IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ENTERING GRADUATE STUDENTS

Fall Admission, 2016

Dear Student,

We are very pleased you have expressed an interest in attending the University of
Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. As a new graduate student to
the Conservatory, you will be required to take music theory and music history placement
exams. The day after the exams, you will meet with an advisor to be given your exam
results and schedule classes for the Fall semester. You will be given the exact time of
your advising appointment for the following day during the morning of the exam date
you attend. Please read the following information carefully.

You will need to return the RSVP portion of this document with your completed
information to Helen Perry (perryh@umkc.edu or fax to 816- 235-5264). Please note
you will also be receiving information regarding the Conservatory’s enrollment deposit.
The enrollment deposit will guarantee your seat in the Conservatory’s Fall 2016 class.

All Matriculation RSVP Forms MUST be received by June 1st, 2016

And
All Enrollment Deposits MUST be paid by May 1st, 2016

All graduate students beginning a new degree (including students who recently finished
a Master’s Degree at UMKC) must complete the matriculation exam before registering
for classes. Candidates for the Graduate Certificates (Performer’s and Artist’s
Certificates) do not need to take the matriculation exams unless intending to take a
graduate level music history or music theory class. Certificate students must contact
Helen Perry at perryh@umkc.edu for advising over the summer and before Friday,
August 12th.

There are four, 2-day matriculation exam/advising sessions to choose from:

Monday, June 20th Exam - 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Grant Hall

Tuesday, June 21st Advising - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Grant Hall

Monday, July 11th Exam - 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Grant Hall

Tuesday, June 12th Advising - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Grant Hall

Monday, July 25 Exam - 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Grant Hall

Tuesday, July 26 Advising - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Grant Hall

Monday, August 8 Exam - 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Grant Hall

Tuesday, August 9 Advising - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Grant Hall
Foreign Language Diction Examination for Voice Majors
Monday, August 22nd starting at 10:00 AM. Please sign up for a time on
the door of Grant 226 starting Friday, August 19th.

Piano Literature Examination for Piano Majors

Friday, August 19th from 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM in Grant Hall 333.

Course work begins Monday, August 22nd, 2016

FEES

All students must be enrolled for fall semester classes by Friday, August 19th at 5:00
PM to avoid a late fee. Information can be found at this website -
http://www.umkc.edu/central

MATRICULATION EXAMINATION CONTENT

Aural Skills: The aural skills exam consists of fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice
questions covering such topics as the aural identification of intervals, scales (including
“church” modes and twentieth-century collections such as whole-tone), triads, and
seventh chords. You will also be asked to identify meter from recorded music, rhythms,
and harmonic progressions (diatonic and chromatic). The exam time limit is 30 minutes.

Written Theory: The written theory exam consists of fill-in-the-blank and multiple-
choice questions designed to assess your background in such topics as music
fundamentals (e.g., key signatures, scales, keys), form, partwriting, and diatonic and
chromatic harmonic analysis. There are also questions about basic twentieth-century
styles, as well as techniques like set theory and twelve-tone theory. Finally, you will be
asked to answer analytical questions about musical excerpts that cover such topics as
cadences, phrase/form, and harmony. The exam time limit is 45 minutes.

Information regarding these topics can be found in most standard undergraduate theory
texts such as:

 Jane Clendinning and Elizabeth West Marvin, The Musician’s Guide to Theory
and Analysis
 Stefan Kostka and Dorothy Payne, Tonal Harmony
 Steven G. Laitz, The Complete Musician
 Miguel Roig-Francoli, Harmony in Context
Music History:
Master’s Students - The music history examination for Master¹s students consists of a
listening exam of 8-10 excerpts of music from throughout Western musical history. You
will be expected to identify genre, chronology (approximate time when it was written),
and musical and stylistic attributes and provide reasoning for your choices using
appropriate musical terminology. The Norton anthology of Western Music is
recommended as a good source to review, focusing on style periods and their
characteristics, the development of genres, and major composers and their
compositions. In addition, some areas have exams specific to the area of concentration.

