Bachelor of Music with a Concentration in Performance-Piano Pedagogy
Voice | Piano | Organ | Piano Pedagogy | Instrumental
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1st year
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Autumn
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Spring
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MUS 107A-110A, 150A, 196
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Ensembles
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1
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1
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MUS 111-112
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Theory I, II
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2
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2
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MUS 135L
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Introduction to Music Literature
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-
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3
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MUS 137-138
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Aural Perception I, II
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2
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2
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MUS 151
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Major Performance I
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2
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2
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Electives and General Education
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7
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6
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Total
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14
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16
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2nd Year
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Autumn
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Spring
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MUS 100
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Secondary Keyboard Performance
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1
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1
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MUS 107A-110A, 150A, 196
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Ensembles
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1
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1
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MUS 211-212
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Theory III, IV
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2
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2
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MUS 219
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Piano Proficiency Assessment
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-
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0
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MUS 220
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Upper-Division Required Performance
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-
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0
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MUS 237-238
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Aural Perception III, IV
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2
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2
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MUS 251
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Major Performance II
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2
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2
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US 324H-325H
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Music History I, II
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3
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3
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Electives and General Education
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(should include Psych 100s)
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4
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4
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Total
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15
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15
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3rd Year
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Autumn
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Spring
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MUS 302 or 303
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Instrumental or Choral Conducting
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2
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-
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MUS 307A, 313A, OR 350A
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Ensembles
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1
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1
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MUS 346A
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Advanced Piano Functional
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-
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1
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MUS 351
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Major Performance III
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3
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3
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MUS 333
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Pracitcum
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1
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1
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MUS 361-362
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Form and Analysis I, II
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2
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2
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MUS 430-431
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Piano Pedagogy I,II
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3
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3
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Electives and General Education
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(should include Psych 240s)
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3
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6
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Total
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15
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17
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4th Year
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Autumn
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Spring
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MUS 307A, 313A, OR 350 A
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Ensembles
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1
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1
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MUS 388
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Concert Attendance
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-
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0
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MUS 432 -433
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Keyboard Literature I & II
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3
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3
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MUS 445
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Senior Recital
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-
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2
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MUS 451
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Major Performance IV
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3
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3
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MUS 333
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Practicum
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1
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1
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MUS 424, 436 or 437
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Upper-Division Writing Elective
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3
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-
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MUS 496
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Readings in Piano Pedagogy
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1
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1
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Electives and General Education
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(should include DAN 427)
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6
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5
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Total
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18
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16
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Senior recital may be two half-recitals. One half-recital may include pedagogical lecture/demonstration and/or collaborative repertoire.
Music courses required for this degree curriculum fulfill the general education requirements for Perspectives 1 (Expressive Arts), Perspective 2 (Literary and Artistic Studies), Perspective 3 (Historical and Cultural Studies), and Perspective 4 (Social Sciences).
The competency for Symbolic Systems is also satisfied within the music major curriculum. Music History 325 satisfies your lower-division writing requirement. You should take a 400 level ( 424, 436, or 437 ) Music History writing class to satisfy the upper-division writing expectation.
Additional requirements include:
- ENEX 101
- Math 107 or Math 117
- Upper Division Writing Expectation
- Upper-Division Writing Assessment
- Non – Western Course Requirement
- Perspective 5: Ethical and Human Values __________ (minimum of 2 credits)
- Perspective 6: Natural Science __________ (for this perspective, 6 credits are required, and at least one course must include a lab experience)
Additional Music Department Requirements include:
- Psych 100s, Introduction to Psychology, 4crs.
- Psych 240s, Child and Adolescent Development, 3crs.
- Dan 427, Teaching Creative Movement in the Schools, 3crs
- 100 Recital Credits (MUS 388)
- Upper Divisional Recital Performance (MUS 220)
- Piano Proficiency Exam (MUS 219)

