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The masteral degree programs in music at the University of the Philippines are composed of areas that students enroll to advance their skill and knowledge of musical performance, music education, musicological research, and creative music work. Most of the programs are pioneering in the Philippines, the strength of which in general is founded on Philippine and Asian musics. For this reason, the programs have a special connection to Philippine Studies. The graduate programs in music are offshoots to the dedicated activities of academically-minded musical artists and scholars who have been at the forefront in the development of musical studies in the country.
Upon entering the music graduate programs, holders of Bachelor of Music degrees decide on a major in performance (classical piano, voice, choral conducting, string and wind instrument), music education, musicology, and in composition. Later on, they study a minor area that complements their major field and a set of electives offered in or outside the College of Music that further enhances, diversifies, and broadens both. The core of the program, however, is the music analysis and the music research method courses that equip them with technical tools to perform intelligently, write their musicological and music education theses, and compose with a solid theoretical framework and idea. In addition, students take up language courses that they can use in their careers as performers, researchers, and as composers.
Members of the faculty of the graduate programs in music are recognized leaders in their own fields of specialization in the Philippines and abroad. They have been active in their careers as renowned international concert artists, scholars, pedagogues, and as composers. Their substantial works and linkages with fellow practitioners in Asian countries have attracted students from thos places to enroll in the programs.
Students and alumni of our programs presently teach music in colleges in Metro Manila such as the University of Santo Tomas, Miriam College, St. Paul's College, Sta. Isabel, University of Asia and the Pacific, and in many universities in the Philippines, Asia, and Europe. Furthermore, many of our graduates have received grants and doctoral fellowships in universities in the USA and Australia.
For further information about the graduate programs in music at the University of the Philippines at Diliman, please contact:
Dr. Jose Buenconsejo Coordinator, Graduate Committee College of Music University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Telephone: (632) 929-6963
