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.)
- 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.