TRANSFER STUDENT INFORMATION
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The Moores School of Music is committed to making transfer as easy as possible. In addition to meeting all requirements for admission to the University of Houston, transfer students, applying as music majors, must pass an audition on their principal instrument or voice and must have a 2.5 minimum grade point average in all music courses attempted. We adhere to the provisions of the state-mandated Field of Study Curriculum for Music, and a link to that document is provided below. For additional information, we have also included a number of topics and links below providing useful information for the transfer student. If there are additional questions, the undergraduate advisor can be contacted at 713-743-3172 or the admissions and scholarship coordinator at 713-743-5934.
 Field of Study Curriculum for Music
Graduate students wishing to transfer to the Moores School of Music should contact the graduate advisor at 713.743.3314 for information. |
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APPLICATIONS |
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All prospective students must fill out two separate applications, one for the Moores School of Music and the other for the University of Houston (links below). The University requires an application fee of $50.00 for domestic students and $75.00 for international students; the School of Music has no application fee. Applicants need to be aware of deadlines as it is very difficult to process late applications.
Occasional confusion arises when students assume that notification of acceptance into the University means they are accepted into the School of Music. Unfortunately, students can meet University standards and not be accepted into the School of Music. Similar confusion can occur when students are notified that they have passed their audition and believe that means they are automatically accepted into the University. Passing the MSM audition does not insure that students have met the academic standards of the University and, if the University denies students acceptance, the School of Music cannot accept them.
To apply to the Moores School of Music, please download this .pdf file, fill in your information, and send it (with all requested documents) to the address listed on the form.
Deadlines for applications and supporting materials: |
For Spring 2008 entrance: |
October 19, 2007 |
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For Summer or Fall 2008 entrance: |
January 25, 2008 (if auditioning on February 9 — see the audition dates below) |
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February 15, 2008 (if auditioning on March 1 or 2 — see the audition dates below) |
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Important: all students must also apply for separate admission to the University of Houston (in addition to applying to the Moores School of Music). Use these links to find the appropriate information:
University of Houston admission applications for undergraduates
University of Houston Office of Admissions |
Additional information for the international transfer student can be found at the following links: http://www.uh.edu/enroll/admis/INTER_ADMIN/transfer.htm
http://www.uh.edu/enroll/admis/OIA/pdffiles.htm |
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| AUDITIONS |
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Audition dates: |
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For Spring 2008 entrance: |
November 3, 2007 (all areas) |
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[auditions on video/DVD must be received by October 31, 2007, and will not be viewed unless all supporting application materials have been received.] |
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For Summer or Fall 2008 entrance: |
February 9, 2008 (all areas) |
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March 1, 2008 (all areas) |
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March 2, 2008 (all areas) |
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[auditions on video/DVD must be received by February 27, 2008, and will not be viewed unless all supporting application materials have been received.] |
The entrance audition is also used as the audition for scholarship for an incoming student. The audition is a student's opportunity to demonstrate technical proficiency, musicality, and professionalism. He/she should come with the requested literature prepared, be able to announce the titles correctly, know the composers and dress appropriately. Below is the link to the audition requirements for each area; contact information for area coordinators is included.
http://www.music.uh.edu/prospective/audition_requirements_undergrad.pdf |
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| THEORY & AURAL SKILLS |
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Transfer students will be able to transfer four semesters of theory and four semesters of aural skills when grades of C or better have been earned at other Texas colleges or universities. Students do not have to have completed four semesters of theory (or aural skills) in order to transfer credits. We substitute for our own courses any number of lower division theory and aural skills courses as long as a grade of C or better was earned.
Our theory curriculum has recently been redesigned (see courses and descriptions below). One new feature is the series of proficiency exams applicable to all students.
Moores School of Music theory courses are sequential and outlined below. Our program requires that a student who earns a grade below C- in any theory course must repeat that course until a grade of C- or better is earned. In addition, all students must pass any requisite proficiency exams within the specified time frame (see Proficiency Exams below). Because the content of aural skills and group piano are linked to that of the theory courses, a student required to repeat a theory course cannot advance to the next level of aural skills or group piano until the theory deficiency is satisfied.
