{"id":60998,"date":"2021-09-28T13:16:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T17:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/?page_id=60998&#038;preview_id=60998"},"modified":"2024-09-10T14:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:38:13","slug":"application-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/academics\/instruments-areas-of-study\/musicology\/application-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Application and Pre-Screening<\/h2>\n<p>Applicants to the MM in Musicology should submit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Transcripts<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Three letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">An academic writing sample of approximately 1500 words, typed with footnotes and supporting scholarly research. A previously written document is acceptable.<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Please provide a statement of purpose answering the following questions:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Why does musicology\/ethnomusicology interest you, and what are your objectives for pursuing an MM in musicology\/ethnomusicology?<\/li>\n<li>Why are you interested in the program at Peabody? You can review a description of the program <a href=\"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/academics\/instruments-areas-of-study\/musicology\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/academics\/instruments-areas-of-study\/musicology\/\">here<\/a>, and a sample curricular plan <a href=\"https:\/\/e-catalogue.jhu.edu\/peabody\/degree-diploma-programs\/musicology-master-music\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/e-catalogue.jhu.edu\/peabody\/degree-diploma-programs\/musicology-master-music\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>List and briefly describe the musicology\/ethnomusicology courses you have taken (or are taking), as well as any major projects or papers undertaken as part of those courses. <em>Optional: if applicable, briefly describe other significant musicological\/ethnomusicological work you may have undertaken not associated with coursework.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>What would you like to work on for your thesis? <em>Optional: please briefly state your other areas of interest in addition to the thesis topic.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The writing sample and statement of purpose will be used as pre-screening for the interview round. Applicants who pass the <a href=\"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/audition-apply\/auditions\/audition-repertoire\/\">pre-screening<\/a> process will be invited to interview with the department faculty during audition week.<\/p>\n<h2 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Interview and Exams<\/h2>\n<p>During the interview, faculty will be interested to learn more about your past work and your interest in pursuing graduate work in musicology at Peabody.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Faculty will have read your writing sample and will also have some specific questions for you about this work.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to the written exams required of all master\u2019s applicants, students who pass the pre-screening process in musicology will also complete a written exam in music history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"mailto:r.chiu@jhu.edu\">Remi Chiu<\/a>, Professor and Chair of Musicology with any questions about the application and admission process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application and Pre-Screening Applicants to the MM in Musicology should submit: Transcripts Three letters of recommendation An academic writing sample of approximately 1500 words, typed with footnotes and supporting scholarly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":0,"parent":992,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-60998","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60998"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88630,"href":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60998\/revisions\/88630"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}