Piano

Performance Concentration: Piano (42-43 credit hours)

Required Courses

Foundational Music Courses (18 credit hours)

Appreciation Courses (3 credit hours)

• MUS 274 Western Music History: An Overview (3 credit hours)
  • No prerequisite, may not be repeated for credit

Basic Skills Courses (6 credit hours)

• MUS 101 Fundamentals of Music and Class Piano I (3 credit hours)
  • Pianists and guitarists are exempt
  • No prerequisite, may not be repeated for credit
• MUS 277 Entrepreneurship for the Creative and Performing Artist (3 credit hours)
  • No prerequisite; may not be repeated for credit

Music Theory Courses (9 credit hours)

• MUS 129 Rudiments of composition (3 credit hours)
  • No prerequisite, may not be repeated for credit
• MUS 107 Music Theory I (3 credit hours)
  • Prerequisite MUS 129, may not be repeated for credit
• MUS 108 Music Theory II; Rotating Topic (3 credit hours)
  • This class may be repeated for credit; Prerequisite: MUS 129

Applied Music Courses (16 credit hours)

Additional Fee Applies

• MUS 115 Private Piano Instruction (4 credit hours per year total)
  • No Prerequisite
• MUS 220 Private Piano Instruction (4 credit hours per year total)
  • Prerequisite: MUS 115 (4 credit hours)
• MUS 330 Private Piano Instruction (4 credit hours per year total)
  • Prerequisite: MUS 220 (4 credit hours)
• MUS TBD (400 level) Private Piano Instruction (4 credit hours per year total)
  • Prerequisite: MUS 330 (4 credit hours)

Ensemble Courses (4-5 credit hours)

• MUS TBD Private Instruction Class in Piano Duet (2 credit hours)
  • Prerequisite: MUS 115 (4 credit hours); may not be repeated for credit
• MUS TBD Chamber Music Private Instruction Class/Accompaniment (2 credit hours)
  • Prerequisite: MUS 115 (4 credit hours); may not be repeated for credit

Note: One of these courses may be substituted with MUS 178 (3 credit hours). Approval of the Piano Professor and Director of Music Discipline is required.

Targeted Skills Courses: Pedagogy and Technique Courses (4 credit hours)

• MUS TBD (200 level) Piano Technique Private Instruction I (1 credit hour)
  • Prerequisite: One semester of MUS 115 (2 credit hours), may not be repeated for credit
• MUS TBD (200 level) Piano Technique II Private Instruction (1 credit hour)
  • Prerequisite: MUS 115 and Piano technique I (4 credit hours), may not be repeated for credit
• MUS TBD (300 level) Piano Pedagogy Private Instruction (2 credit hours)
  • May be taken after sophomore year

Additional Requirements

• Juries, once annually
• Performances bi-annually
• Senior Recital