Gerald Klickstein, Joseph Pecoraro
Comprehensive performance experience
Intensive personalized instruction - Preparation for career success
This comprehensive two-year program provides extensive artistic and professional training in performance, music literature, guitar pedagogy, business skills and music research. The curriculum includes two solo recitals plus two years of chamber music. Master of Music students are encouraged to develop a repertoire of individual interest and are assisted in developing and implementing a career plan. The vibrant NCSA artistic community provides numerous opportunities for candidates to explore innovative ideas in programming and performance. Students receive assistance in booking off-campus performances and obtaining employment.
Other Program Features:
- Weekly 90-minute private lessons
- Two-hour guitar performance class
- One-year guitar pedagogy course
- One-year guitar literature course
Students also elect additional music literature courses from diverse offerings plus other courses address topics in music business, artistic development and music research. Internationally-renowned guest artists supplement the curriculum with on-campus performances, lectures and master classes.
New Curriculum
GUITAR
Year One Course Credits
MUS 600 Lessons
MUS 601 Masterclass
MUS 610 Recital
MUS 611 Large Ensemble
or
MUS 612 Chamber Ensemble
MUS 620 Guitar Pedagogy
MUS 645 Career Strategies: Portfolio
MUS 646, 647, 648, 649 Career Strategies
(a minimum of two courses are required):
Outreach, Entreprenuership, Auditions and Recording
MUS 691, 692 Library and Internet Research Lab
MUS 599 Intensive Arts Workshops
Year Two
MUS 600 Lessons
MUS 601 Masterclass
MUS 610 Recital
MUS 611 Large Ensemble
or
MUS 612 Chamber Ensemble
MUS 621, 622, 623 Guitar History and Literature
MUS 661, 662, 663 Research Topics in Analysis
or
MUS 681, 682, 683 Research Topics in Musicology
MUS 599 Intensive Arts Workshops
The repertoire listed below is an indication of the range and difficulty of works typically studied by a guitar student in the graduate program. It does not necessarily indicate required repertoire.
Renaissance Repertoire
Works by Bachelar, Capirola, Dalza, Dowland, Johnson, Milano, Mudarra, Narvaez
Baroque Repertoire
Works by J.S. Bach, Handel, D. Scarlatti, Weiss, other transcriptions as approved by the instructor
Classical/Romantic Repertoire
Works by Coste, Fossa, Giuliani, Mertz, Regondi, Sor
Latin/Spanish Repertoire
Works by Albeniz, Barrios, Falla, Granados, Lauro, Piazzolla, Ponce, Rodrigo, Torroba, Turnia, Villa-Lobos
Modern/Contemporary Repertoire
Works by Babbitt, Bassett, Bennett, Berkeley, Britten, Brouwer, Carter, Chavez, Henze, Martin, Maxwell-Davies, Petrassi, Smith-Brindle, Takemitsu, Tippett, Tower, Walton
Concerti
Works by Arnold, Brouwer, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Giuliani, Ponce, Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos, Vivaldi
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