Bachelor of Music (B.M.) - Piano Pedagogy Emphasis

Degree Requirements

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

University Core Curriculum (42 hrs.)

May be applied to core curriculum requirements:
MUSI 2308Music Literature [TCCN: MUSI 1307]

Musical Performance--26 hrs.

  1. Applied study in piano (MUAP)--16 hrs. (8 lower-division, 8 upper-division)
  2. Accompanying/Ensembles (MUEN/MUAP)--8 hrs. (4 lower-division, 4 upper-division)
  3. Applied study in secondary instrument (MUAP)--2 hrs. (lower-division)
  4. Required Course
    MUAP 3000 Junior Recital

Supporting Courses in Music (49 hrs.)

(not including MUSI 2308, which is applied toward core curriculum requirements)

Lower-Division Courses (18 hrs.)

MUSI 1000Recitals, Concerts and Productions

MUSI 1116Aural Skills I [TCCN: MUSI 1116]

MUSI 1117Aural Skills II [TCCN: MUSI 1117]

MUSI 1311Music Theory I [TCCN: MUSI 1311]

MUSI 1312Music Theory II [TCCN: MUSI 1312]

MUAP 2111Harmony and Keyboard III

MUAP 2112Harmony and Keyboard IV

MUSI 2116Aural Skills III [TCCN: MUSI 2116]

MUSI 2117Aural Skills IV [TCCN: MUSI 2117]

MUSI 2311Music Theory III [TCCN: MUSI 2311]

MUSI 2312Music Theory IV [TCCN: MUSI 2312]

MUAP 2001Piano Proficiency

(MUSI 1000: 6 semesters with grade of CR required)

Upper-Division Courses (31 hrs.)

MUSI 3311Conducting

MUSI 3319Music History I

MUSI 3320Music History II

MUSI 3325Teaching Music in the Elementary School

MUSI 3330Topics in Pedagogy and Literature

MUSI 3335Piano Pedagogy

MUSI 4201Internship in Piano Pedagogy

MUSI 4320Piano Literature

MUSI 4342Form and Analysis

NOTES: MUSI 3330: 2 semesters, 6 credit hours total

MUSI 4201: 2 semesters. 4 credit hours total

Music Electives - Upper-Division (3 hrs.)

Recommended 4 Year Course Sequence Bachelor of Music - Piano Pedagogy Emphasis

8-Semester Course Sequence BM Music - Piano Pedagogy Emphasis