Doctoral Students - The music history examination for Doctoral students consists of a
short listening exam of 8-10 excerpts of music from throughout Western musical history.
You will be expected to identify genre, chronology (approximate time when it was
written), and musical and stylistic attributes and provide reasoning for your choices
using appropriate musical terminology. In addition, doctoral students receive a list of
terms from throughout music history which must be defined in short-answer format.

Additional Instructions
All sections of the exams will be taken online using Blackboard on the Conservatory lab
computers. Students need to bring their own headphones/ear buds to the exams.
Instructions about how to log in to Blackboard at UMKC will be sent approximately
2 weeks before the chosen exam date.

All sections of the test must be taken on the same day. The exams
can be taken one time only.

RESEARCH AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

Doctoral students who have had a recent research and bibliography course which
stressed writing, may be exempted from Research and Bibliography in Music (CONS
5593). To be exempted from the course you must take the optional bibliography portion
of the matriculation exam. In addition, a paper written in such a course or in other
similar courses will need to be submitted for review. Please bring your paper to the
exam and submit to the proctor or be able to provide an electronic copy within 24 hours
of the exam. The Research and Bibliography in Music waiver exam is offered during the
matriculation exams.

VOICE PERFORMANCE MAJORS

FOREIGN LANGUAGE DICTION EXAMINATION

All MM and DMA performance majors in voice must demonstrate proficiency in Italian,
German and French lyric diction as tested by the diction instructors. Students who are
deficient in the diction of any of the three languages will be required to participate in an
appropriate segment of Foreign Language for Singers (CONS 185A-D) and will then be
retested for proficiency.

The proficiency exam will be held on the morning of Monday, August 22nd, 2016. There
will be a sign up list for a time on the door of Grant 226 as of
Friday, August 19th. The exam will be 10 minutes in length. You will be asked to read a
song text in Italian, German and French to assess your current proficiency in each
language.

PIANO PERFORMANCE MAJORS

PIANO LITERATURE EXAMINATION

All MM and DMA performance majors in piano must complete a piano literature
diagnostic exam prior to the first semester of coursework. This exam is used to
determine your current knowledge in Piano Literature. Coursework in piano literature
may be required based on the results of the exam. The exam will be held at 1:30-2:45
PM on Friday, August 19th in Grant Hall 333.

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Please do not hesitate to contact the Advising Office if you have any questions
(perryh@umkc.edu). We look forward to seeing you at your chosen exam date and
advising session.
 Matriculation RSVP Form

**All Matriculation RSVP Forms MUST be returned by June 1st, 2016**

Please indicate your participation below and return via email to:
Helen Perry at perryh@umkc.edu

Please check (X) one of the following options:

__I intend to enroll at the Conservatory of Music and Dance

__I do not intend to enroll at the Conservatory of Music and Dance

Name: _____________________________________

Phone Number: ______________________________

Email: ______________________________________
(This must be the email address you will be checking 2 weeks prior to the
exams!!)

I plan on attending the matriculation exams and accompanying advising

session on: (check one (X) only)

__Monday June 1 & Tuesday, June 2

__Monday, June 29 & Tuesday, June 30

__Monday, July 13 & Tuesday, July 14

__Monday, August 3 & Tuesday, August 4

Please check (X) your intended degree program:

__MA Music
__MA Music Therapy
__MME
__MM Conducting
__MM Composition
__MM Musicology
__MM Theory
__MM Performance
__Performer’s Certificate*
__DMA Conducting
__DMA Composition
__DMA Performance
__Artist’s Certificate*

*Candidates for the Graduate Certificates (Performer’s and Artist’s Certificates) do not
need to take the matriculation exams unless intending to take a graduate level music
history or theory class. Certificate students must contact Helen Perry at
perryh@umkc.edu for advising over the summer and before Friday, August 12th.

If you are pursuing the MA Music, MM Performance or DMA Performance please

indicate your primary instrument (Bassoon, Guitar, Voice, etc.): ______________.

Please return this RSVP form by Friday, June 1st, 2016 to:

Helen Perry at perryh@umkc.edu or by fax to 816-235-5264