GRADUATE PROGRAM: University of Denver, MA in Musicology/Ethnomusicology
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The MA in Musicology program at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music offers students specializing in musicology and/or ethnomusicology the opportunity to explore historical, social, and analytical perspectives on global music cultures. Students take courses on a broad range of topics and, with the support of faculty mentorship, write a thesis that contributes to the field on a topic of their choosing.
Students in the program receive a scholarship and stipend in exchange for serving as graduate teaching assistants. These positions allow degree candidates to gain teaching experience in undergraduate survey courses. Our program’s small faculty-to-student ratio supports individualized mentoring for students who want to pursue doctoral study or other career paths.
The program welcomes students with diverse interests and musical experiences, including performer-scholars. We invite you to let your performance experience inform your scholarship and vice versa. The Musicology and Ethnomusicology department is home to the following ensembles:
• Bluegrass Ensemble
• Lamont Baroque Orchestra
• Lamont Consort of Viols
• North Indian Classical Ensemble
• The Spirituals Project Choir
• Steel Drum Ensemble
Faculty
M. Roger Holland: Sacred music of the African American experience, Black theology, choral music, composition, conducting. Director of the American Heritage Chorale and the Spirituals Project Choir.
Sarah Morelli: Music and dance practices of South Asia and South Asian American communities, Kathak dance, Hindustani music, embodiment, improvisation, gender, transmission. Director of the North Indian Classical Ensemble.
Jack Sheinbaum: 19th-century music, popular music, interactions between timbre and structure, music historiography.
Zoe Weiss: Early modern music, performance practice, history of music theory, the historical performance movement, music cognition, viola da gamba. Director of the Lamont Baroque Orchestra and Consort of Viols.
Aleysia K. Whitmore: Music and cultural policy, community music making, music and globalization, West Africa and Cuba. Director of Community Engagement for The Spirituals Project.
Affiliate Faculty
Ellwood Colahan
Chappell Kingsland
Jonathan Leathwood
Petra Meyer Frazier
Mitchell Ohriner
Kristin Taavola
Questions? Contact Department Chair Sarah Morelli at sarah.morelli -at- du.edu or Lamont Admissions at musicadmission -at- du.edu.
For more information: https://liberalarts.du.edu/lamont/academics/musicology-ethnomusicology
