| MASTER
OF ARTS IN MUSIC
 Prerequisites
Samples
of Works (for Composers, Ethnomusicologists, and
Music Historians)
Auditions
(for Performers)
Application
Application
Deadlines
Examinations
TOEFL
Prerequisites:
Admission to all M. A. programs requires
a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college.
In addition to the general requirements for admission
to graduate programs in Arts & Sciences of Hunter
College, applicants must have completed an undergraduate
concentration in music (with a minimum of 29 credits)
or the equivalent; these 29 credits must include:
(1) three semesters of music history, (2) four
semesters
of music theory, and (3) four semesters of musicianship
(sight singing, ear training, and keyboard studies).
Applicants must have at least elementary facility
at the keyboard and a reasonable mastery of an
instrument
(which may be a keyboard instrument) or voice.
They
must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0
in
music and 2.8 cumulative. In reviewing each application,
the entire transcript (including particular subjects
which display any special strength or weakness)
is
considered.
Students who have completed Bachelor's degrees with
majors in other subjects may register as non-matriculants
or second-degree
undergraduates at Hunter College in order to
take
the prerequisite undergraduate courses. It is not
necessary for these students to complete a second
Bachelor's degree, but only to take 29 official
credits
of music, which should include the classes listed
in the first paragraph.
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Submissions
of Samples of Work: Applicants who
wish to be Composition, Music History, or Ethnomusicology
students must present samples of their work in the
area in which they wish to concentrate. (Samples
of papers or compositions are not required
for prospective Performance students).
- Students who want to concentrate in Composition
should send a portfolio of samples of recently completed
works. (Send one copy along with the application
and one copy to the Graduate Adviser, c/o Music
Department-416HN, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue,
New York, NY, 10065.)
- Students who want to concentrate in Music
History or Ethnomusicology
should send one or two sample research papers on
a musical subject. (Send one copy along with the
application and one copy to the Graduate Adviser,
c/o Music Department-416HN, Hunter College, 695
Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065.)
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Auditions:
Applicants to the Performance
concentration must audition. Auditions are held
on two or three different dates each semester;
click here for audition dates. To register for
an audition, prospective students must (1) send in
an official application to the Admissions Office,
and then (2) fill out the
online audition registration form. Each
applicant will be contacted to confirm the audition
time and date; please note that an audition time and
date can be confirmed only after the official
application has been received by the Admissions Office.
Each audition is about 15 minutes long and held
in front of a panel consisting of two or three members
of the Music Department faculty. Auditions consist
of a program of three or four representative works
from different style periods; singers should prepare
at least one work in a language other than English.
Students auditioning to become Performance students
may prepare one piece in the jazz idiom, but they
should prepare at least three other pieces in classical
music idioms. (Hunter College does not have a concentration
in Jazz Performance.)
Students should present each of the jurors with
a list of the pieces (not copies of the music)
prepared for the audition, as well as the name and
affiliation (if any) of their current private teachers.
The panel will ask to hear portions of these pieces
and will interview each candidate briefly.
Students are required to provide their own accompanists.
Upon request, Geoffrey Burleson,
the Director of Performance Studies, will provide
names of students available
to accompany auditions. Students are expected to
dress formally (men: coat and tie; women: dress,
skirt and
blouse, or formal pants outfit).
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Application:
To apply to Hunter, prospective students
must complete and send in the official application
provided by the Admissions Office.
Applications can downloaded at:
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/prospectivestudents/graduate/GradAppPackage9-07.pdf.
The Admissions Office will require prospective students
to forward transcripts from their previous school(s),
provide a statement of purpose (that is, a brief essay—about
one page in length—describing the reasons for
pursuing graduate studies), and provide two letters
of recommendation. The final decision regarding
each application is made by the Admissions Department,
based largely on the recommendation of the Music Department.
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Application
Deadlines: It is important to complete
the application process in a timely fashion: Hunter
College does not consider late applications. Admission
deadlines are April 1 for Fall admission and
November 1 for Spring admission; deadlines for international
students and students who have earned any college
credits at non-U.S. institutions are approximately
two months earlier than these dates; see the
Admissions Department for details.
Examinations:
There are NO GRE exams required for prospective
M.A. students at Hunter College.
TOEFL:
Students whose native language is not English
and/or whose post-secondary education was in a country
where English in not the native language must take
a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and
receive a grade of 550.
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