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Application Materials and Deadlines
Financial Support and Benefits
FAQs
Online Graduate Application
Audition Guidelines, Form and Dates
All Fall 2008 applications must be submitted to the graduate school online.
To apply to a graduate program in the Department of Music follow these steps:
1. Click on the "Online Graduate Application" link above and follow the directions at that site.
2. Print, read, and save the Frequently Asked Questions from the "FAQs" link above.
3. Performance students need to go to the "Audition Guidelines, Form and Dates" link above. Print, complete and mail the audition form following directions on this link.
The deadline for receipt of applications for fall admission is 15 January 2008. .
Additional Information:
TO ALL APPLICANTS FOR GRADUATE DEGREE PRGRAMS IN MUSIC
For Fall 2008 Admission
You will automatically be considered for a teaching assistantship unless you specify on the application that you do not wish to be considered for one. Financial need is not the only criterion for the awarding of assistantships; special skills, knowledge and/or experience is also considered. You should explain your situation on page 4 of the application form if you feel that financial need is especially urgent, or if you wish to bring to our attention prior teaching experience or special skills/knowlege. The Department offers MA and PhD degrees in Composition, the History and Theory of music, and Ethnomusicology, and MM and DMA degrees in performance. Please be sure to indicate your intended field of study on the application form. Students in performance should specify their instrument/voice, and students in choral conducting should specify choral conducting.
Any supporting documents should be mailed directly to the Department of Music (see address below) and should arrive in the Department by 15 January 2008.
In addition to the above material, the Department must have certain other supplementary material. The nature of this material varies according to the degree program for which you apply.
SUPPORTING MATERIAL
| Composition | Scores and, where possible, recordings of recent works. Applicants for the PhD program must include recordings as well as scores. Please limit your scores and recordings to 2-3 that exemplify your best work. |
| Music in Historical, Theoretical, and Cultural Perspective | 2-3 original essays in music research, analysis or criticism. In addition to these, you may send papers on other subjects if you think that they support some aspect of your application for admission. Please limit your essays to those that exemplify your best work |
| Performance | An Audition is required. See “Audition Instructions” enclosed. |
 | DMA: Submit two original essays in music research, analysis, or criticism that demonstrate your ability to carry out scholarly work in music. The papers, typically generated in prior course work, should be at least ten pages in length and demonstrate knowledge of proper bibliographic citation practices. |
N.B. If all application materials can not be sent together, you may send in recommendations, transcripts, and GRE and TOEFL scores in a separate mailing. Make sure to put your name clearly on all materials. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Send all Supporting Material (including Transcripts, GRE and TOEFL scores, papers, etc) to:
- Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Music
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York 11794-5475
Financial Support and Benefits
There are no special forms to fill out for financial support. Everyone who applies is automatically considered for financial assistance from the music department, usually in the form of a Graduate Assistantship and/or Tuition Waiver. Although the music department is not able to offer support to every graduate student, most students receive full tuition scholarships, and many also hold graduate assistantships.
Prospective graduate students can also find useful information about Stony Brook on the University's home page. The first page of this site directs the reader to information about the Stony Brook area, campus events, and libraries and research programs. It also links to a list of Web sites for every department and program on campus.
Please also see the Graduate School website which has updated information about the application process: http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/prospective/applying/index.shtml
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Everyone who applies is automatically considered for financial assistance from the Music Department, usually in the form of a Teaching Assistantship/Tuition Waiver. There are no special forms to fill out for Departmental support.
GRE EXAM
It is required that you take the GRE general aptitude tests if you are applying to an MA or PhD program. It is NOT required for students applying to an MM or DMA program in performance. For those taking the exam, it is not necessary for you to take the Advanced Music portion of the exam. Departmental GRE Codes: 2302 Music history, musicology, music theory; 2404 Music performance
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND TRANSCRIPTS
Typically, letters of recommendation should be submitted online. Official transcripts should be forwarded to the Department of Music. You do not have to wait until you have every item assembled in order to submit an application online As soon as the application and the application fee is received a file will be started for you. Other items can be added as they arrive. Remember: Three letters of recommendation and two official transcripts from each undergraduate/graduate institution that you have attended are required.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The application deadline is JANUARY 15, 2008.
TOEFL EXAM
Foreign students MUST take the TOEFL examination. A score of 213 computer based or 550 paper based is required to be considered for admission. Scores cannot be more than two years old. Original TOEFL scores (not copies) must be sent to the Department.
AUDITIONS
An Audition Schedule and an Audition Form are included on the audition link. If you have any specific questions about your audition (repertoire, etc.), please contact your prospective teacher. Check the audition dates carefully. If you have any question about the audition dates, contact the Music Department. You MUST return the Audition Form.
RECEIPTS
Your cancelled check is your receipt. No acknowledgements are mailed out when applications are received.
DMA APPLICANTS
All DMA applicants are required to submit two original essays in music research, analysis, or criticism that demonstrate your ability to carry out scholarly work in music. The papers, typically generated in prior course work, should be at least ten pages in length and demonstrate knowledge of proper bibliographic citation practices.
| for more information, please contact: Judith Lochhead, Graduate Program Director Music_Grad@notes.cc.sunysb.edu |