Bachelor of Music – Piano

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BM Degree Total 120 credits

Music Course Total 78 credits General Education Course Total 30 credits Unrestricted Elective Credits1 12 credits

Year One
Fall	Spring		Credits per Semester |  Total Credits
MUS 3020	MUS 3020	Major Applied Study: Lessons & Studio Classes	4 4 8
MUS 5240	MUS 5240	Collaborative Piano Class	1 1 2
MUS 1301		Introduction to Recording & Music Technology Skills	2 - 2
MUS 1613	MUS 1614	Foundations of Music: Theory I & II	2 2 4
MUS 1623	MUS 1624	Foundations of Music: Aural Skills I & II	2 2 4
MUS 1090	MUS 1090	Performance Hour	0 0 0
FYS 1100		First Year Seminar2	3 - 3
	ENG 1200	Writing About...3	- 3 3
		General Education Requirement5	- 3 3
Year One Total			14 15 29
Year Two
Fall	Spring
MUS 3020	MUS 3020	Major Applied Study: Lessons & Studio Classes	4 4 8
MUS 2301		Professional Pathways for Musicians	1 - 1
	MUS 2311	Introduction to Music Pedagogy	- 1 1
MUS 2613	MUS 2612	Foundations of Music: Theory I & IV	2 2 4
MUS 2623	MUS 2624	Foundations of Music: Aural Skills III & IV	1 1 2
MUS 1641	MUS 1642	Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills I & II for Pianists and Organists	1 1 2
MUS 2711	MUS 2712	History of Musical Styles I & II	3 3 6
MUS 1090	MUS 1090	Performance Hour	0 0 0
HUM 2100		Critical Dialogues	3 - 3
	HUM 21XX	Paths to the Present (choose one course)	- 3 3
Year Two Total			15 15 30
Year Three
Fall	Spring
MUS 3020	MUS 3020	Major Applied Study: Lessons & Studio Classes	4 4 8
MUS 5180	MUS 5180	Chamber Ensemble4	1 1 2
MUS 3544		Piano Pedagogy	2 - 2
	MUS 3541	Piano Literature I	- 2 2
MUS 2615		Foundations of Music: Theory V	2 - 2
MUS 2625		Foundations of Music: Aural Skills V	1 - 1
MUS 2641	MUS 2642	Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills III & IV for Pianists and Organists	1 1 2
MUS 1090	MUS 1090	Performance Hour	0 0 0
		General Education Requirement (2 courses)5	3 3 6
		General Education Requirement5	- 3 3
		Unrestricted Elective Credits1	2 2 4
Year Three Total			16 16 32
Year Four
Fall	Spring
MUS 3020	MUS 3020	Major Applied Study: Lessons & Studio Classes	4 4 8
	MUS 4080	Graduation Recital	- 0 0
MUS 51X0		Large Ensemble4	1 - 1
MUS 3542	MUS 3543	Piano Literature II & III	2 2 4
MUS 3880		Introduction to Conducting	2 - 2
		General Education Requirement (2 courses)5	3 3 6
		Unrestricted Elective Credits2	3 5 8
Year Four Total			15 14 29

¹ Unrestricted Elective Credits may be fulfilled at any time during the four years of the program using any course offered on the UNCSA campus. Courses offered by an Art School other than Music must receive approval of both the Dean of the School of Music (or designee) and the Dean (or designee) of the Art School offering the course.

² FYS 1100: First Year Seminar may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

³ ENG 1200: Writing About… may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

⁴ All music students must perform in ensembles as assigned, even beyond the minimum. MUS 5110, MUS 5120, MUS 5130, and MUS 5140 may be used to fulfill the Large Ensemble 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.

⁵ General Education

UNCSA Liberal Arts Core:

3 credits FYS 1100: First Year Seminar
3 credits ENG 1200: Writing About …
3 credits HUM 2100: Critical Dialogues
3 credits HUM 2102-2112: Paths to the Present

3 credits Social or Behavioral Sciences
(Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology)

3 credits Language, Literature, and Culture
(Writing, Literature, English, Foreign Language, Communication)

3 credits Humanities
(History, Humanities, Art History, Philosophy, Theater History)

3 credits Math or Science (Math, Science)

6 credits General Education Electives/Interdisciplinary courses (ARH, ARM, ATY, COM, ENG, FRE, GER, HIS, HUM, ITA, LIT, MAT, MST, PHI, PSY, SCI, SOC, TAI, THH, WRI) This includes courses offered by the Division of Liberal Arts, and with specific permission by the Dean of Liberal Arts, can include courses offered by one of the Art Schools, provided that the course is outside the student’s major area of concentration (Dance, Design and Production, Drama, Film, or Music).