Music: Piano Performance Concentration, B.S.

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The Concentration in Piano Performance offers pianists an opportunity to obtain the skills and knowledge necessary to move forward in the field, whether in graduate school, as a piano pedagogue, or in other professional activities, such as working as a repetiteur, staff accompanist, church pianist, or music director.

General Education

All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements , in addition to the requirements for the major. Students completing the B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must also satisfy the University’s foreign language requirement. There is no University requirement for a foreign language for the B.A. degree awarded by other schools of the University or for other bachelor’s degrees such as the B.S. or B.F.A.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S) in Music

Required GPA: 2.0
Credits Required for Major: 46
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

MUA (0195) 110 - Theory and Harmony I Credits: 3.00
MUA (0195) 111 - Theory and Harmony II Credits: 3.00
MUA (0195) 112 - Aural Skills and Musicianship I Credits: 1.00
MUA (0195) 113 - Aural Skills and Musicianship II Credits: 1.00
MUA (0195) 114 - Keyboard Proficiency I Credits: 1.00
MUA (0195) 115 - Keyboard Proficiency II Credits: 1.00
MUH (0196) 123 - History of Western Music I Credits: 3.00
MUA (0195) 210 - Theory and Harmony III Credits: 3.00
MUA (0195) 211 - Theory and Harmony IV Credits: 3.00
MUA (0195) 212 - Aural Skills and Musicianship III Credits: 1.00
MUA (0195) 213 - Aural Skills and Musicianship IV Credits: 1.00
MUA (0195) 216 - Keyboard Proficiency III Credits: 1.00
MUA (0195) 217 - Keyboard Proficiency IV Credits: 1.00
MUH (0196) 220 - History of Western Music II Credits: 3.00
MUH (0196) 223 - History of Western Music III Credits: 3.00
MUH (0196) 430 - The Arts and The Creative Process Credits: 3.00
MUA (0195) 310 - Form And Analysis I Credits: 3.00
Senior Recital Credits: 0.00
Private Instruction Credits: 0.50 ¹
Large Ensemble Performance Credits: 0.50 ²
MUH (0196) 320 - History of Western Music IV Credits: 3.00

Concentration Requirements

(an additional 15 credits)

MUA (0195) 412 - Conducting & Orchestration I Credits: 3.00
MUH (0196) 231 - Art Song Literature Credits: 3.00
MUH (0196) 491 - Independent Study Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
MUO (0197) 255 - World Music Ensemble Credits: 0.00 to 1.00
MUO (0197) 272 - Jazz Ensemble Credits: 0.00 to 1.00
MUO (0197) 280 - Improvisation Ensemble Credits: 0.00 to 1.00
MUO (0197) 294 - Chamber Music Ensemble Credits: 0.00 to 1.00 AND
Completion of 0 Credit Junior Half Recital

Degree Map

The degree map is a term-by-term sample course schedule to make it easier for you to understand how to graduate in four years with a Music major.