Music Theory PhD Statistics?

mamenyu
Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:35:11 +0000

this site may be helpful: it is the current job listings in music theory.
[music theory composition in Academic Careers - [wikihost.org]](Loading...)
also look at the information on the website for Music Theory Online.
Slip pickins.
The best bet for having the hope of a job is to go to a tippy top grad program. Of the ones listed in the previous post, Eastman and Michigan are probably the strongest. Look at Yale, Harvard, Princeton. Most theory programs are east of the Mississipi. Chicago has a combined program with musicology and ethno, and some strong theorists. Some programs have no theory - e.g., UC Berkeley.
As to language requirements, look at the descriptions of the particular programs. Harvard, for example, requires German and another language - there is a language exam, and it is difficult.