Music, Piano Performance, B.M.

Major Requirements (79 credit hours)

• MUS 100 - Recital and Concert Attendance (8 semesters)
• MUS 111 - Principles of Theory I
• MUS 113 - Principles of Theory II
• MUS 211 - Principles of Theory III
• MUS 213 - Principles of Theory IV
• MUS 228 - Music Technology
• MUS 250 - World Music
• MUS 252 - Music History, Medieval/Renaissance
• MUS 341 - Music History, Baroque/Classical Writing Reinforcement -
• MUS 342 - Music History, 19th Century to Present Writing Reinforcement -
• MUS 495 - Basic Conducting

Applied Studies

• Primary Instrument (admission by audition only) (16 credit hours)

• MUP 133 - Applied Private Lessons - Piano (2 credit hours x 2 semesters)
• MUP 233 - Applied Private Lessons - Piano (2 credit hours x 2 semesters)
• MUP 333 - Applied Private Lessons - Piano (2 credit hours x 2 semesters)
• MUP 433 - Applied Private Lessons - Piano (2 credit hours x 2 semesters)

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  Recitals and Ensembles

• MUP 390 - Junior Recital
• MUP 490 - Senior Recital
• MUP 108 - Accompanying
• MUP 1xx Instrumental Ensemble (1 credit hour x 8 semesters)
• MUP 1xx Chamber Ensemble (1 credit hour x 4 semesters)

Secondary Instrument (4 credit hours)

• MUP 1xx (1 credit hour x 2 semesters)
• MUP 2xx (1 credit hour x 2 semesters)

Advanced Studies

• MUS 420 - Music Analysis
• MUS Electives (8 credit hours)

Area Studies

• MUS 469 - Piano Literature
• MUS 482 - Piano Pedagogy

General Education

The General Education core curriculum, described in the Undergraduate Academic Policies  section of this Bulletin, applies to all students pursuing the B.M. in Music-Instrumental Performance with the following exceptions. Students must also complete sufficient general electives to reach 120 or more total semester hours.

• Humanities & Fine Arts: MUS 211  and MUS 342  
• Personal Development: MUS 228