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MUSI 1310: Theory I. 3 cr. Prerequisite: passing grade on Theory Entrance Exam. Review of musical rudiments; harmony and voice-leading through submediant and mediant chords; figured bass; cadences and phrase structure; basic analysis; elementary composition.
MUSI 1311: Theory II. 3 cr. Prerequisite: MUSI 1310. Harmony and voice-leading through modal mixture, secondary dominants and modulation; periodic structures; further analysis and composition.
MUSI 2210: Theory III. 2 cr. Prerequisite: MATH 1310; MUSI 1311 and passing grade on Theory Proficiency Exam II. Harmony and voice-leading through linear chords, the Neapolitan and augmented sixths, advanced modulation, ninth chords; binary form; more advanced modulation and composition.
MUSI 2214: Techniques of Music since 1900. 2 cr. Prerequisite: MATH 1310; MUSI 2210 and passing grade on Theory Proficiency Exam III. Study of compositional practices of the twentieth century and later, through analysis and composition exercises.
MUSI 3215: Introduction to Large Forms. 2 cr. Prerequisite: MUSI 2214 and passing grade on Theory Proficiency Exam IV and Aural Skills Proficiency Exam IV. Introduction to the study of larger musical forms of the eighteenth through twentieth centuries; introduction to the analysis of contrapuntal textures.
MUSI 3216: Analysis. 2 cr. Prerequisite: MUSI 2214. Analysis of selected musical literature. |
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| AURAL-SKILLS COURSES: |
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MUSI 1170: Aural Skills I. 1 cr. Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in MUSI 1310. introduction to solfege, melodic and harmonic dictation. Aural skills exercises in diatonic materials, simple meters.
MUSI 1171: Aural Skills II. 1 cr. Prerequisite: MUSI1170 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MUSI 1311. Continuation of MUSI 1170, through modal mixture and diatonic sevenths; compound meters; decorative chromaticism; alto clef.
MUSI 2170: Aural Skills III. 1 cr. Prerequisite: MUSI 1171 and passing grade on Aural Skills Proficiency Exam II: credit for or concurrent enrollment in MUSI 2210. Tenor clef; secondary dominants; elementary modulation; more advanced rhythmic problems, including borrowed divisions.
MUSI 2171: Aural Skills IV. 1 cr. Prerequisite: MUSI 2170; credit for or concurrent enrollment in MUSI 2211. Advanced chromaticism; remote modulation; quintuple meters; introduction to twentieth-century materials, including modes and multimeter.
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| PROFICIENCY EXAMS |
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Transfer students, as well as our native students, must pass the theory and aural skills proficiency exams prerequisite to Theory III (if transferring after two semesters of theory), to Techniques in Music since 1900 (if transferring after three semesters of theory) and to Introduction to Large Forms (after four semesters of theory). Note that the proficiency exam results are valid through the next offering of the course for which they are prerequisite. If a student fails to enroll in that course the next time it is offered, the student must re-take the proficiency exam to qualify for enrollment.
Students, transfer or native, who fail to achieve a score of 70 on any proficiency exam are not required to repeat theory courses in which they received grade of C- or better but must, however, correct their deficiencies. This could happen any number of ways, i.e. studying the textbook and working alone, hiring a tutor or auditing courses as refreshers. The only requirement is that the proficiency exam be passed before enrolling in the next sequential course. (The aural skills sequence also includes several proficiency exams.)
Students transferring four semesters of theory need only pass Theory Proficiency Exam IV and Aural Skills Proficiency Exam IV before registering in MUSI3215, Introduction to Large Forms, a new course required in all BM degree plans.
All theory and aural skills proficiency exams will be offered on audition days, during the week of final exams and again the week before classes begin in August and January. Students will be given the specific testing time in August at the required orientation for transfer students and should contact the undergraduate advisor (713.743.3172) for testing dates. [Sample proficiency exams will soon be available on the web page for the theory and composition department (http://www.music.uh.edu/comp-theory).] |
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| MUSIC LITERATURE AND MUSIC HISTORY |
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Before 2001, the Moores School of Music offered two semesters of music literature and two semesters of music history. However, the curriculum has been changed and music literature has been deleted from our course offerings. It was determined that a four-semester sequence, beginning with MUSI2361, Music and Culture, and followed with three semesters of music history, would give our students a better foundation in history and literature. Students wishing to transfer three hours of lower division music literature (allowable in the Field of Study Curriculum in Music) will need to submit a copy of the syllabus, a UH General Petition and a copy of the UH Transfer Evaluation Form. This will facilitate the best decision for an appropriate course substitution.
