GUIDELINES FOR GRADUATE MUSIC PROGRAMS
GUIDELINES CONCERNING
THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS
AT THE UP COLLEGE OF MUSIC
(Revised version of a draft -- initially discussed at a graduate committee meeting on January 31, 2001 -- pending approval by the same committee at the UP College of Music) Approved by Grad Committee as of April 3, 2002.
The rules and policies below do not override the existing ones in the Graduate Bulletin of the University of the Philippines, Diliman. They provide specific details for the graduate programs at the College of Music.
I. Admission
A. Students are admitted to the masteral programs either in June or November. They are accepted on the basis of the following requirements/documents:
1) A Bachelor of Music degree, or its equivalent, from a fully accredited institution.
2) Two copies (original and photocopy) of the transcript of undergraduate records, including graduate courses taken, if any.
3) Two copies of the accomplished application form for admission (UPD-GPMu Form No. 1).
4) Two accomplished recommendation forms from two professors or specialists in the intended field of study (UPD-GPMu Form No.2).
5) A cumulative grade average of 2 (B) or better in the undergraduate work.
6) Graduate Placement Examination in Music Theory and Music Literature (see Appendix A for details).
7) Proof of English and/or Filipino proficiency for students whose native language is not English or Filipino. A score of 500 or better is required in the TOEFL.
8) Interview with the
graduate advisor of the intended major area to determine specific requirements
in the intended area (see Appendix B).
9) Satisfactory audition in front of the majority of the faculty members/council.
B. On the basis of the requirements mentioned above, the Chair of the Department, who is also the Graduate Advisor of the graduate program for that Department, shall decide whether to accept the applicant or not. The decision is put in writing and communicated to the Chair of the Graduate Committee.
C. Students who have been accepted by the graduate advisors must take the Graduate Placement Examination before they are allowed to enroll in the programs. For the schedule of this exam, see Section II below.
D. Results of the examinations must be reported to the Chair of the Graduate Committee before the registration period. Students shall be rated "pass," or "fail." Students who fail in any of the components of the examination shall be advised to re-enroll the relevant undergraduate courses. Students who get "low pass" shall be advised to review the deficient areas and retake the same areas in the subsequent placement examination, i.e., within a year.
E. After showing evidence of competency in a major area, passing the placement examination, and thus gaining regular admission, students are immediately assigned graduate advisors for their coursework. Students are strongly discouraged from "self- advising" themselves.
F. Regular graduate students requesting to shift major shall be granted their wish as long as they meet the major competency requirements of the receiving department. A form is available for this purpose.
G. In special cases when the entrance requirements are not met, students are accepted on a conditional basis and will only gain the status of regular students when they complete all entrance requirements.
II. The Graduate Music Examinations
The new guidelines proposed herewith will make the administration of the examinations transparent and a fair process.
A. Graduate Placement Examination (GPE)
1. This shall be held a week before each regular registration period.
2. Students shall be advised about the content of the GPE. This is contained in Appendix A.
3. No student will be admitted to an examination room without the endorsement of a graduate advisor (see Section above) and without proof of payment of the application fee.
4. The graduate advisor of the composition program shall be responsible for constructing and checking the music theory test; the music history listening test shall be assigned to the graduate advisor of the musicology program.
B. Comprehensive Examination (Compre)
1. Students are responsible for contacting the Chair of the Graduate Committee to indicate that they are ready for the comprehensive examinations.
2. Only those students (a) who have passed all course requirements, (b) with a grade point average of 2, and (c) with all the language requirements are allowed to take the comprehensive examinations.
3. This examination shall be held twice a year, during the final examination period of each semester.
4. The Chair of the Graduate Committee is responsible for soliciting the compre questions, returning them to the examiners for checking, and collecting the individual reports of the exam.
5. Except for the first day of exam when music analyses are given, pertinent rules for the major, minor, and elective courses are given below.
a. Major subjects: Students in the thesis programs shall answer four questions during the second day, unlike students registered in the performance or applied music and composition programs, who will be required to answer only two questions during the said day.
