GRADUATE PROGRAM: Music Studies at Temple University

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GRADUATE PROGRAMS in Music Studies at Temple University

The faculty of Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University invites applicants to the MM and PhD programs in music theory, musicology, and music studies. The priority deadline is December 1, 2022.

Our full-time faculty include:

David Cannata (musicology), 19th-century music, Russian music, music & contemplation

Stephanie Doktor (music theory), jazz, sounds of inequality, racial capitalism

Shana Goldin-Perschbacher (musicology, ethnomusicology), popular and folk music, identity, genre, ethnography

Michael Klein (music theory), musical meaning, psychoanalysis, Chopin, the soundtrack

Edward Latham (music theory), tonal theory, opera/musical theater, ludomusicology

Noriko Manabe (music theory, ethnomusicology), popular music, social movements, intertextuality, linguistics, Japan/East Asia

Adam Vidiksis (music technology), EA virtuosity & improvisation, generative music

Steven Zohn (musicology), 18th-century music, historical performance, sociability

Students may also take courses in other departments such as dance, media, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines. Students are eligible for fellowships and teaching assistantships, with ample opportunities to teach.

The department sponsors a student-run conference (THEMUS), a departmental colloquium, and several ensembles. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, PA, a historically important center of classical, jazz, and popular music and the home of a bustling independent music scene.

More information about the programs can be found at:

MM Music History: https://www.temple.edu/academics/degree-programs/music-history-mm-bc-mhis-mmus

MM Music Theory: https://www.temple.edu/academics/degree-programs/music-theory-mm-bc-mthr-mmus

PhD programs: https://www.temple.edu/academics/degree-programs/music-phd-bc-musc-phd

A checklist for applicants can be found here: https://boyer.temple.edu/admissions/application-checklists