Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions

Curriculum - Piano Studies

Piano Studies Undergraduate Curriculum

Specialization Requirements:

Total 90 Credits

CORE COURSES


24 pts.

MPATC-UE 0006

Aural Comprehension I

1

MPATC-UE 0007

Aural Comprehension II

1

MPATC-UE 0008

Aural Comprehension III

1

MPATC-UE 0009

Aural Comprehension IV

1

MPATC-UE 0035

Music Theory I

2

MPATC-UE 0036

Music Theory II

2

MPATC-UE 0037

Music Theory III

2

MPATC-UE 0038

Music Theory IV

2

MPAPE-UE 0072

Keyboard Harmony & Improv I

1

MPAPE-UE 0073

Keyboard Harmony & Improv II

1

MPATC-UE 0092

Collegium and Program Seminar

0

MPATC-UE 1067

Music History I: Medieval & Renaissance

2

MPATC-UE 1068

Music History II: Baroque & Classical

2

MPATC-UE 1077

Music History III: 19th Century

2

MPATC-UE 1078

Music History IV: 20th Century

2

MPATC-UE 1092

Recitals (2) - Junior and Senior years

 

Required Music Specialization Courses


66 pts.

MPAPE-UE 1056

Private Piano (eight semesters)

24 pts.

Introduction to Piano Literature:

 

Performance Practice and Aesthetics

2

MPAPE-UE 1081

Piano Literature I

2

MPAPE-UE 1096

Piano Literature II

2

MPAPE-UE 1097 Piano Literature III 2

MPAPE-UE 1080

Chamber Ensemble or Large Ensemble

8-12 pts.

 

Musical Specialization by Advisement

22-26 pts.

Liberal Arts Requirements

Total 40 Credits

Expository Writing

 

 

EXPOS-UA 0001

Writing the Essay

4 Credits

ACE-UE 0110

Advanced College Essay

4 Credits

Foundations of Contemporary Culture

 

 

MAP-UA 0405/0406

Conversations of the West

4 Credits

MAP-UA 0503

World Cultures

4 Credits

MAP-UA 06xx

Societies and Social Sciences

4 Credits

Foundations of Scientific Inquiry

 

 

MAP-UA 0106

Quantitative Reasoning or Fundamentals of Mathematics

4 Credits

MAP-UA 0201

Natural Science I

4 Credits

Foreign Language

 

4 Credits

Integrated Liberal Arts

 

 

MPATC-UE 1505

Performing Arts in Western Civ

4 Credits

Unrestricted Liberal Arts Elective

 

 

 

Unrestricted Liberal Arts Elective

4 Credits

Additional Requirements

 

 

SAHS-UE 0001

New Student Seminar

0 Credits

English Composition Competency Examination

TOTAL POINTS REQUIRED

130 Credits

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