Music
College of Arts and Humanities
Music 3
2411 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7756
Fax: (808) 956-9657
Web: www2.hawaii.edu/~uhmusic
Faculty
*L. Wright, PhD (Chair)--musicology
*T. Bingham, MA--music education
*E. D. Bomberger, PhD--musicology
T. Carney, DMA--choral music
*P. Coraggio, MS--piano performance
*D. E. Hall, PhD--musicology
*A. Johansson, MM--voice performance
*E. T. Kudo, DMA--composition
*B. W. Lee, PhD--ethnomusicology
*B. P. McLain, PhD--music education
*H. Miyamura, MA--woodwind performance
*J. Moulin, PhD--ethnomusicology
*J. Mount, MM--voice performance
*G. Okamura, MA--music education
*L. Paxton, MM--voice performance
*E. Shipwright, EdD--piano performance
*H. Susilo, MA--ethnomusicology
*R. D. Trimillos, PhD--ethnomusicology
*D. Womack, DMA--composition
*B. Yasui, DMA--composition
*Graduate Faculty
Degrees Offered: BA in music, BEd in elementary
education (music), BEd in secondary education (music), BMus, MA in
music, MMus, PhD in music
The Academic Program
The music (MUS) department offers the Bachelor of Arts
in music, bachelor of music, master of arts in music, master of music,
and doctor of philosophy in music. In conjunction with the College of
Education, the department offers the bachelor of education in elementary
education (music) and the bachelor of education in secondary education
(music). Information about each of these programs may be found in the Music
Department Graduate Booklet or Music Department Undergraduate
Bulletin, available in the department office.
The department is housed in a complex of buildings,
including studios, practice and rehearsal facilities, and the Mae Zenke
Orvis Auditorium, noted for its fine acoustics. In addition to many
offerings in Western classical, vocal, and instrumental music, the
department specializes in non-Western music, notably the musics of Asia
and the Pacific.
Accreditation
The bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD programs are
fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
Advising
Students interested in majoring in music, minoring in
music, or participating in various ensembles may obtain information at
the department office and arrange to see a music adviser.
Undergraduate Study
Bachelor degree concentrations include performance and
composition, music education, and general music studies.
For specific course requirements, see the Music
Department Undergraduate Bulletin, available from the department
office. All prospective majors and new and transfer students should
consult the undergraduate chair when making plans to enter the
University.
BA Degree
Requirements
Major requirements include approximately 41 credit
hours in various music courses. Bachelor of Arts majors may select an
emphasis from among general music, theory, Hawaiian music, musical
theater, and musicology.
BMus Degree
Requirements
BMus candidates must complete approximately 80 credit
hours and major in composition or performance (guitar, piano, voice, and
selected orchestral instruments).
BEd Degree
Prospective music education majors should see the
chair of the music education committee in the Department of Music for
information and requirements. This degree program is offered in
elementary and secondary education in conjunction with the College of
Education.
Minor
Requirements
Students can pursue an interest in music while
continuing their chosen major. The minor program requires a minimum of
15 credit hours in three of four areas in music: theory, performance,
ethnomusicology, and history. For further information, contact the music
department office.
Graduate Study
Master’s Degree
The department offers programs leading to the MA in
music with concentrations in ethnomusicology, music education,
musicology, and theory and to the MMus with concentrations in
composition and performance (voice, piano, and selected instruments).
Admission Requirements
Applicants for admission to the master’s degree
program must have an undergraduate degree with a major in music or a
bachelor’s degree and evidence of an equivalent musical background;
three letters of recommendation; and, for non-native speakers of
English, a TOEFL score of 500 minimum for performance or 540 for other
concentrations. Two copies of all transcripts should be sent with the
application. In the following concentrations, these additional
requirements must be met:
1. Ethnomusicology--Background in cultural anthropology is desirable
and, depending on the thesis research, may be required.
2. Music Education--Minimum of one year of full-time music teaching
experience in a public or private school.
3. Composition--Three original scores representative of various forms
and media.
4. Performance--An audition of works representative of various musical
styles. An applicant not residing in Hawai‘i must submit an unedited
tape recording comparable in scope and length to an in-person audition
and, if admitted, will audition before the department admissions faculty
before registering for the first semester of residency to ascertain
appropriate placement in the curriculum sequence. A recent University of
Hawai‘i at Manoa graduate may be admitted without a hearing if the
BMus senior recital is considered to be of high enough quality by the
majority of the department admissions faculty.
5. Musicology--Sample of academic writing proficiency (a 10-page term
paper in English from an upper division music history course is
preferred).
6. Theory--Sample of academic writing proficiency (e.g.,undergraduate
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