Programs

Master of Arts in Carnatic Music provide a comprehensive and incremental approach to the theoretical language of music, supported by finer nuance to practical performance. Theoretical musical knowledge enhances and supports the student’s practical studies. At the end of this program students are well equipped in all aspects that are important in the study of Carnatic music to take on higher educational and creative opportunities.Program Learning Outcomes:

Upon the completion of the program, the students

1. Will have comprehensive knowledge of Carnatic and traditional Indian music.

2. Mastery over core musical concepts like Raga Lakshanas, study of allied ragas, vivadi ragas, gamakas, 22 srutis and other aesthetic concepts.

3. Will be well equipped to present difficult aspects of Carnatic Music like creative or Manodharma Sangita, acquire in-depth knowledge of concepts like Raga Alapana, Tanam, Niraval and Kalpana svaras, which can catapult them into becoming practitioners or teachers of this genre.

4. Will acquire a huge repertoire of compositions of great composers like Tyagaraja, Shyama Sastri and Muddusvami Dikshitar (The Music Trinity) and other significant composers, which is the key to advanced learning and the gateway to creative music or Manodharma.

5. Will have honed research skills, and kindled their aptitude in Thesis writing and cultivated their independent and individualistic thinking.

Duration: Two-year program. (2 semesters in each year)
Required Units: 30 credit units
Required Courses: 10 core mandatory

Eligibility Criteria

Admission Prerequisites:

A Bachelor’s degree from an approved or accredited institution is required
Practical music experience of at least 6 years

Core Courses:

GCM 501: Musicology-1.
GCM 502: Ragam- Tanam-Pallavi.
GCM 503: Improvisational aspects of compositions and Devotional music.
GCM 504: Allied ragas and vivadi raga compositions, Ragamalikas, Varnams.
GCM 505: Compositions of Tyagaraja.
GCM 506: Musicology-2.
GCM 507: Compositions of Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Syama Sastry.
GCM 508: Concert (Performance).
GCM 510: Thesis.
GCM 515: Voxology.

Evaluation:

The evaluation has 4 components- Final exams, Mid-term exams, assignments, and Thesis. Students will be awarded a degree in Master of Arts in Carnatic Music, on their successful completion of all the required courses, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher based on the evaluation weightage across the various methods/metrics, thesis, and oral defense.

Notice to Prospective Degree Program Students

This institution is provisionally approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education to offer degree programs. To continue to offer this degree program, this institution must meet the following requirements:

–Become institutionally accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, with the scope of the accreditation covering at least one degree program.

–Achieve accreditation candidacy or pre-accreditation, as defined in regulations, by March 30, 2018, and full accreditation by March 30, 2021.

If this institution stops pursuing accreditation, it must:

– Stop all enrollment in its degree programs, and

–Provide a teach-out to finish the educational program or provide a refund.

An institution that fails to comply with accreditation requirements by the required dates shall have its approval to offer degree programs automatically suspended.

Tuition Fees:

$9,000 to complete all the 30 credit units in the Master of Arts program.