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The Master of Music degree at LSU is offered in the following areas: composition; conducting; music education; musicology, performance and piano pedagogy.
A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate credit (33 for the MM in Music Theory) is required to complete the degree. Up to six hours of graduate credit may be transferred from another institution if such credit satisfies required or elective courses at LSU and is approved by the Area Coordinator of the course area. The master's degree must be completed within five years.
DOWNLOAD CURRICULUM GUIDE & HANDBOOKS
Information and curriculum guides are available for download below. All files require the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.
- Master of Music Curriculum Guides (PDF)
- Graduate Handbook 2003-2004 (PDF)
- Graduate Handbook 2004-2005 (PDF)
- Graduate Handbook 2005-2006 (PDF)
- Graduate Handbook 2005-2006 (PDF)
- Graduate Handbook 2006-2007 (PDF)
- Graduate Handbook 2007-2008 (PDF)
- Graduate Handbook 2008-2009 (PDF)
- Graduate Handbook 2009-2010 (PDF)
This curriculum guide is currently under revision. The right is reserved to make corrections or additions.
Admission to this degree program is by audition only. Requirements and procedures vary from area to area; you are encouraged to check with the Director of Graduate Studies for the specific requirements of your instrument or voice type. Taped auditions are possible; however a live audition is preferable.
Use our on-line request form to have printed material regarding undergraduate and graduate admissions, financial aid and degree requirements mailed to you.
You may also write for this material at the following address:
Lynea Hambrice
Coordinator of Student Services
LSU School of Music
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2504
Fax: 225/578-2562
