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Music Performance: Piano Emphasis, B.M.


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This major is administered by the Department of Music .

Consists of 78 credits

Admitted by audition only. Your performance proficiency will be reviewed at the end of your freshman year for permission to continue. In your first semester, with your applied teacher’s approval, you may audition to enter the performance degree program in the second semester of the freshman year. You must perform a half recital in your junior year and a full recital in your senior year. You must complete the 400 level of study. The senior recital (MUS 498 ) taken in conjunction with 400-level applied lessons, satisfies the Capstone Experience requirement

Applied music, 28 credits


Note


Placement exam required. If insufficient background, MUS 109  is prerequisite.

Conducting, 2 credits


Pedagogy, 2 credits


Required ensemble, 9 credits


Collaborative Piano and Chamber Ensemble, 2 credits


Note


Concurrent enrollment in a large ensemble is required for all music majors taking applied lessons (see Note 3 ). For piano majors, this requirement can be satisfied by enrolling in any of the ensembles listed above.

Entreneurship, 2 credits


Recital, 0 credits


Communication in the Major


Take at least 4 credits from:


Capstone Experience


Your capstone experience will be a senior recital, which will occur during your 400-level applied study in the following course:

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