The School of Music prepares music education students to become accomplished music teachers. The music education faculty is nationally and internationally recognized as leaders and teachers. This curriculum fulfills the education requirements for Florida teaching certification in grades K-12 as well as other states' certification requirements and is approved by the Florida Department of Education, National Association of Schools of Music and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

Instrumental:
Current Curriculum Plan
UF Catalog

Choral:
Current Curriculum Plan 
UF Catalog

The Doctor of Musical Arts is a 90-credit, residential degree program delivered at the University of Florida. This DMA program may include up to 30 graduate credits officially transferred from a master's degree. This uniquely designed program is set to prepare highly qualified, elite musicians for both higher education and artistic job markets. The degree is distinguished by the requirement of a cognate (to be determined by the end of the first year) in a discipline outside of Music, such as Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Management, Arts in Medicine, Digital Media, or other areas suitable for interdisciplinary partnership. Cognates can be selected from a number of graduate programs across the UF campus, and a comprehensive list of graduate certificate programs is available on the Graduate School website.

• Placement exams for music history and theory are offered prior to the first semester. Students who do not place out of review courses, may use these for electives within the DMA.
   
• Students may have no more than 30 master's courses evaluated for transfer to the DMA program. 
   
• Students present three degree recitals (typically one each spring). Each recital should have 60-75 minutes of music, which must include one work by a living composer.
   
• All students will collaborate with a composer and premiere at least one new composition during the DMA degree. The composer can be a student composer at UF or another institution, or a professional composer anywhere in the world. Students are encouraged to seek grant funding to commission a new work. The chair of the supervisory committee and the composition faculty can help facilitate contact with composers and granting organizations.
   
• If approved by the student's supervisory chair, one of the three recitals may be a chamber or a lecture recital.
   

• Capstone experiences for the degree include a written exam; an oral examination, including a prepared lecture; and a doctoral project defense to assimilate applied music and cognate disciplines.

major area (10 credits)

major area (14-17 credits)

cognate (15-21 credits)

The cognate area of study provides a secondary skill set and knowledge base and will inform the doctoral project undertaken at the end of the degree. Students identify a cognate area by the end of the first semester of doctoral study. Multidisciplinary projects, with the permission of the supervisory committee, may allow for courses in more than one department outside of the School of Music. The graduate coursework taken in a discipline outside the School of Music may include an internship. (Please note: international students attending on the F1 visa can only apply for internships beginning year 2, which must be approved by the UF International Center in advance. Fuller details on the International Center's website.)

doctoral project (15 credits)

Comprehensive written and oral examinations take place in the spring of year 2. The primary focus of the written examination will be major areas of study in music history and music theory and analysis. Responses to questions should demonstrate general, comprehensive musical knowledge, as well as, where appropriate, applicable examples from one’s own discipline. Questions will focus on the synthesis and application of knowledge rather than on recall of information. The oral examination, including a prepared lecture, is undertaken only after successful passage of the written final examination. The doctoral project entails a creative presentation and an accompanying document detailing the assimilation of the music discipline and the outside cognate. This should happen no later than the beginning of the semester prior to the one during which the doctoral project will be undertaken. The doctoral project is intended to outline, detail, and summarize the topic, assimilating the candidate’s primary music discipline and his/her cognate discipline.

degree requirements (90 credits)

*any combination of these courses may be used, but 6 hours at minimum must be included to make the total 90 hours overall minimum.

The Minor in Music Performance requires an audition and assumes the student has a substantial amount of pervious music study. A Music Theory Placement Exam is required for music theory/aural skills placement.

The following courses are required:

• MUL 2010 : eperiencing Music
• MUT ____ : One level of music theory & aural skills courses
• MV_ 242_& MV_ 343_ : 2000 Level (two semesters) & 3000 Level (one semester) (7 credits)
• MUN ____ : Three semesters of Ensemble while enrolled in Applied Music
• INSTRUMENT SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS listed below:

All Instruments Except Woodwinds choose one from the following for a total of three credits:

• Choose one from the following for a total of three credits: MUL/MUH 3000/4000 Level Music Lit/ History Elective

Woodwind Instruments choose an additional three credits from the following choices or combination of choices: 

• Applied Music (lessons): MVW 343_ (Each course is 3 credits)
• Instrumental Ensembles: MUN 3133, 3143, 3213 (Each ensemble is 1 credit)
• Chamber Music Ensemble: MUN 3463 (Each chamber music ensemble is 1 credit)
• Music History and Literature: Additional MUL/MUH 3000/4000 Level Music Lit/ History Elective (Each course is 3 credits)
• Music Theory: Additional Theory & Aural Skills (Combined coursework is 3 credits)

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 18-19

Only 13 credits below the 3000-level can count toward this minor and at least 12 credits of coursework must be completed at UF. Courses numbered 4905 cannot apply toward the minor.

REGULATIONS

• ALL STUDENTS MUST TAKE THE THEORY PLACEMENT EXAM BEFORE BEGINNING THEIR MINOR.
• ALL COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED WITH A "C" OR BETTER (NO S/U).

