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THE KEYBOARD
INSTRUMENTS DEPARTMENT
A. Studies towards Master's in Music
M.Mus with a thesis:
Program duration towards an M. Mus
degree is two years. Program consists of
lessons, workshops and seminars in a 14-16
annual hours framework to be determined by
the pedagogue committee, as well as
participation in musical activities relating
to the field of specialization.
Course
of studies:
1. Individual lesson – 2 annual hours for
2 years, 1 hour per year
2. 12 annual hours from a list of
optional courses, including optional classes
in different departments from within the
school.
3. A full program public recital
at the end of the second year of studies
that includes pieces from 4 different
periods as well as an Israeli piece. The
program for the final recital will be
determined by the personal teacher as seen
fit by him/her. The program must be
challenging (technically and musically),
diverse and appropriately representative of
the student's skills both technically and
stylistically.
4. Submission of a thesis supervised by a
senior member of the school faculty, in a
subject that has been approved by the head
of the school or his/her representative. The
thesis supervisor is to be approved by the
head of the school
Total number of annual hours in this
program - 14
Notes:
1. Double major Graduates
(B.A.) who studied
for one of the majors at BMSM, will be
required to take additional optional classes
in the school to an excess of 8 annual
hours. Please refer to the list of optional
courses that are available for both
undergraduate and graduate students.
Students who graduated with a double major
in the former musicology department are
exempt from taking the supplement classes.
2. A student who wishes to study
for a Master's degree in a different
instrument or department from the BA will be
required to take supplement classes in the
new field, with the approval of the school's
pedagogue committee.
The final grade will be determined
according to the following components:
B. Studies towards Master's in Music
M.Mus without a thesis:
Program duration towards an M. Mus
degree is two years. Program consists of
lessons, workshops and seminars
to be determined
by the pedagogue committee, as well as
participation in musical activities relating
to the field of specialization.
Course of studies:
1. Individual lesson – 2 annual hours for
2 years, 1 hour per year
2. 4 annual hours of optional classes
from the faculty of arts
3. 2 annual hours of chamber music
4. 12 annual hours from the list of
optional classes offered by the school.
Out
of which, students must take seminars and
presentations to an excess of 4 annual
hours. At least one seminar or presentation
must be completed in the first year of
studies.
5. A student in this course is
required to perform two full-length recitals
instead of one. The two programs must be
different and performed within one month of
each other. The program for the final
recitals will be determined by the personal
teacher as seen fit by him/her. The programs
must be challenging (technically and
musically), diverse and appropriately
representative of the student's skills both
technically and stylistically. One of the
recitals can be dedicated to one main
composer/theme.
6. The student will be orally examined on
the program performed in the recitals. The
student must demonstrate proficiency
regarding the different aspects of the
pieces in terms of harmony, counterpoint,
structure, style and historical background
relevant for the piece, the composer and the
genre.
Total number of annual hours in this
program - 20
Notes:
1. A student who wishes to study
for a Master's degree in a different
instrument or department from the BA will be
required to take supplement classes in the
new field, with the approval of the school's
pedagogue committee.
2. Transfer from one program to another
is allowed after one year provided that that
student completed all the requirements of
the new program.
3.
The degree
obtained upon completion of studies in this
course is M.Mus
The final grade will be determined according
to the following components:
C.Studies
towards Artist Diploma
Program duration towards an Artist's
Diploma is two years. Program consists of
lessons, workshops and musical activities
relating to the field
of specialization.
Course of studies:
1. Individual lesson – 2 annual hours
for 2 years, 1 hour per year
2. Participation in the 'Performance
Practice" course – 2 annual hours
3. Chamber music - 2 annual hours
4. 10 annual hours from a list of
optional courses
5. Two full-length recitals instead. The
two programs must be different and performed
within one month of each other. The program
for the final recitals will be determined by
the personal teacher as seen fit by him/her.
The programs must be challenging
(technically and musically), diverse and
appropriately representative of the
student's skills both technically and
stylistically. One of the recitals can be
dedicated to one main composer/theme.
Total number of annual hours in this
program -16
The
final grade will be determined according to
the following components:
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