The following table defines the grouping of courses covered on the second part of the Compre:
i. Music Education
ii. Musicology
iii. Composition
iv. Voice/Conducting/Instruments
b. Minor: Questions for the minor need to be comprehensive.
c. Electives: The Chair of the Department (where the student is enrolled) shall determine which "elective" courses the student will take during the third day of the Compre.
6. Graduate examiners are given the prerogative to decide how their questions will be answered.
7. Results of the examination shall be reported within two weeks after the
date of the exam. Because examinations are fair and transparent academic exercises,
examiners are required to return the answers to the Chair of the Graduate
Committee, who will then file them confidentially.
8. Students have the right to make copies of their own answers and, given the consent of other fellow examinees in writing, have the right to take a look at each other's answers. Reports of examination are firm and impartial.
10. Section 4.8.4 of the General Rules for the Graduate Programs in UP Diliman clearly states how the comprehensive examination shall be rated.
11. Only students who pass the comprehensive examination completely will be given a letter certifying their masteral candidacy status. This letter is filed in the students' records jackets and copies are given to the university registrar.
(Guidelines for the Master's
Degree Programs)
4.6 Master's Thesis
4.6.1 Standard for Master's Thesis
The Master's thesis shall (1) embody an original, independent, significant, and scientific research or creative work; (2) show the student's capacity to make a critical evaluation of previous work done in his/her chosen research topic; and (3) demonstrate his/her ability to present research findings in a clear, systematic, and scholarly manner.
4.6.2 Thesis Adviser
After the student completes the prescribed academic requirements, he/she shall request the head of the unit for a thesis Adviser. The Dean/Director shall then appoint the Adviser who shall be chosen on the basis of his/her expertise in the student's research topic, upon recommendation of appropriate bodies. The Adviser shall come from the unit where the student is enrolled.
The Adviser shall be responsible for (1) advising the student in the preparation of the thesis proposal; (2) guiding and monitoring his/her thesis research; (3) submitting a yearly evaluation report to the Graduate Committee; and (4) endorsing his/her Master's thesis for oral defense.
4.6.3 Thesis Committee
A Thesis Committee, consisting of the Adviser, Co-Adviser, if any, and a Reader/Critic, shall be constituted upon completion of course work.
The Thesis Committee shall consist of full-time regular faculty members who are Master's Degree holders, except in meritorious cases. Professorial Lecturers, Professors Emeriti and experts from outside the College/unit/University may also serve as Co-Adviser, Reader, and panelists upon approval by the Dean/Director, through channels.
4.6.4 Function of Thesis Committee
The Thesis Committee shall (1) approve the thesis proposal; and (2) endorse the thesis proposal draft for oral defense.
4.6.5 Functions of Reader/Critic
The functions of the Reader are to (1) evaluate the thesis for defense; and (2) endorse the thesis to the Oral Defense Panel.
4.6.6 Change of Adviser/Reader
If the Adviser/Reader goes on leave for more than one semester, the Dean/Director shall appoint a new Adviser/Reader upon the recommendation of the appropriate bodies. A student who wishes to change an Adviser/Reader shall write the Dean, through channels.
An Adviser or a Reader/Critic may request to be relieved or his/her duties for justifiable reasons.
4.6.7 Number of Thesis Advisees
The number of advisees (inclusive of thesis and dissertation students) shall be left to the discretion of the College Graduate Faculty Council.
4.6.8 The Thesis Proposal
The student shall submit a written thesis proposal to the Thesis Adviser, Co-Adviser (if any) and Reader. Upon approval of the thesis proposal, the student may then carry out the thesis research. A certified copy of the approved proposal and a form endorsing the thesis proposal duly signed by the Thesis Committee shall be submitted to the Dean/Director, through channels.
4.7 Oral Defense of the Master's Thesis
4.7.1 Oral Defense Panel
After the student's completed draft has been approved by the Thesis Committee members, they shall endorse it for oral defense to the Dean/Director, through channels.
The Oral Defense Panel shall consist of at least three (3) to five (5) full-time faculty members who are Master's degree holders except in meritorious cases. They shall be appointed by the Dean/Director upon the recommendation of the appropriate bodies. A maximum of two (2) out of five (5) or one (1) out of three (3) members of the Master's Oral Defense Panel may come from an academic institution or qualified agency outside the College/unit or University……
III. The Language Requirement
A. Languages need to be other than those taken at the undergraduate level.
B. The Office of the University Registrar requires exactly 96 hours of language training from graduate students in music. Because this is equivalent to 2, 3-unit language courses at UP Diliman, students therefore need to fulfill this requirement by enrolling in the courses offered only at the College of Arts and Letters and not in any language centers outside of the university. For choice of language taken please consult graduate adviser.
