Comments on: Musicology: A World of Possibilities

By: John

John — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:57:15 +0000

Thanks a lot for this very-well written article of yours Ms. Peterkin. This helped me find my direction and strengthened me to continue to work towards my goal of completing a graduate education in musicology.

By: Liam Allan-Dalgleish

Liam Allan-Dalgleish — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:16:39 +0000

The chief drawback of graduate study in musicology is the ego. Whereas musicology is one of the Humanities, therefore should serve to broaden the mind, it often has the opposite effect, leading some, because of the admitted challenging difficulties of carrying forth truly original research in, say, the compositional techniques of medieval polyphony, it leads some who are in fact mediocre scholars, not to say performers in music, to appoint themselves gatekeepers to quality in research and teaching based on the simple fact of acquaintanceship with subjects, sources, languages, repertoires, or what not that others might not be immediately conversant with. One always wants to avoid the trap, so beautifully enunciated by the great musicologist Manfred Bukofzer, of becoming an expert in Words Without Song. This tendency has become stronger since musicology embraced subjects not originally remotely part of the discipline, like gender studies or advocacy for arrivistes to the so-called ranks of great composers.

By: MajoringInMusic

MajoringInMusic — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:35:53 +0000

In reply to Max. Since Musicology is academically-oriented with a focus on research and writing, the GRE is required for consideration for both Master’s and PhD programs. Check with each school you’re interested in to find out what their mean GRE scores were for students admitted in the past year or two.

By: Max

Max — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:15:20 +0000

Is there a minimum or average score of GRE for PhD applications ? I mean those universities in the US.