Graduate Division

Curricula for Graduate Degrees

Piano

Master of Music in Performance

Admission Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in music or its demonstrated equivalent. For additional information, see "Admission Requirements" in the Graduate Division section of this bulletin.

Major

18-20 credit hours

  • P900 Piano Graduate Major (12 cr.)
  • I711 Master’s Recital (0 cr.)
  • F500 Accompanying Recital (0 cr.)
  • M543 Keyboard Literature from 1700 to 1850 (3 cr.)
  • M544 Piano Literature from 1850 to the Present (3 cr.)
  • E493 Piano Pedagogy (2 cr.). E493 is required only for those students who have not had a course in piano pedagogy or equivalent teaching experience.
Music History and Literature Requirement

6 credit hours. See “Structure of Master’s Curricula” under General Requirements for Master’s Degrees in this bulletin.

Other Required Credits

6 credit hours. See “Structure of Master’s Curricula” under General Requirements for Master’s Degrees in this bulletin.

Major Ensemble

2 credit hours each semester until four fall-spring enrollments are reached or the student graduates; X2 Piano Accompanying (2 cr.) in the first two fall-spring semesters of enrollment.

Doctor of Music in Music Literature and Performance

Admission Requirements

Master’s degree in piano or its demonstrated equivalent. For additional information, see "Admission Requirements" in the Graduate Division section of this bulletin.

Major

36 credit hours

  • P900 Piano Graduate Major (16 cr.)
  • P601 Doctoral Piano Recital (1 cr.)
  • P603 Doctoral Piano Lecture/Recital (1 cr.), at least 30 minutes of music required
  • P604 Doctoral Piano Recital-Final (1 cr.). The final recital is played after the qualifying examination has been passed.
  • P605-P606 Doctoral Concerto I-II (1-1 cr.)
  • I821 Doctoral Chamber Music Recital (1-1 cr.)
  • M645-M646-M647-M648 Seminar in Piano Literature I-II-III-IV (3-3-3-3 cr.)
  • M621 Doctoral Piano Essay (1 cr.)
Minor and Other Required Credits

24 credit hours. See “Structure of Doctoral Curricula” under General Requirements for Doctoral Degrees in this bulletin.

Tool Subject

M539 Introduction to Music Bibliography (2 cr.)

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