Music Performance, Piano (BMusic)
Total Hours Required: 120
Plan of Study
The Plan of Study is a suggested four-year course sequence to support academic planning and serves as a helpful guide. Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor to tailor their course selections and timelines to their individual goals and circumstances.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| PIA 312 | Lower-Division Piano: Major | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Musicianship (Part A) | ||
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| First-Year Signature Course (090) | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| PIA 312 | Lower-Division Piano: Major | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Musicianship (Part B) | ||
| MUS 312C | Music and Culture | 3 |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| Mathematics (020) | 3 | |
| Communication (010) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| PIA 312 | Lower-Division Piano: Major | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 2 | |
| Ear Training and Sight-Singing (Part A) | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Structure of Tonal Music (Part A) | ||
| MUS 213M | History of Music I | 2 |
| MUS 271P.1 | Pedagogy: Piano I | 2 |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (093) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| PIA 312 | Lower-Division Piano: Major | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 2 | |
| Ear Training and Sight-Singing (Part B) | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Structure of Tonal Music (Part B) | ||
| MUS 213N | History of Music II | 2 |
| MUS 271P.2 | Pedagogy: Piano II | 2 |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUS 337 | Music and Film Sound | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| PIA 362 | Upper-Division Piano: Major | 3 |
| MUS 321J | Twentieth-Century Musical Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 230L | History of Music III | 2 |
| MUS 271P | Topics in Pedagogy | 2 |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MUS 420R | Junior Recital | 4 |
| MUS 325M | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUS 259N | Chamber Music: Strings and Piano | 2 |
| MUS 271P | Topics in Pedagogy | 2 |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| PIA 362 | Upper-Division Piano: Major | 3 |
| MUS 222J or MUS 223J |
Instrumental Conducting or Choral Conducting |
2 |
| MUS 259N | Chamber Music: Strings and Piano | 2 |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MUS 460R | Senior Recital | 4 |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Music Literature | 3 | |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Requirements
All requirements are listed below, starting with the most specialized moving to the most general. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree: Piano | ||
| Performance or Pedagogy | ||
| Hours chosen from: see course list tab (faculty recommendation required) | 32 | |
| Subtotal | 32 | |
| Music Literature and Music Theory | ||
| MUS 605 | Musicianship | 6 |
| MUS 411 | Ear Training and Sight-Singing | 4 |
| MUS 612 | Structure of Tonal Music | 6 |
| MUS 312C | Music and Culture | 3 |
| MUS 321J | Twentieth-Century Musical Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 325M | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUS 259N | Chamber Music: Strings and Piano | 2 |
| or MUS 259U | Chamber Music: Repertoire Before 1800 | |
| Hours chosen from: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Music in World Cultures | ||
| Introduction to Popular Music in World Cultures | ||
| Topics in Music of World Cultures | ||
| Music of African Americans | ||
| History of Music I | ||
| History of Music II | ||
| History of Music III | ||
| Topics in The Music of the Americas | ||
| Music and Film Sound | ||
| Topics in Ethnomusicology Areas | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
Any other courses from a list approved by the Musicology/Ethnomusicology Division | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Counterpoint | ||
| Advanced Topics in Music Theory | ||
| Topics in The Music of the Americas | ||
| Music and Film Sound | ||
| Topics in Ethnomusicology Areas | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Special Topics in Music Theory | ||
| Advanced Topics in Music Literature | ||
| Subtotal | 36 | |
| Music Ensemble | ||
| Hours chosen from: Ensemble | 8 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | 2 | |
| Subtotal | 10 | |
| General Education | ||
| Core Curriculum | 42 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Beginning Proficiency (Note: this requirement may already be fulfilled by high school coursework) | ||
| Subtotal | ||
| College Requirements - Fine Arts | ||
| General University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Performance
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 420R | Junior Recital | 4 |
| MUS 460R | Senior Recital | 4 |
| MUS 222J | Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
| or MUS 223J | Choral Conducting | |
| MUS 271P.1 | Pedagogy: Piano I | 2 |
| MUS 271P.2 | Pedagogy: Piano II | 2 |
| Hours chosen from: | 12 | |
| Lower-Division Piano: Major | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 6 | |
| Upper-Division Piano: Major | ||
| Total Hours | 32 | |
Pedagogy
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PIA 362 | Upper-Division Piano: Major | 3 |
| MUS 271P.1 | Pedagogy: Piano I | 2 |
| MUS 271P.2 | Pedagogy: Piano II | 2 |
| MUS 460R | Senior Recital | 4 |
| MUS 366P | Senior Piano Pedagogy Project | 3 |
| MUS 222J | Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
| or MUS 223J | Choral Conducting | |
| Hours chosen from: | 12 | |
| Lower-Division Piano: Major | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Piano: Principal | ||
| Total Hours | 32 | |