In addition to meeting general degree requirements, undergraduate music performance majors who concentrate in piano must complete the following conservatory requirements (99 credits). Of the 99 credits, up to 8 credits of music history may be counted toward the liberal arts requirement (30 credits minimum) for the degree.
Freshman Year: 27 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music/ 2 credits
MPE 1850/Sight Reading Workshop/1 credit
MTH 1010/Music Theory I/ 2credits
MTH 1410/Solfège I/ 1.5 credits
MTH 2510/Survey of Music History I/ 3 credits
MUS 1040/Music First-Year Seminar/ 1 credit
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music/ 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class/ 1 credit
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 Classical Jury/ 0 credit
Sophomore Year: 23 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music/ 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class/ 1 credit
MPE 2550/Keyboard Literature I/ 2 credits
MTH 2050/Music Theory III/ 2 credits
MTH 2410/Solfège III/ 1.5 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music/ 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class/ 1 credit
MPE 2560/Keyboard Literature II/ 2 credits
MTH 2420/Solfège IV/ 1.5 credits
MTH 3050/Music Theory IV/ 2 credits
MPE 0300/Sophomore Classical Jury/ 0 credit
Junior Year: 30 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music/ 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class/ 1 credit
MPE 2570/Keyboard Literature III/ 2 credits
MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano/ 1 credit
MTH 3410/Solfège V/ 1.5 credits
MTH 4050/Music Theory V/ 2 credits
MTH —/Music history elective*/ 2 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music/ 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class/ 1 credit
MPE 2580/Keyboard Literature IV/ 2 credits
MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano/ 1 credit
MTH 3420/Solfège VI/ 1.5 credits
MTH 4010/Seminar in Analysis/ 2 credits
MTH —/Music history* or theory elective/ 2 credits
MPE 3991/Junior Recital: Classical/ 1 credit
Senior Year: 19 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music/ 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class/ 1 credit
MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano/ 1 credit
MTH —/Music history* or theory elective/ 2 credits
MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music/ 2 credits
MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class/ 1 credit
MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano/ 1 credit
MTH —/Music history elective*/ 2 credits
MPE 4991/Senior Recital: Classical/ 1 credit
*Music History Electives (Effective Fall 2020)
MUS 1060/Reflections Western Music MTH 1560/Introduction to World Music MTH 2130/Music and Politics, 1800-1950 MTH 3170/Techniques of Composition for Performers MTH 3400/History of Jazz I MTH 3450/History of Jazz II MTH 3520/Disruption and Art Music MTH 3575/Music from Antiquity MTH 3576/Music of the Common Practice Era MTH 3577/Expansion of Chromaticism MTH 3578/Music Since 1945 MTH 3600/The Music of J. S. Bach MTH 3620/Music of Beethoven MTH 3630/Berlioz, Wagner, and Liszt MTH 3670/Mahler and Strauss MTH 3680/Shostakovich and The Soviet Era MTH 4075/Post-Tonal Theory & Analysis MTH 4120/History of Recorded Music I MTH 4130/History of Recorded Music II MTH 4235/Opera Queens: LGBTQ Representation in Opera Onstage and Off MTH 4340/World Traditions in Music MUS 4520/Trends in Music in Society