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Music: Piano, B.Mus.

B.Mus. degree 

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

See the information at the beginning of this section.

Program Requirements

Core Courses (18 hours)

MUS 097Recital Attendance

0(0-0)

MUS 101Fundamentals of Music Theory

4(3-2)

MUS 109Introduction to Music Technology

1(1-1)

MUS 201Tonality in the Common Practice Period

4(3-2)

MUS 211Historical Survey of Music I

3(3-0)

MUS 303Form and Analysis

3(3-0)

MUS 311Historical Survey of Music II

3(3-0)

Required Courses I (3-4 hours)

Select one of the following:
MUS 202Post-Tonal Music Analysis

4(3-2)

MUS 302Contrapuntal Techniques

3(3-0)

Required Courses II (33 hours)

Major Area Performance Courses

MUS 150Voice

1-12(Spec)

MUS 151Organ

1-12(Spec)

MUS 152Piano

1-12(Spec)

MUS 180Festival Chorus

1-8(Spec)

MUS 181Men's Chorus

1-8(Spec)

MUS 182Women's Chorus

1-8(Spec)

MUS 183Concert Choir

1-8(Spec)

MUS 185Orchestra

1-8(Spec)

MUS 186Band

1-8(Spec)

MUS 281Chamber Ensemble

1-8(Spec)

MUS 282Chamber Singers

1-8(Spec)

MUS 352Piano

1-16(Spec)

MUS 360Harpsichord

1-8(Spec)

Required Courses III (8 hours)

Supportive Courses in Music

MUS 189Introduction to Accompanying

1(0-2)

MUS 236Piano Pedagogy I

2(2-0)

MUS 237Piano Pedagogy II

2(2-0)

MUS 249Functional Piano

1(0-2)

MUS 280Introduction to Conducting

2(0-4)

Required Courses IV (1-2 hours)

Supportive Courses in Music

Select one of the following:

MUS 241Diction for Singers I

2(1-2)

MUS 339Piano Pedagogy Practicum

1(1-1)

Required Courses V (8-9 hours)

Select three of the following:
MUS 102Theory and Analysis of Popular Music

4(3-2)

MUS 242Diction for Singers II

2(1-2)

MUS 304Instrumentation and Scoring

3(2-2)

MUS 504Seminar in Compositional Techniques

3-9(Spec)

MUS 505Seminar in Contemporary Music Analysis

3(3-0)

MUS 507Music Theory Pedagogy

3(3-0)

MUS 512Choral Literature II (Since 1750)

2(2-0)

MUS 515History of Opera

3(3-0)

Other Requirements (8 hours)

Supportive Courses outside Music

Select one of the following options:

Option I (8 hours)

FRN 101Elementary French I

4(4-0)

FRN 102Elementary French II

4(4-0)

Option II (8 hours)

GER 101Elementary German I: Language and Culture

4(4-0)

GER 102Elementary German II: Language and Culture

4(4-0)

Music Electives (7-10 hours)

Select any MUS courses at the 300 level or above.

Total: 89 semester hours