¹All music students must perform in ensembles as assigned, even beyond the minimum. Any combination of MUS 61X0 may be used to fulfill the minimum requirement. Large Ensemble assignments are made by the ensemble directors in consultation with the major teacher; Chamber Ensemble assignments are approved by the major teacher.

²Instrumental Literature for Collaborative Pianists and Vocal Literature for Collaborative Pianists courses rotate every other year. Depending upon the year students begin their course of study, they may take Vocal Literature for Collaborative Pianists in their first year and Instrumental Literature for Collaborative Pianists in their second year.

³Students are required to take two of the three Career Strategies courses (Audition, Entrepreneurship, and/or Recording) to complete their degree requirements.

⁴Students are required to take one of the three Research Topics courses (Opera Studies, Musicology, or Analysis) to complete their degree requirements.

Foreign Language: Entering collaborative piano students are expected to have a minimum of one year of college-level language instruction in one of the following: French, German or Italian. Students who do not meet this requirement upon entering the program must take the appropriate course (FRE 1101, 1102 for French; GER 1101, 1102 for German; ITA 1101, 1102 for Italian) or its equivalent to fulfill the requirement before the degree can be granted.