IV. Rules Regarding the Writing of the Thesis and Graduate Recitals
A. Rules regarding the writing of the thesis and graduate recitals shall conform to the university guidelines. To avoid confusion, students in the Musicology and Music Education Programs are strongly suggested to read the guidelines carefully.
B. Because thesis and recital advisors are responsible for the personal and intellectual growth of their students, they are required to allot a portion of their consultation time, on a weekly basis, to students who are in the thesis writing stage.
C. Students in the Musicology Program whose theses have passed the defense are encouraged to disseminate their research at the Music Colloquia.
V. Additional Policies (for approval)
A. The counting of the
period of residence for a student transferring to another major shall start
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B. Because graduate courses in the College of Music are counted two credit
units each, a student fulfilling the extension of residence with music courses
shall be required to take two courses equivalent to 4 units, instead of three
for every two years.
APPENDIX A: CONTENTS OF GRADUATE PLACEMENT EXAM
Date: ____________
A. 9AM-12 NN: Fundamental musical skills and analysis:
a. Dictation ("melodic")
b. Sight singing
c. Analysis of a musical piece (visual)
d. Keyboard proficiency
B. 2-5 PM: Identification of music historical terms and styles
a. Identification of terms
b. Listening test
To identify historical musical styles, please review Grout and Palisca's History of Western Music 5th edition in its entirety, and listen to and analyze all the recordings in the Norton Anthology of Recorded Music.
Please do not use the
old editions of Grout and Palisca. Scores and sound recordings are available
in the Music Library.
APPENDIX B: REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO INTENDED MAJOR AREA
(Master's program) From any BM Program to…
1) Musicology (Dr. Jose Buenconsejo, graduate advisor)
9 units distributed as
follows:
1. ML 150 - Principles of Musicology
2. ML 151 - Readings in Ethnomusicology
3. ML 192 - Field Methods in Ethnomusicology
2) Music Education (Prof. Leticia Del Valle, graduate advisor)
A. For UP College of Music BM Music Education graduate
At least 3 years of full time teaching in any level, preferably including elementary and high school.
B. For UP College of Music with majors in instrument /composition /musicology, the following music education undergraduate courses and practice teaching are required:
ME 100 Intro to Music
Education, 3 units
110 Practice Teaching on Major Instrument, 3 units
120 Music Methods in the Elementary School, 3 units
125 Practice Teaching in the Elementary School, 3 units
130 Music Methods in the High School, 3 units
135 Practice Teaching in the High School, 3 units
140 Guitar & Rondalla Methods I, 3 units
141 Guitar & Rondalla Methods II, 3 units
142 Asian Instrument Methods, 3 units
143 Creative Music Procedures, 3 units
144 Voice Methods, 3 units
145 Orchestra / Band Instr. Method, 3 units
At least 3 years of full time teaching in any level, preferably including elementary and high school.
C. For transferees from other music schools with BM in Music Education
ML 105 Asian Music
ML 140 Philippine Music
At least 3 years of full time teaching in any level, preferably including
elementary and high school.
3) Conducting (Prof. Jai Aracama, graduate advisor)
1. Any recording (Video/Compact
disc/Casette tape, etc.) of conducting performance experience.
2. An actual 15 minute rehearsal of some members of a more mature choir.
3. Finished Keyboard MP 100 level or undergraduate piano minor requirements.
4. Finished Voice MP 100 level or undergraduate level voice minor requirements.
5. Requirement of conductorship/membership experience in a choir or ensemble
for at least one year.
6. A minimum grade average of 1.75 in all undergraduate conducting subjects
taken, a minimum grade average of 2.0 in all allied subjects (theory, piano/instrument,
voice, chorus/ensemble class) previously taken.
For further information about the graduate programs in music at the University of the Philippines at Diliman, please contact Music Research Department #920-5301 loc. 4376.
