The requirements of the M.A. and M.Phil. comprise several things:

(1) attendance at certain courses;
(2) submission of two written essays, a paper, or a thesis;
(3) written general examinations;
(4) written language examinations.

These, however, constitute only the minimum for achieving the aims set forth in the introduction to this booklet. You will limit yourself severely if you fulfill nothing but these basic requirement. Indeed, you should constantly be broadening your horizons by independent reading and inquiry, by exploring the scholarly discipline, and by widening and deepening your knowledge of music, using the resources cited above to their full.

The Department currently has three area committees in musicology--Ethnomusicology, Historical Musicology, and Music Theory. Each committee comprises faculty who teach courses in the area concerned, plus the Department Chairman and the Director of Graduate Studies (Musicology) ex officio.

2007-2008 Chairpersons

for Ethnomusicology; Prof. Aaron A. Fox
for Historical Musicology; Prof. Walter Frisch
for Music Theory; Prof. Ellie Hisama.

for Composition DMA students and applicants, the head of the Composition area is Prof. Tristan Murail

The Department encourages interdisciplinary work. Where a student's field of interest straddles two of its areas, a special advisor and committee will be appointed.