M.Dance Degree Curriculum

The program requires 4 semesters totaling 46 credits:

Specialization in choreography/composition: 23 weekly hours plus 1 weekly unaccredited hour

Specialization in performance: 23 weekly hours plus 23 weekly hours plus 1 weekly unaccredited hour + 8 weekly hours of technique (unaccredited)

Courses

Composition I: Poetic Organization- From the Drive to Movement to the Dance:

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Requirements for Completion of M.Dance Degree

Specialization in Choreography/Composition:

1. Recital of 30-40 minutes duration. The work must include three dance ensembles: Solo, duet and a larger group. In addition, a theoretical paper (30 pages) relating to the work must be submitted.

2. Oral exam, given by panel of three, on the recital and the written paper.

3. Fulfillment of all program course requirements.

 

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Dance Studies Towards M.Dance Degree

The Master's Degree program in Dance, with a specialization in choreography/composition or performance, is designed to equip creators and performers with the tools that will enable them to find their own creative and interpretive language and an educated and sophisticated artistic perspective. The program aims to highlight and tighten the discourse between artistic endeavor and the theoretical sphere in dance.

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M. Mus in Jazz Performance

The Master's Degree track in Jazz Performance is for students with a B.Mus.  Degree who have attained a high performance level in playing and/or singing jazz, and who seek to bolster their academic knowledge as well as their ability to lead jazz ensembles, with an emphasis on original creativity.

Creativity and originality, central to artistic jazz, have characterized outstanding jazz musicians through the ages.

Our studies will cover the breadth and depth of unique jazz styles, laying the foundation for each student to develop his/her own original jazz language.

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