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Additional Admission Requirements
In addition to the general requirements of the College of the Arts, the School of Music has the following requirements:
- Applicants must have an undergraduate degree or concentration in music, or the equivalent.
- Applicants in music education must submit either GRE scores or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores.
- Applicants in some programs must audition and/or submit a portfolio (see below).
- Applicants are required to take placement examinations in music history and music theory before registering for coursework. Those applicants whose examination scores reveal deficiencies will be required to take appropriate additional coursework, which will not be applied to the graduate degree.
Master of Music: Concentration in Choral Conducting
Additional Admissions Requirements
Applicants must submit the following materials: an audio or video recording of a recent choral concert; at least three printed programs of concerts or church services that have been performed within the last four years; a repertory list of choral music conducted and sung and of music performed in applied areas.
Master of Music: Concentration in Composition
Additional Admissions Requirements
Applicants must submit a portfolio of original music scores, and recordings of composed works.
Master of Music: Concentration in Guitar Performance
Additional Admissions Requirements
Applicants for the Master of Music (Guitar Performance) must audition and complete the audition form located on the School of Music website: music.gsu.edu.
Applicants may contact the Music School of Music directly at 404-413-5900 with questions regarding audition dates and appointments. Applicants are advised to audition on one of the School’s regularly scheduled audition days. Individual appointments may be permitted in certain cases. Decisions for admittance are made after all required application materials and audition results are on file.
Master of Music: Concentration in Jazz Studies
Additional Admissions Requirements
Admission to the concentration in jazz studies is based on examination of one or more of the following: original compositions, arrangements, scholarly papers, audition, and professional experience.
An audition is required. The applicant must have had prior experience in improvisation. At the audition the applicant must demonstrate an acceptable level of proficiency in the styles of swing, bebop, funk, and contemporary jazz.
Master of Music: Concentration in Music Education
Additional Admissions Requirements
Each applicant should (1) have either a teaching certificate in music from the state of Georgia or an equivalent certificate, or be eligible to receive such certification, and (2) have concurrent or prior teaching experience of at least one year. Applicants to this concentration must submit acceptable scores from either the Graduate Record Examination or from the Miller Analogies Test.
Master of Music: Concentrations in Orchestral and Wind Band Conducting
Additional Admissions Requirements
Applicants must submit the following: a video of a rehearsal and an audiotape or videotape of one or more recent performances by an ensemble that they have conducted; a list of works that they have conducted in the past three years; a list of works performed on their major instrument at the undergraduate level; evidence of current employment as an instrumental conductor or access to an appropriate instrumental ensemble; applicants should expect to demonstrate their conducting and rehearsal techniques in a live performance with their own ensemble or a university ensemble.
Master of Music: Concentrations in Performance
Additional Admissions Requirements
In order to be admitted to these concentrations, applicants must demonstrate outstanding performance ability in an audition before a faculty committee. Auditions should be arranged in accordance with the schedule available from the School of Music. Applicants for a concentration in performance should contact the School of Music for details concerning audition requirements and to obtain an audition appointment.
Master of Music: Concentration in Piano Pedagogy
Additional Admissions Requirements:
Applicants to this concentration are required to play an audition including works from four historical periods. All works must be performed from memory.
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