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Bachelor of Music – Piano

BM Degree Total

125 credits

Music Course Total	83 credits
Liberal Arts Course Total	36 credits
Unrestricted Music or Liberal Arts Credits¹	6 credits

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Lessons²

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Collaborative Piano Class

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Theory I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Aural Skills I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills I & II for Pianists and Organists

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Composition I & II

3

3

6

Math or Science Elective

-

3

3

Year One Total

13

15

28

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Lessons²

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

MUS 5180 or MUS 5240

Chamber Ensemble or Collaborative Piano Class

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Theory III & IV

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Aural Skills III & IV

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills III & IV for Pianists and Organists

1

1

2

History of Musical Styles I & II

3

3

6

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Self, Society and Cosmos

3

-

3

Paths to the Present (choose one course)

-

3

3

Year Two Total

15

14

29

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Lessons²

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Chamber Ensemble

1

1

2

Piano Literature I & II

2

2

4

MUS 361X or MUS 362X

Theory Analysis Elective

2

-

2

MUS 371X or MUS 372X

Music History/Literature Electives (choose 2 courses)

2

2

4

Career Development Seminar I & II

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Humanities or History Elective

3

-

3

Writing or Literature Elective

-

3

3

Psychology or Philosophy Elective

3

-

3

Liberal Arts Elective³

-

3

3

Year Three Total

18

15

33

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Lessons²

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Graduation Recital

-

1

1

Piano Literature III

2

-

2

Piano Pedagogy

-

2

2

Music Electives (total of 8 credits)⁴

4

4

8

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Liberal Arts Electives (choose 2 courses)⁴

3

3

6

Liberal Arts Elective (choose 1 additional course)⁴

3

-

3

Year Four Total

16

13

29

Unrestricted Music/Liberal Arts Credits¹

6

¹ Unrestricted Music or Liberal Arts Credits may be fulfilled at any time during the four years of the program using any course offered through the School of Music or the Division of Liberal Arts.

² Lessons earn either 2 or 3 credits, determined by the concentration teacher with approval of the Dean of the School of Music (or designee).

³ Liberal Arts elective credits may be fulfilled using any course offered through the Division of Liberal Arts.

⁴ Music elective credits may be fulfilled using any course offered through the School of Music except for ensemble courses.