Monday, August 19, 2019
All new graduate students are required to attend. Rooms are subject to change.
8:00-9:00am: Check-In (Recital Hall, Mu 301)
9:00-10:00am: General Orientation – Dr. Felix Olschofka (Recital Hall, Mu 301)
All incoming graduate students, including international students, must attend this orientation.
10:00-11:00am: Degree Program Orientation
MA/PhD (Ethnomusicology, Music Theory, and Musicology)
Ethnomusicology – Dr. Steven Friedson (Mu-313)
Music Theory – Dr. Justin Lavacek (Mu-212)
Musicology – Dr. Margaret Notley (Mu-319)
MA/PhD (Composition) – Dr. Joseph Klein (Mu-2005)
MM/DMA (Performance and Conducting) – Dr. Daphne Gerling (Recital Hall, MU 301)
MM/DMA (Jazz Studies) – Dr. John Murphy (Mu-282)
PhD (Performing Arts Health) – Dr. Kris Chesky (Mu-1007)
GAC (Graduate Artist Certificate) - Dr. Brian McKee (Mu-250)
11:00am-12:00pm: Major Field Orientation (if your field of study does not appear below, you are not required to attend a major field orientation.)
Brass: Dr. Steve Menard (Mu-336)
Conducting – Dr. Richard Sparks (Mu-220)
Jazz Studies – Dr. John Murphy (Mu-282)
Percussion – Mr. Mark Ford (Mu-131)
Piano – Dr. Steven Harlos (Mu-225)
Woodwinds – Ms. Kathleen Reynolds (Mu-224)
12:30pm -6:30pm Graduate Placement Exams in Music Theory (Recital Hall, MU 301) (click here for sample questions) and Music History (Sage Hall C330; click here for directions and here for sample questions)
12:30pm-3:30pm Music History GPE (Master's only) - Sage Hall C330
1:00pm-2:30pm Music Theory GPE (Doctoral only) - Music Recital Hall
3:30pm-6:30pm Music History GPE (Doctoral only) - Sage Hall C330
4:00-5:30pm Music Theory GPE (Master's only) - Music Recital Hall
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Graduate Writing Exam
9:00-11:00am: Jazz Studies only (Music Building 262)
9:00-11:00am: Performance majors only (Music Recital Hall)
Thursday, August 22, 2019
10:00-11:00am: Graduate Voice Literature Exam (online; contact Dr. Jeffrey Snider for more information)
11:00am-12:00pm: Graduate Voice Pedagogy Exam (DMA only) (Mu-250)
1:00-4:00pm: Graduate Voice Diction Exam (Mu-250)