The Minor in Music History/Ethnomusicology is designed to give flexibility for students pursuing music as a secondary field while accommodating a broad range of interests. It exposes students to music within a variety of cultures of the world throughout time. Students will learn musical repertoires through listening and discussion and will learn the significance and meaning of music, as well as its function in society. Students may choose to specialize in one of two tracks for this minor: Music History or Ethnomusicology. The theory prerequisites ensure that students will have the vocabulary and understanding of basic musical structures to participate successfully in MUH courses.

REQUIRED

• Two sequential theory courses, to be determined by Music Theory Placement Exam 
• MUH 2501 Introduction to World Musics

ELECTIVES

MUH/MUL 3/4000 Level (9)*

Select from:

• MUH 3530 Popular and Traditional Music of  Africa                      
• MUH 3541 Latin American Music
• MUL 3693 The American Musical 
• MUH 4016 History of Jazz 
• MUH 4930 Special Topics in Music History (as available) 

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 18

A maximum of nine hours below the 3000 level will count toward this minor.

*Elective course offering will vary by year and semester. New courses may be added.

REGULATIONS

• ALL STUDENTS MUST TAKE THE THEORY PLACEMENT EXAM BEFORE BEGINNING THEIR MINOR.
• A TOTAL OF 12 OF THE HOURS MUST BE COMPLETED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.
• ALL COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED WITH A "C" OR BETTER (NO S/U).
• COURSES WITH A 4905 NUMBER WILL NOT APPLY TO THE MINORS IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE.
• THE STUDENT MUST SEE THE UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR IN THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC BEFORE ENROLLING FOR COURSEWORK.

THE STUDENT MUST FILL OUT THE "APPLICATION FOR MINOR" WITH THE REGISTRAR AFTER BEING ACCEPTED INTO HIS OR HER COLLEGE

The Minor in Music Theory is designed to meet the needs of students interested in theory alone. The Theory Placement Exam is required for placement into the music theory sequence.
This minor does not require an audition.

Students should have minimum of 6 semesters remaining prior to graduation order to complete this minor.

The following courses are required:

• MUT 1111 & MUT 1241L : Music Theory 1 & Aural Skills 1*
• MUT 1112 & MUT 1242L : Music Theory 2 & Aural Skills 2
• MUT 2116 & MUT 2246L : Music Theory 3 & Aural Skills 3 
• MUT 2117 & MUT 2247L : Music Theory 4 & Aural Skills 4

*Presumes student begins theory sequence with Music Theory 1 (MUT 1111). Students who place into Introduction to Music Theory Rudiments (MUT 1001) will take MUT 1111 & 1241L in the spring, followed by MUT 1112 & 1242L in the summer.

9 hours of elective at the 3000/4000 level, select from:

• MUT 3321 : Arranging for Voices and Instruments MUT 3611 Form and Analysis 1
• MUT 3612 : Form and Analysis 2 
• MUT 4401 : Counterpoint 1 
• MUT 4402 : Counterpoint 2 

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 18-21 (Depending on the results of the Music Theory Placement Exam)
 

REGULATIONS

• ALL STUDENTS MUST TAKE THE THEORY PLACEMENT EXAM BEFORE BEGINNING THEIR MINOR.
• A TOTAL OF 12 OF THE HOURS MUST BE COMPLETED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.
• ALL COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED WITH A "C" OR BETTER (NO S/U).

• Students must pass the Jazz Theory Proficiency Exam with a minimum grade of B. Students who receive a grade of B- or below will be permitted to study suggested materials and re-take the proficiency exam the following semester. Students will be allowed only one attempt per semester to take and pass the exam.
• A passing grade of B is required for all courses in the minor. If the student does not achieve the minimum grade requirement in every course for the minor within two attempts, they will not be eligible to continue the minor.
• Students may take Jazz Band at any time after completing a successful audition.

The following courses are required:

• MUT 1361 : Jazz Fundamentals 1
• MUT 1362 : Jazz Fundamentals 2
• MUT 1214 : Jazz Aural Skills 1
• MUN 1710 : Jazz Ensemble (2 semesters)
• MUN 3713 : Jazz Ensemble (2 semesters)
• MUT 2641 : Jazz Improvisation (proficiency exam )
• MUN 2800 : World Music Ensemble
• MUN 3714 : Jazz Chamber Music 1 (Combo)
• MUT 4365 : Jazz Arranging 1
• MUT 4366 : Jazz Arranging 2
• MUT 4663 : Advanced Jazz Musicianship (may be taken for repeat credit. Requires exit exam to count towards minor. Exam includes the performance of 8 standard tunes from memory.) 

Total Hours Required: 19

REGULATIONS

• ALL STUDENTS MUST PASS THE JAZZ THEORY PROFICIENCY EXAM PRIOR TO STARTING THE MINOR.
• ALL COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED WITH A "C" OR BETTER (NO S/U).

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