Music History

 

Faculty   (click on links for bio/contact info)

Coordinator: Erinn Knyt, eknyt@music.umass.edu, (413) 545-1247
Prof. Knyt is on sabbatical for Fall 2018; Prof. & Chair Roberta M. Marvin will be coordinator during that time.

Robert Eisenstein

Lance Lehmberg

Roberta M. Marvin (Chair of the Department)

Olabode Omojola (Five College ethnomusicology professor)

Emiliano Ricciardi

Marianna Ritchey

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Undergraduate Music History

BMus, Music History: Focuses on the study of the historical, stylistic, and cultural development of music; foreign language study and a senior thesis are required.  Prepares students for graduate work in Musicology or a possible career in arts management, librarianship, or music journalism.

Undergraduate Admissions Requirements: In addition to successfully auditioning for a applied lesson studio, undergraduate applicants for Music History are asked to submit one or two samples of academic writing (5+ pages each) on a musical topic.

Links to detailed course subplans (pdf format) in Music History:
Wind/Brass/Percussion
Strings
Voice
Keyboard

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Graduate Music History

MM, Music History: Focuses on the study of the historical, stylistic, and cultural development of music at an advanced level; a master's thesis is required. Prepares students for PhD programs in Musicology, for teaching and research in music history, or a possible career in arts management, librarianship, or music journalism.

Course subplan/Degree checklist: M.M. in Music History  (pdf file)

Graduate Music Student Handbook (pdf)

For more information, see the Graduate Music Programs page