Required Exams Defined

    Master of Music
    Master of Music Education
    Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study
    Graduate Professional Diploma
    Artist Diploma

Placement Examinations  Administered after a student has been admitted to a graduate program, Placement Exams are a set of knowledge and ability tests used to determine if any student review of specific music skill and content areas is required.  Deficiencies identified from the Placement Examinations are satisfied by the student successfully completing of prescribed coursework.

                        MT  Music Theory
                        MH  Music History
                        ET  Ear Training
                        KH  Keyboard Harmony
                        SR  Score Reading
                        TC  Tonal Counterpoint
                        KP  Keyboard Proficiency

Proficiency Examinations  Particular graduate programs call for the student mastery of selected music skill achievements. Requirements for graduation, Proficiency Exams are administered to have students demonstrate the accomplishment of requisite skills.  Deficiencies identified from the Proficiency Exams are satisfied by the retaking of the Proficiency Exam following independent student work.

                        LR  Language Requirement

Comprehensive Examination  A written exam administered to master’s students after course work has been completed.  The exam content is focused on the specific area of study.

Recital  A public performance program of significant performance repertoire.  Students must first satisfactorily perform a recital jury as a prerequisite for a Recital.

Thesis  A scholarly research investigation of an approved music topic presented as a written document.

     Doctor of Musical Arts
     Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral Entrance Examinations  Required for admission into a doctoral program, Entrance Exams are used to determine if a student has sufficient understanding and ability to predict future academic success in a doctoral program in music.

            MT Music Theory Essay
            MH  Music History Essay
            ET  Ear Training
                        TC  Tonal Counterpoint
                        KH  Keyboard Harmony
                        SR  Score Reading
                        KP  Keyboard Proficiency

Doctoral Oral Examinations  An oral preliminary exam administered to doctoral students after approximately 12 credits of coursework to assess strengths and weaknesses in music history, music theory and a specific area of study.

Proficiency Examinations  Particular doctoral programs call for selected music skill achievements.  Proficiency Exams are administered as a requirement for graduation as a demonstration of mastery of requisite skills.  Deficiencies identified from the Proficiency Exams are satisfied by the retaking of the Proficiency Exam following independent student work.

                        LR  Language Requirement

Recital  A public performance program of significant performance repertoire.  Students must first satisfactorily perform a recital jury as a prerequisite for a Recital.  Doctoral students may also be required to complete a Lecture Recital where a scholarly lecture is presented to complement a public performance program.  Prior to the public presentation, The Hartt Graduate Committee must approve a topic for a lecture recital.

Doctoral Comprehensive Examination  A written exam administered to doctoral students after course work has been completed. Doctoral Comprehensive Exams are comprised of three areas: music history, music theory, and the student’s specific area of study.

Thesis  A scholarly research investigation of an approved music topic presented as a written document.  Essays, Dissertations, and Music Compositions are three different forms of scholarly work completed at the doctoral level.  The Hartt Graduate Committee must first approve topics for essays and dissertations.