Master of Musical Arts
专业详情
The Master of Musical Arts degree is conferred on candidates who successfully complete two years of study (at least 16 credit hours per term). Applicants must hold a Master of Music degree or its equivalent in the field in which they are planning to apply. The program provides intensive training in the student’s major field—performance, conducting, or composition—supported by studies in theoretical and historical subjects. Individual courses of study will be assembled as recommended by the individual department and the academic adviser. Students who hold an M.M. degree from the School of Music are expected to complete the program in one year. Those who hold a D.M.A. degree or are currently enrolled in a D.M.A. program are not eligible to apply for the Master of Musical Arts program.
Degree requirements include public presentation of recitals and/or compositions during each year of the student’s residence. Internal candidates must perform one recital accompanied by a pre-concert lecture. External candidates must perform two recitals, one of which must be accompanied by a pre-concert lecture. The substance of pre-concert lectures will be prepared with and guided by a faculty member. M.M.A. students participate in the School of Music ensembles including chamber music, Yale Philharmonia, New Music New Haven, and Yale Opera. Enrollment in any courses designed for the M.M.A. is required, in addition to one nonperformance course each term. Residence in Greater New Haven is required.
M.M.A. candidates hold M.M. degrees, so a fundamental knowledge of musicianship and the history of Western music is presumed, and students are tested in these areas when they enter the program. If deficiencies in musicianship and/or music history are evident, students are required to pass appropriate courses from the Analysis and Musicianship sequence and/or the Music History survey.
Admission to the program is through personal audition for the relevant area faculty. For students for whom English is not a native language, a TOEFL score of 86 or higher is required.
