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  • Rodrigo Martinez Torres' New Music Festival performance.

    Rodrigo Martinez Torres' New Music Festival performance.

  • Charles Peoples III performing in their 1st Year Showcase.

    Charles Peoples III performing in their 1st Year Showcase.

  • NYC Trip '23

    Some of the Sonic Practice cohort + alumni on their annual fall trip to New York City.

  • Sonic Practice '23 Downtown Hanover

    Some of the Sonic Practice ‘23 cohort, including Prof. Cesar Alvarez; spending time in downtown Hanover.

Application Requirements

Candidates for admission to the M.F.A. in Sonic Practice typically have:

1. A bachelor's degree in a field relevant to their creative and/or scholarly practice.

2. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in some area of sonic arts, including (for example) composition, sound art, music theater, instrumental performance, songwriting, improvisation, spatial audio, sound installation and/or electronic music.

 

The Graduate Record Examination is not required for application to the program.

 

Regardless of a student's area of specialization within the program, the requirements for completion of the Master of Fine Arts Degree in Sonic Practice include:

1. A minimum of eleven terms fully enrolled. Fall, Winter, and Spring terms must be in residence on campus; summer term is geographically flexible. 

2. Enrollment in the Graduate Seminars (MUS 101-109), given each term (excluding summer), for a total of 9 graduate seminars. 

3. A number of electives in different disciplines (as well as music), including, but not limited to engineering, visual art, computer science, theater, and creative writing. The electives and the specific courses will depend on the student's background and area of specialization within the program. 

4. Directed research (thesis courses). Two courses (MUS 138) taken under the supervision of a member of the music faculty and/or joint supervision with a member of another cooperating department.

5. Enrollment in Contemporary Music Lab (MUS 50.21-23) during each term (excluding the summer term).

6. Completion of one graduate ethics module (MUS 700) taught by a music faculty.

7. Enrollment in 2 courses per term in addition to Graduate Seminar and Contemporary Music Lab. (These can be Directed Research or Undergraduate Courses). 

8. A thesis approved by the student's graduate committee demonstrating mastery of the materials in the student's area of concentration within the program.