Entrance Requirements: Bachelors of Arts, Bachelors of Fine Arts, or equivalent degree from a recognized university or conservatory. Evidence of musical knowledge equivalent to that of an undergraduate music major at Tulane. Application Procedure: Apply to the School of Liberal Arts - Graduate Programs Division tel: 504-865-5100 www.liberalarts.tulane.edu/applying.cfm Submit the on-line application Submit the on-line letters of recommendation Take the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) in general areas, not in music Submit musical documentation to the Music Department, Dixon Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118-5683. Composers must submit a portfolio of original compositions to Professor Barbara Jazwinski, Head of the Composition Program. Performers on an instrument must submit a video tape demonstrating their proficiency in the respective performance area: works chosen from a variety of times and places. Music historians submit a short paper demonstrating their ability to write on and research musical topics. Applicants will be notified if further auditions are necessary. Degree Requirements: Composition Candidates for the M.A. degree in composition must complete at least 24 semester hours of course work (including MUSC 701, 702, 704) and must present a recital of original works including a major, extended work (consult with Head of Composition for details). Musicology Candidates for the M.A. degree in musicology must complete at least 24 semester hours of course work (including MUSC 703), pass a reading knowledge examination in one modern foreign language (normally French or German) by the end of the first semester, write an acceptable thesis, and defend this thesis in an oral examination. Candidates for the M.A. degree in musicology with a specialization in New Orleans music must take MUSC 630, 631, 634, 706, and 793 in addition to 703 and the other musicology requirements. Performance Candidates for the M.F.A. degree in performance must take 30 hours of course work, with 18 hours in music literature, theory, history, performance, or other appropriate areas and 12 semester hours of lessons in voice or in the specialized instrument. In place of a thesis the candidate must perform a full-length recital of 90 minutes. Candidates for the M.F.A. degree in Musical Theater must take 30 hours of course work and must either perform a recital or choreograph or direct a major musical theater production. Financial Assistance: The Music Department has a limited number of full-tuition waivers which are offered on a merit basis. A full tuition waiver requires that the student be enrolled in a minimum of three courses per semester; a half tuition scholarship requires that the student be enrolled in two courses per semester. The Music Department also offers a limited number of teaching opportunities either in the classroom or in private lessons under the supervision of a major professor. Second-year graduate students have the opportunity to serve as residence hall counselors. If interested, the student should contact the Office of Student Housing during their first semester of graduate study. Opportunities for non-academic employment on campus or in the New Orleans area exist. Consult the Office of Student Employment and the Chair of the Music Department.