M.Mus in Vocal Performance Degree

• MUSI 673 Advanced Voice for Majors – 4 semesters  
• MUSI 570 Advanced Opera Studies - 4 semesters
• MUSI 571 Vocal Coaching - 4 semesters
• MUSI 572 Graduate Opera Performance – 4 semesters  
• MUSI 587 Graduate Diction for Singers - 2 semesters
• MUSI 549 Vocal Physiology and Function
• MUSI 575 Vocal Repertoire I
• MUSI 576 Vocal Repertoire II
• MUSI 641 Master’s Recital I
• MUSI 741 Master’s Recital II

• 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. 

• FREN 141 First Year French I
• GERM 141 First Year German I
• ITAL 141 First Year Italian I

Plus one of the following:

• FREN 142 First Year French II
• GERM 142 First Year German II
• ITAL 142 First Year Italian II

****Languages are required if not completed at the undergraduate level. Language coursework may be taken for elective credit by Vocal Performance students only if the required coursework (or equivalent) is completed at the undergraduate level, otherwise language coursework is considered remedial and does not count towards the elective requirement.

• Piano proficiency    
• Aural skills proficiency 

NOTE: 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 48 semester hours must be successfully completed to earn this degree.

This degree plan was updated August 2023 and is intended for the 2023-24 academic year.