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NEC Academic Catalog: 2024-2025
Contemporary Musical Arts
Degree Requirements
Studio (4 credits per semester)
CMA 500
Studio Contemporary Musical Arts (Graduate)
4
Total Credit Hours:
16
Contemporary Musical Arts Ensemble
CMA ENS
Contemporary Musical Arts Ensemble
1
Total Credit Hours:
4
4 semesters required.
Contemporary Musical Arts
CMA 521
Third Stream Methodology I
2
CMA 522
Third Stream Methodology II
2
CMA 523
Third Stream Methodology III
2
CMA 524
Third Stream Methodology IV
2
Total Credit Hours:
8
Musicology
MHST 5xx
Any MHST course with a 500-level course number
2
Or
MHST 6xx
Any MHST course with a 600-level course number
2
Total Credit Hours:
2
Music Theory
THYG xxx
Any credit-bearing course with a THYG prefix
2
Total Credit Hours:
2
Electives
Total Credit Hours:
8
Recital
CMA 699
Master of Music Recital
2
Total Credit Hours:
2
Total Credit Hours: 42
Additional Requirements
Graduate Ear Training (
CMA 057
or
JS 509
) may be required based on results of the departmental aural exam given during Orientation; passing the exam or the course is prerequisite to the second year of
study
Promotional at the end of the first year (CMA 595); students submit a recording of two pieces and a paper outlining the year’s progress and plans for the
future
Participation in Contemporary Musical Arts Workshop (CMA WKSHP) is required during all semesters as the student fulfills their full-time residency
requirement