BM in Music Performance: Piano Emphasis (78 hours)
This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the college advisement center for information regarding requirements for admission to this emphasis.
The keyboard performance degree prepares students for professional work as performers and studio teachers. The degree includes a strong pedagogy emphasis, including supervised teaching. Many performance majors continue their studies on the graduate level to further prepare for a performance career or college teaching.
Program Requirements |
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- See the college advisement center for the application procedure for official acceptance into a specific degree program.
- Complete the following lower-division music core courses:
MUSIC 193 : Dictation 1.
(1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 195, 197. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Development of aural skills through melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation. |
MUSIC 196 : Music Theory 2.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in 194, 198. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Writing and analysis in diatonic and chromatic harmony. |
MUSIC 197 : Sight Singing 1.
(.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 193, 195. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Rhythm and pitch-reading skills using two systems of counting and melodic solfeggio singing with hand signs. |
MUSIC 235 : Conducting Techniques.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | music major status, C- or higher in Music 194, 196, 198. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Physical techniques and musical understanding required to conduct a performance ensemble. |
MUSIC 295 : Music Theory 3.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 293, 297. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Extended chromatic techniques and introduction to twentieth-century concepts. |
MUSIC 296 : Music Theory 4.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 294, 298. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Set theory, serialism, and late twentieth-century concepts. |
- Complete eight hours of the following:
- Complete four hours of the following:
- Complete six hours of the following:
- Complete one hour of ensemble each semester for six semesters, including two or four hours from Category 1: Approved Large Ensembles (see General Information) and two or four hours of the Category 2 ensemble Music 344R; each two hours of 344R must be taken in consecutive fall and winter semesters.
- Complete the following upper-division music core courses:
MUSIC 301 : Survey of Music Literature 1.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Music 194, 196, 198; 201, 202, or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from antiquity through the sixteenth century. |
MUSIC 302 : Survey of Music Literature 2.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Music 194, 196, 198; 201, 202, or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from the baroque through the early classic. |
MUSIC 303 : Survey of Music Literature 3.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Music 294, 296, 298; 201, 202, or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of music genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from the high classic through the romantic. |
MUSIC 304 : Survey of Music Literature 4.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Music 294, 296, 298; 201, 202, or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices of the twentieth century. |
MUSIC 395 : Form and Analysis.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Analytical study of forms from the common-practice period, including baroque contrapuntal structures and instrumental forms, classical sonata cycle, and romantic part forms. |
- Complete the following:
MUSIC 364 : Keyboard Pedagogy.
(2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Junior standing as vocal performance or choral music education major or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Basic pedagogical principles as applied to keyboard instruments. |
MUSIC 403A : Piano Literature.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 304; acceptance into 360R or 460R, or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of literature. Research in area of concentration. |
- Complete two hours of the following:
- Complete the following:
- Complete four hours of the following:
MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction.
(.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Music major status. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Private instruction and studio class. |
| NOTE: | From one to four hours of daily practice. Fee. |
| : Performance Instruction: Bassoon. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Brass and Percussion. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Cello. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Clarinet. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Euphonium. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Flute. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Guitar. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Harp. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Harpsichord. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Horn. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Oboe. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Organ. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Percussion. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Piano. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Recorder. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Saxophone. | |
| : Performance Instruction: String Bass. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Strings. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Synthesizer. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Trombone. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Trumpet. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Tuba. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Viola. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Violin. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Voice. | |
| : Performance Instruction: Woodwinds. | |
- Complete one course from the following:
MUSIC 483 : Counterpoint.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 294, 296, 298. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Eighteenth-century contrapuntal styles and techniques, emphasizing those of J. S. Bach. |
- Present a juried recital (Music 249R) during the sophomore year. A juried senior recital (Music 449R) is also required.
Recital: Enroll in 249R (0.0 credit hours) or 449R (1.0 credit hour) for the semester during which a recital is to be presented. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance instruction is required. A prerecital hearing is required at least three weeks before juried recitals. Contact the Harris Fine Arts Center Scheduling Office (C-358, south lobby of de Jong Concert Hall) for further information.