Because our four courses are sequential, students must earn a grade of C- or better before advancing to the next course. |
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APPLIED MUSIC |
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Students wishing to become performance majors must pass a sophomore barrier and are often placed on the sophomore level (even if they have sufficient numbers of sophomore credits) their first semester. This gives the student and his/her new teacher a chance to work together before attempting the barrier. If the barrier is passed, the level of study is changed to junior in the subsequent semester. A student who did not pass must make a decision about pursuing a different degree plan or, with the advice of his/her teacher, remain on the sophomore level an additional semester and attempt the barrier again in the next semester. Music education transfer students who have completed two semesters of sophomore applied music would begin their study here at the junior level.
Concurrent enrollment in large ensemble is required of all students enrolled in applied music. This is not a degree requirement but is a School of Music requirement. In any semester students are registered for lessons, they must also register in large ensemble even after completing the number of credits required for their degrees. |
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ENSEMBLE |
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Four semesters of large ensemble will be accepted in transfer as degree applicable.
All students must audition for ensemble placement at the beginning of each semester. Choral students should contact Dr. Betsy Cook Weber (713.743.3194 or by email); string students, Prof. Franz Krager (713.743.3189 or by email); wind and percussion, Prof. Tom Bennett (731.743.3190 or by email) or Prof. David Bertman (731.743.3183 or by email); and jazz students, Prof. Noe Marmolejo (713.743.3191 or by email). Students interested in auditioning for opera roles should contact Prof. Buck Ross (713.743.3162 or by email). Some junior-level keyboard students are allowed to fulfill their large ensemble co-enrollment requirement through accompanying assignments. For questions concerning accompanying requirements, contact Prof. Timothy Hester (713.743.3309 or by email). |
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RECITAL ATTENDANCE POLICY |
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The following statement appears in the UH Undergraduate Catalog: |
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Programs covering a wide range of literature and varied media of performance are presented each semester by faculty and by students. All music majors must attend a total of 96 recitals. Music education majors will be exempt from recital attendance the semester of student teaching and need only accumulate a total of 84 recitals. Students must attend a minimum of four Tuesday recitals each semester they are enrolled in nine or more hours until their total recital requirement has been met. To request preparation of a degree plan or schedule a junior recital, students must have attended 60 recitals. To schedule a senior recital, students must have attended 72 recitals. Graduation paperwork will not be processed until the total requirement has been met. Students should attend 12 recitals each semester to meet these requirements.
Only Moores School of Music sponsored recitals will be counted for credit. Performances in which the student is a participant will not count toward recital attendance. Attendance is generally taken electronically with the CougarOne card. Occasionally, however, students will be asked to turn in recital programs within two weeks of the performance date as proof of attendance. Please contact the Undergraduate Advisor for clarifying details. |
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Students record their attendance at many concerts or recitals by swiping their student ID card (Cougar 1 Card) before and after the events. At other times, copies of programs are turned in at the front desk (name and student #s on the front) and credit is entered into the database manually. Based on an estimate of the number of semesters required for degree completion, the total number of recital credits required for transfer students will be off set appropriately
It is important that this requirement be met and, unfortunately, there are occasions when students have completed all other degree requirements but failed to graduate because recital attendance had been neglected. |
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GROUP PIANO |
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Credits in class piano (group piano here) are required in all degree plans. Students wishing to transfer credits should contact Betty Shaw (713.743.3188) and arrange to play for her. She will evaluate your proficiency and determine how many semesters of study can be transferred. |
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PIANO PROFICIENCY |
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Students pursuing curricula in Teacher Certification, Music Business or Music and Religion are required to pass a piano proficiency exam before graduation. Please check with Betty Shaw (713.743.3188) and determine whether or not your current school has an articulation agreement with the Moores School of Music, or arrange to take the MSM piano proficiency exam. |
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INSTRUMENTAL METHODS CLASSES |
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Approval for transfer of methods courses is rarely granted, however, if you wish to petition for approval, submit a UH General Petition form and a copy of the course syllabus. (General Petition forms are available in the music office.) |
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CORE COMPLETE |
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It is not generally in the student's best interest to transfer to the Moores School of Music core complete. Two-year college counselors often push this but, in order for music majors to have any chance of degree completion in four years, they must stay in sequence with theory, aural skills and class piano courses. If the general education core is spread out through the senior year, as it is for our native students, music degrees can be completed more easily in four years or, in the case of many music education students, five years. |
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ASSOCIATE DEGREES |
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Frequently students assume that completion of an Associate of Arts in Music guarantees them acceptance into the Moores School of Music. This is not the case and completion of an AA degree offers no advantage in our acceptance process although completion does demonstrate a student's ability to commit to and complete a course of study. |
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DEGREE PLANS |
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Students accepted into the School of Music have a number of different degree options. The link below will connect you to the various undergraduate courses of study available.
