Master of Music – Collaborative Piano

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MM Degree Total 39 credits

Year One
Fall	Spring		Credits per Semester |  Total Credits
MUS 6010	MUS 6010	Lessons	3 3 6
MUS 6011	MUS 6011	Master Class	1 1 2
	MUS 6080	Recital	- 1 1
	MUS 61X0	Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble1	- 1 1
	MUS 6240	Support Skills for Collaborative Pianists	- 1 1
MUS 6445	MUS 6446	Instrumental Literature: Collaborative Pianists I & II2	1 1 2
MUS 6461	MUS 6462	Diction I & II	1 1 2
MUS 6891		Career Strategies: Portfolio	2 - 2
	MUS 6892	Career Strategies: Auditions3
	or	or
	MUS 6893	Career Strategies: Entrepreneurship3	- 2 2
	or	or
	MUS 6894	Career Strategies: Recording3
MUS 6895		Library and Internet Research	2 - 2
Year One Total			10 11 21
Year Two
Fall	Spring
MUS 6010	MUS 6010	Lessons	3 3 6
MUS 6011	MUS 6011	Master Class	1 1 2
	MUS 6080	Recital	- 1 1
MUS 61X0		Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble1	1 - 1
MUS 6240		Support Skills for Collaborative Pianists	1 - 1
MUS 6447	MUS 6448	Vocal Literature: Collaborative Pianists I & II2	1 1 2
	MUS 6542	Quick-Study Examination	- 1 1
MUS 6665	MUS 6666	Research Topics in Opera Studies4
or	or	or
MUS 6691	MUS 6692	Research Topics in Musicology4	2 2 4
or	or	or
MUS 6791	MUS 6792	Research Topics in Analysis4
Year Two Total			9 9 18

¹ All 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.

² Instrumental 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.

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

⁴ Students 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.