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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Piano Performance, B.M.

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Requirements for the major in piano performance, Bachelor of Music program

The Bachelor of Music degree is intended for students who wish pre-professional and professional preparation in music education and/or performance. Students should consult the Undergraduate Music Handbook available on the department website, oakland.edu/mtd and should also consult with the departmental adviser in the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office to plan their degree program. Only major courses in which a grade of at least 2.0 has been earned will count toward the major. Requirements are as follows:

This degree program requires a minimum of 124 credits.

Piano Performance Requirements – 76-92 credits

MUT 112 - Music Theory I (3) /
MUT 113 - Aural Skills I
(1)
MUT 114 - Music Theory II (3) /
MUT 115 - Aural Skills II
(1)
MUT 212 - Music Theory III (3) /
MUT 213 - Aural Skills III
(1)
MUT 214 - Music Theory IV (3) /
MUT 215 - Aural Skills IV
(1) (or placement) up to 16 credits
MUS 131 - History and Literature of Western Tonal Music (3)
MUS 132 - Music of World Cultures (3)
MUS 331 - History and Literature of Medieval and Renaissance Music (3)
MUS 332 - History and Literature of Western Music from ca. 1850 to the Present (3)
MUA 375 - Accompanying for Piano Majors (2)
MUS 441 - Piano Pedagogy I (2)
MUS 442 - Piano Pedagogy II (2)
MUS 455 - Piano Repertoire I (2)
MUS 457 - Piano Repertoire II (2)
MUA 443 - Keyboard Skills for the Piano Major I (2)
MUA 444 - Keyboard Skills for the Piano Major II (2)
MUS 395 - Conducting I (2) and
MUS 396 - Conducting II (2)
MUA 101 - Piano (1 or 2) (2 credits per semester)
MUA 201 - Piano (1 or 2) (2 credits per semester)
MUA 301 - Piano (1, 2 or 4) (4 credits per semester)
MUA 401 - Piano (1, 2 or 4) (4 credits per semester)
MUA 499 - Senior Recital (6)

History or theory elective course selected from – 4 credits

MUS 420 - The Nineteenth-Century Symphony: History, Performance and Analysis (4)
MUS 430 - Seminar in Opera and Drama (4)
MUT 311 - Musical Analysis and Form (4)
MUT 312 - Counterpoint (4)
MUT 410 - Twentieth Century Techniques (4)

Ensembles (must enroll in major ensemble every semester of major) – 8 credits

MUE 301 - University Chorus (0 or 1)
MUE 304 - Oakland Chorale (0 or 1)
MUE 319 - University Chamber Orchestra (0 or 1)
MUE 320 - Oakland Symphony (0 or 1)
MUE 329 - Symphonic Band (0 or 1)
MUE 331 - Wind Symphony (0 or 1)

Language – 4 credits

Language course numbered 115 or higher (German, French or Italian recommended)

Non-credit requirements

Major standing
Events attendance requirement
Fifteen minute sophomore recital
Twenty-five minute junior recital

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