Topic-Driven Research

Course open to Music School students only.
Topic-Driven Research is an independent-study
project that will provide the basis for the
material tested during the written and oral
examinations, while simultaneously laying the
foundation for the Doctoral Project. In
consultation with a faculty mentor and the
Doctoral Advisory Committee, key research areas
will be identified that are relevant to the
interests and foci of the student's work.
Intensive guided research and study of these
topics will inform ongoing creative work, and
constitute an intellectual and practical
foundation for it. Topic-driven research will
promote wide-ranging and deep knowledge
appropriate to each student's creative interests
and objectives.