog 2005-2006 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Master of Music in Performance: Historical Oboes



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(Baroque, Classical, and other Oboes [da caccia, d’amore])

General Requirements Historical Performance


Procedures for Admission


The graduate programs in Historical Performance can be pursued either as a five-year program in combination with an undergraduate degree in a modern instrument, or by persons who hold a Bachelor’s degree from Oberlin or other institutions. Applicants are admitted based on an audition on their major instrument and a review of their academic record. Students audition for the five-year program during their junior year, and are expected to present a level comparable to any other applicant for the Master’s program. Once admitted, students in the two-year Master’s program must demonstrate baccalaureate competence in music history and music theory. Deficiencies must be remedied by taking appropriate undergraduate coursework, or in the case of music history, by either coursework or re-examination.

Placement Exams


Two-year Master of Music: Exams in music history and music theory must be taken during orientation.

Residence


Completion of the two-year Master of Music degree program will typically require full-time residence for four semesters beyond the Bachelor’s degree.

Program Completion


All requirements for the two-year Master of Music degree must be completed within three years from the date of admission. Students are encouraged to attend the summer Baroque Performance Institute and may use the credits earned there toward the degree.

Grading


No credit with a grade lower than B– may be counted toward the requirements of the Master’s Degree.

Course Requirements: 41 Total Hours


  • Principal Private Study Credits: 18 hours
  • Ensembles Credits: 4 hours
  • HPRF 502 (Intro to Historical Performance) 1 Credits: 3 hours
  • MHST 301 (Intro to Music Research and Writing) Credits: 3 hours
  • Music History 300-level elective Credits: 3 hours
  • Music Theory 400-level elective Credits: 3 hours
  • HPRF 503 (Sem in Performance Practice) 2 Credits: 3 hours
  • HPRF 512 (Spec Topics in Performance Practice) 2 Credits: 3 hours
  • APST 602 (Lecture-recital) 3 Credits: 1 hour

Non-Course Requirements


Private Study Committee Exam: Second Semester
First Master’s Recital: Third Semester
First Recital Hearing: Third Semester
Second Master’s Recital: Fourth Semester
Second Recital Hearing: Fourth Semester
Comprehensive Exams: Fourth Semester
Keyboard proficiency 4: Second Semester
Language proficiency 5: Second Semester

Notes


1 HPRF 502 is required during the first semester of study unless waived by exam/interview during orientation.

2 HPRF 503 and 512 may be taken in either order; both may be offered in alternate years.

3 Students must have demonstrated baccalaureate competence in music history and music theory before enrollment for the lecture recital; the lecture recital cannot take place in the same semester as the master’s recital.

4 Requirement may be satisfied by passing a proficiency exam or taking an appropriate course in consultation with the keyboard faculty.

5 Examination of reading proficiency in French or German.

Recommended Course Distribution


First Semester: 11 Total Hours


  • Principal Private Study - Credits: 4
  • Ensembles - Credits: 1

Second Semester: 11 Total Hours


  • Principal Private Study - Credits: 4
  • Ensembles - Credits: 1
  • Music History 300-level elective - Credits: 3

Third Semester: 9 Total Hours


  • Principal Private Study - Credits: 4
  • Ensembles - Credits: 1
  • Music Theory 400-level elective - Credits: 3

Fourth Semester: 10 Total Hours


  • Principal Private Study - Credits: 6
  • Ensembles - Credits: 1

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