At Emory, we offer programs of study leading to the award of the Master of Music (MM) and Master of Sacred Music (MSM) degrees. In these programs, students concentrate in either choral conducting or organ performance. For information about these programs beyond that provided below, please contact Dr. Eric Nelson, director of graduate studies and choral studies, or Dr. Timothy Albrecht, professor of organ. Information about our course offerings can be found on the Course Offerings page.

Master of Music (MM)

Master of Music in Choral Conducting (44 hours)

Required Courses (38 hours):

MUS 500 MUS 500 MUS 500	Ensemble Ensemble Ensemble	1 hour 1 hour 1 hour
MUS 520X MUS 520S MUS 520T MUS 520U MUS 600	Applied Lessons-not Choral Cond Choral Conducting I Choral Conducting II Choral Conducting III Recital	2 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours
MUS 501 MUS 505 MUS 511 MUS 512 MUS 572R MUS 549 MUS 540 MUS 541	Intro to Graduate Study Analytic Techniques Choral Literature I Choral Literature II Special Topics in Choral Literature Choral Methods one of either: Diction or Vocal Pedagogy	3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 2 hours 2 hours

Elective Courses (6 hours):

Select from: Counterpoint, Diction, Hymnody, Orchestral Conducting, Orchestration, Public Worship, Vocal Pedagogy, Music of the Baroque, Music of the Classical Period, Nineteenth-Century Music, Twentieth-Century Music, Special Topics, Directed Readings, Sacred Music Colloquy, Applied (only 2 hours allowed in addition to that already required), Candler courses, or other courses to be arranged with the Director of Graduate Studies before registration.

Master of Music in Organ Performance (44 hours)

Required Courses (34 hours):

MUS 500 MUS 500 MUS 500	Ensemble Ensemble Ensemble	1 hour 1 hour 1 hour
MUS 520J MUS 520S MUS 520T MUS 600	Applied Organ Applied Organ Applied Organ Recital	3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours
MUS 501 MUS 505 MUS 516 MUS 528 MUS 536 or MUS 538	Intro to Graduate Study Analytic Techniques Improvisation and Service Playing Organ Literature one of either: Organ Construction and Design or Bach's Organ Works	3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours or 3 hours
MUS 571R or MUS 511 or MUS 512	one of either: Special Topics in Choral Literature or Choral Literature I or Choral Literature II	3 hours

Elective Courses (10 hours):

Select from: Bach's Organ Works, Organ Construction and Design, Orchestral Conducting, Hymnody, Public Worship, Counterpoint, Orchestration, Music of the Baroque, Music of the Classical Period, Nineteenth-Century Music, Twentieth-Century Music, Special Topics, Directed Readings, Sacred Music Colloquy, Applied (including Choral Conducting; only 2 hours allowed in addition to that already required), Candler courses, or other courses to be arranged with the Director of Graduate Studies before registration.

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Master of Sacred Music (MSM)

Master of Sacred Music with Choral Conducting Emphasis (48 hours)

Required Courses (41 hours):

MUS 500 MUS 500 MUS 500	Ensemble Ensemble Ensemble	1 hour 1 hour 1 hour
MUS 520S MUS 520T MUS 520U MUS 600	Choral Conducting I Choral Conducting II Choral Conducting III Recital	3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours
MUS 501 MUS 505 MUS 511 MUS 512	Intro to Graduate Study Analytic Techniques Choral Literature I Choral Literature II	3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours
MUS 540 or MUS 541 or MUS 520X MUS 549 CM 610 W 501 MUS 590A MUS 590B	one of either: Diction or Vocal Pedagogy or Applied Music (Lessons) Choral Methods Congregational Song Public Worship Sacred Music Colloquy I Sacred Music Colloquy II	2 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 1 hour 1 hour

Elective Courses (7 hours; at least one from Candler or Church Music, and at least one from Music):

Select from: Diction, Vocal Pedagogy, Orchestral Conducting, Orchestration, Music of the Baroque, Music of the Classical Period, Nineteenth-Century Music, Twentieth-Century Music, Special Topics, Directed Readings, Sacred Music Colloquy, Applied (only 2 hours allowed in addition to that already required), Candler courses, or other courses to be arranged with the Director of Graduate Studies before registration.

 

Master of Sacred Music with Organ Performance Emphasis (48 hours)

Required Courses (39 hours):

MUS 500 MUS 500 MUS 500	Ensemble Ensemble Ensemble	1 hour 1 hour 1 hour
MUS 520 MUS 520 MUS 520	Applied Organ Applied Organ Applied Organ	3 hours 3 hours 3 hours
MUS 501 MUS 505 MUS 516 MUS 528 MUS 536 or MUS 538	Intro to Graduate Study Analytic Techniques Improv and Service Playing Organ Literature one of either: Organ Construction and Design Bach's Organ Works	3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours
CM 610 W 501 MUS 590A MUS 590B	Congregational Song Public Worship Sacred Music Colloquy I Sacred Music Colloquy II	3 hours 3 hours 1 hour 1 hour

Elective Courses (9 hours; at least one from Candler or Church Music, and at least one from Music):

Select from: Bach’s Organ Works, Organ Construction and Design, Orchestral Conducting, Orchestration, Choral Literature, Music of the Baroque, Music of the Classical Period, Nineteenth-Century Music, Twentieth-Century Music, Special Topics, Children’s Liturgical Year, Directed Readings, Sacred Music Colloquy, Applied (only 2 hours allowed in addition to that already required), Candler courses, or other courses to be arranged with the Director of Graduate Studies before registration.