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.

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Students are ordinarily subject to the curricular requirements outlined in the Bulletin in effect at the start of their current degree. See below for links to previous Bulletins.