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Bachelor of Music in Performance:
Piano

In addition to meeting general degree requirements, undergraduate music performance majors who concentrate in piano must complete the following Conservatory requirements (99–101 credits). Of the 99–101 credits, up to 8 credits of music history can be counted toward the liberal arts requirement (30 credits minimum) for the Mus.B. degree.

Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year

Freshman Year: 21 credits
 
Fall: 10.5 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano 3 credits
MPE 1850/Sight Reading Workshop 1 credit
MTH 1010/Music Theory I 2 credits
MTH 1410/Solfège I 1.5 credits
MTH 2510/Survey of Music History I 3 credits
 
Spring: 10.5 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano 3 credits
MPE 1850/Sight Reading Workshop 1 credit
MTH 1020/Music Theory II 2 credits
MTH 1420/Solfège II 1.5 credits
MTH 2520/Survey of Music History II 3 credits
MPE 0200/Freshman Jury 0 credit
 
Sophomore Year: 21 credits
 
Fall: 10.5 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class 2 credits
MPE 2550/Keyboard Literature I 2 credits
MTH 2050/Music Theory III 2 credits
MTH 2410/Solfège III 1.5 credits
 
Spring: 10.5 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class 2 credits
MPE 2560/Keyboard Literature II 2 credits
MTH 2420/Solfège IV 1.5 credits
MTH 3050/Music Theory IV 2 credits
MPE 0300/Sophomore Jury 0 credit
MPE 0310 Midpoint Assessment 0 credit
 
Junior Year: 33 credits
 
Fall: 16.5 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class 2 credits
MPE 2570/Keyboard Literature III 2 credits
MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano 1.5 credits
MTH 3410/Solfège V 1.5 credits
MTH 4050/Music Theory V 2 credits
MTH —/Music history elective 2 credits
 
Spring: 17 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class 2 credits
MPE 2580/Keyboard Literature IV 2 credits
MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano 1.5 credits
MTH 3420/Solfège VI 1.5 credits
MTH 4010/Seminar in Analysis 2 credits
MUS 1160/Piano Pedagogy 2 credits
MPE 3991/Junior Recital 1 credit
 
Senior Year: 24–26 credits
 
Fall: 12.5–14.5 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class 2 credits
MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano 1.5 credits
MTH —/Music history or theory elective 2 credits
MUS 4450/The Business of Music or
    AMG —/Arts management elective		  
2–4 credits
 
Spring: 11.5 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class 2 credits
MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano 1.5 credits
MTH —/Music history elective 2 credits
MPE 4991/Senior Recital 1 credit

Updated July 13, 2011

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