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Necessary Factors For The Creation Of A Master's Degree In Commercial Music, Jeffrey William Kirk Oct 2004

Necessary Factors For The Creation Of A Master's Degree In Commercial Music, Jeffrey William Kirk

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The purpose of this study is to determine the necessary elements and important factors in a “Plan to Plan” to create a Master’s Degree in Commercial Music that will lead to eventual accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). This study poses the question: What essential elements and salient factors are considered important by Music Industry Leaders, Academic Music Executives, previous Commercial Music Graduates, and the appropriate accrediting body for the creation of a Master’s degree program in Commercial Music? The creation of a new graduate program of study, such as this, must include the ability for …