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Suggested Course Sequence for Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Degree - Piano Option
(Revised Fall 2009)
Freshman Year
| MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr | MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr |
| MUSC 103 Theory of Music I | 3 cr | MUSC 104 Theory of Music II | 3 cr |
| MUSC 108 The World of Music | 4 cr | MUSC 114 Aural Skills II | 1 cr |
| MUSC 113 Aural Skills I | 1 cr | MUSC 121 Piano | 3 cr |
| MUSC 121 Piano | 3 cr | Large Ensemble | 1 cr |
| Large Ensemble | 1 cr | Keyboard Collaboration | 1 cr |
| ENGL 101 English Composition | 3 cr | ENGL 102 Critical R&W | 3 cr |
| Natural or Physical Science | 4 cr | ||
| Total | 15 cr | Total | 16 cr |
Sophomore Year
| MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr | MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr |
| MUSC 203 Theory of Music III | 3 cr | MUSC 204 Theory of Music IV | 3 cr |
| MUSC 213 Aural Skills III | 1 cr | MUSC 214 Aural Skills IV | 1 cr |
| MUSC 221 Piano* | 3 cr | MUSC 304 Music History I | 3 cr |
| Large Ensemble | 1 cr | MUSC 221 Piano* | 3 cr |
| Keyboard Collaboration | 1 cr | Large Ensemble | 1 cr |
| COMM 101 Speech | 3 cr | Keyboard Collaboration | 1 cr |
| Foreign Language (French/German) | 4 cr | Foreign Language (French/German) | 4 cr |
| Total | 16 cr | Total | 16 cr |
Junior Year
| MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr | MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr |
| MUSC 305 Music History II | 3 cr | MUSC 306 Music History III | 3 cr |
| MUSC 311 Form & Analysis | 2 cr | MUSC 395 Junior Recital | 1 cr |
| MUSC 319/320 Conducting | 2 cr | MUSC 321 Piano | 3 cr |
| MUSC 413 Piano Literature | 2 cr | Large Ensemble | 1 cr |
| MUSC 321 Piano | 3 cr | Social Science | 3 cr |
| Large Ensemble | 1 cr | Fine Arts or Humanities (not Foreign Language or Music) | 3 cr |
| Keyboard Collaboration | 1 cr | Non-music elective | 2 cr | Social Science | 3 cr |
| Total | 17 cr | Total | 16 cr |
Senior Year
| MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr | MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr |
| MUSC 414 Piano Pedagogy | 2 cr | MUSC 4xx Music Theory/History Elective | 3 cr |
| MUSC 421 Piano | 3 cr | Music Elective** | 2 cr |
| Large Ensemble | 1 cr | MUSC 495 Senior Recital | 2 cr |
| Natural or Physical Science | 4 cr | MUSC 421 Piano | 3 cr |
| Social Science | 3 cr | Social Science | 3 cr |
| Non-music elective | 3 cr | Non-music elective | 3 cr |
| Total | 16 cr | Total | 16 cr |
*The Piano Proficiency Requirement must be met. Although piano majors are not required to register for class piano, they must pass the Piano Proficiency Exam prior to taking the Junior Standing Exam in piano.
**Music Electives. Music electives must be chosen from Music Courses, not from Applied Music or Music Ensembles (Performing Organizations).
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