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Performance Requirements
MUSI 683 Advanced Organ for Majors – 4 semesters
MUSI 636 Advanced Chamber Music - 1 semester
MUSI 640 Rice Chorale - 2 semesters
MUSI 285 Secondary Harpsichord - 1 semester
MUSI 641 Master’s Recital I
MUSI 741 Master’s Recital II
Field of Study Specific Coursework
MUSI 545 Liturgical Organ Playing
MUSI 547 Church Music Seminar I
MUSI 548 Church Music Seminar II
MUSI 608 Improvisation at the Organ - 2 semesters
MUSI 645 Organ Literature Before 1750
MUSI 646 Organ Literature Since 1750
Academic Coursework
MUSI 514 Score Reading and Theory at the Keyboard
Graduate level music academic course* – 2 three-hour courses
Music Career and Skills Enhancement** – 2 two-hour courses
Electives*** – 6 semester hours
*All MM students are required to take 2 academic courses in addition to the elective requirement:
- A music theory course from an approved list (updated each semester)
- An additional music theory or music history course (graduate level, as designated by the department)
**All MM performance majors are required to take a total of 4 semester hours of Music Career and Skills Enhancement courses. A list of approved courses can be found online: https://music.rice.edu/music-career-and-skills-enhancement
***Graduate level elective courses:
- MAY INCLUDE: university courses 300-up, foreign languages 100-up; Independent Study up to a total of 3 hours; secondary lessons (fee); Jazz Ensemble.
- MAY NOT INCLUDE: remedial courses; extra hours of required courses; undergraduate music theory and music history courses; more than 3 hours Independent Studies; any course taken for pass/fail credit.
Proficiency
Aural skills proficiency
Students are responsible for making certain that their plan of study meets all degree and major requirements. Please review the following link for additional information regarding University Requirements: http://ga.rice.edu.
A minimum of 51 semester hours must be successfully completed to earn this degree.
This degree plan was updated August 2024 and is intended for the 2024-25 academic year.