http://www.music.uh.edu/academics/undergraduate_degrees.html |
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MINORS IN MUSIC |
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| Transfer students who are not accepted as music majors can often apply two years of study toward a music minor at the University of Houston in one of two areas, music theory or music literature/history. Each requires 21 semester hours in music, of which at least nine must be advanced and taken in residence. A 2.00 minimum grade point average is required in all minor courses attempted at the University of Houston . All courses to be applied to the minor, including transfer courses, must be approved by the School of Music . |
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Requirements Hours |
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Required lower division courses: |
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MUSI 2210. Music Theory III |
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MUSI 2214. Techniques in Music After 1900 (Theory IV) |
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MUSI 2170. Aural Skills III |
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MUSI 2171. Aural Skills IV |
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MUSI 2361. Music and Culture |
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MUSI 2362. Music History I (Music Lit Minor) |
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(A grade of C– or above required for advancement through the sequence.) |
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Advanced Hours |
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MUSI3300 (Music Theory Minor).
Listening to Music Masterworks |
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Nine additional advanced hours from the following courses: |
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Theory minor: |
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MUSI 3215. Introduction to Large Forms |
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MUSI 3216. Analysis |
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MUSI 4301. Modal Counterpoint |
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MUSI 4302. Eighteenth Century Counterpoint |
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MUSI 4303. Chromatic Harmony |
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MUSI 4312. Orchestration |
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MUSI 3310. History of Jazz |
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MUSI 3363. Music History II |
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MUSI 3364. Music History III |
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MUSI 4361. Music of the Baroque Period |
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MUSI 4362. Music of the Classical Period |
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MUSI 4363. Music of the Romantic Period |
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MUSI 4364. Music of the Twentieth Century I |
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MUSI 4365. Music of the Twentieth Century II |
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MUSI 4366. Music in the United States |
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MUSI 4380. Opera Literature |
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MUSI 4386. Choral Literature |
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MUSI 4388. Piano Literature |
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MUSI 4397. Organ Literature |
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MUSI 4397. Survey of Jazz Masters |
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PREMIUM TUITION AND THREE-PEAT |
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| Below is the University policy developed in response to state law. Transfer students are those most likely to be caught in this unfortunate circumstance and need to be fully aware of the issue. |
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In accordance with state legislation, University of Houston students will be assessed premium tuition, at the out-of-state rate, for any semester hours over specified caps. Students entering a public institution for the first time in Fall 2006 or later who attempt 30 or more semester credit hours beyond the hours required to complete their degrees will be charged premium tuition at out-of-state tuition rates for the hours in excess of 30.
Please note that hours from all courses in which a student was enrolled at any Texas public institution of higher education, community college or 4-year public institution, are counted for the 30-hour cap whether or not the hours are accepted for transfer credit at UH.
In addition, recent legislation impacts funding rates for students based on the number of times they attempt particular courses. Texas residents attempting the same course for a third time since Fall 2002 will be charged premium tuition at out-of-state tuition rates for that course beginning fall 2006. Courses that may be repeated for credit because they involve different or more advanced course content each time they are taken, include individual music lessons, music performance and ensembles. |
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