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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Roadmap: B.A. in Music, Piano Performance Concentration

The Bachelor of Music in Music is an intensive curriculum designed for students wishing to prepare for graduate study in music and for specific professional purposes. Degree majors include instrumental and choral music education (credential preparation), instrumental, vocal, and piano performance, composition, and jazz studies. This roadmap is intended for students interested in the Piano Performance concentration.

This Roadmap is a recommended advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

In order to avoid large course loads in the fall and spring semester, this recommended advising map suggests that you may select to complete 6 units of General Education (GE) coursework in the summer between the first and second year as well as in the summer between the second and third year rather than completing them during fall or spring.

***NOTE FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS ***

If you have completed requirements and have gained a proficiency level to enter as a Junior student, you may follow the roadmap of the third and fourth year. Please consult with an academic advisor to determine if you are eligible to transfer as a Junior level BM in Music student.

First Year
Fall Semester
Course
Units
MUS 1220 Theory I   3
MUS 1320 Eartraining and Sightsinging I   1
MUS 1610 Freshman-Level Keyboard   1
MUS 1611 Freshman Keyboard Major Repertoire   1
MUS 2880 Directed Listening   1
MUS 2000 Music of World Cultures   3
MUS-XXXX Major Performance Ensemble 1
General Education Course 3
General Education Course 3
Total Units 17
Cumulative Total 17
Spring Semester
Course
Units
MUS 1230 Theory II   3
MUS 1330 Eartraining and Sightsinging II   1
MUS 1610 Freshman-Level Keyboard   1
MUS 1611 Freshman Keyboard Major Repertoire   1
MUS 2880 Directed Listening   1
MUS-XXXX Major Performance Ensemble 1
General Education Course 3
General Education Course 3
General Education Course 3
Total Units 17
Cumulative Total 34
  • Must repeat Basic Class Piano until the B.M. Piano Proficiency is completed.
  • MUS-2000 Music of World Cultures satisfies GE C1.
  • In the event that a student needs to take MUS 1190, Music Fundamentals (3 units), the roadmap will be changed, with the theory and eartraining tracks delayed by one year.

 

Second Year
Fall Semester
Course
Units
MUS 2220 Chromatic Harmony   3
MUS 2320 Eartraining and Sightsinging III   1
MUS 2610 Sophomore Level Keyboard   1
MUS 2611 Sophomore Keyboard Major Repertoire   1
MUS 2150 Introduction to Music Technology   1
MUS 3270 Basic Conducting   2
MUS 2880 Directed Listening   1
MUS 4452 Piano Literature I   2
MUS-XXXX Major Performance Ensemble 1
General Education Course 3
Total Units 16
Cumulative Total 50
Spring Semester
Course
Units
MUS 2230 20th Century Techniques   3
MUS 2330 Eartraining and Sightsinging IV   1
MUS 2610 Sophomore Level Keyboard   1
MUS 2611 Sophomore Keyboard Major Repertoire   1
MUS 2900 Music History and Literature I   3
MUS 2880 Directed Listening   1
MUS 4453 Piano Literature II   2
MUS-XXXX Major Performance Ensemble 1
General Education Course 3
Total Units 16
Cumulative Total 66
                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Third Year
Fall Semester
Course
Units
MUS 3260 Form and Analysis (WP)    2
MUS 3610 Junior Level Keyboard   1
MUS 3611 Junior Keybrd Major Repertoire   1
MUS 3100 Music History and Literature II   3
MUS 4880 Directed Listening   1
MUS 4450 Piano Pedagogy I   2
MUS-XXXX Major Performance Ensemble 1
General Education Course 3
General Education Course 3
Total Units 17
Cumulative Total 83
Spring Semester
Course
Units
MUS 3250 18th Century Counterpoint    2
MUS 3610 Junior Level Keyboard   1
MUS 3611 Junior Keybrd Major Repertoire   1
MUS 3200 Music History III: Music in the United States 1945-Present (WP)   3
MUS 4880 Directed Listening   1
MUS 4451 Piano Pedagogy II   2
MUS-XXXX Major Performance Ensemble 1
General Education Course 3
General Education Course 3
Total Units 16
Cumulative Total 66
Before advancing to senior-level applied study, all Bachelor of Music majors with an emphasis in piano, instrumental, or vocal performance must present a public solo recital consisting of approximately thirty minutes of literature. A faculty hearing of the recital material must occur no later than one month before the recital is to be presented. Students must have completed all the prerequisites to the major before presenting the junior recital or be currently enrolled in all remaining prerequisites during the semester in which the recital is presented. 

 

Fourth Year
Fall Semester
Course
Units
MUS 4610 Advanced Keyboard   1
MUS 4611 Senior Keybrd Major Repertoire   1
MUS 3620 Collaborative Piano and Accompanying I   2
MUS 4480 Jazz Ensemble   1
MUS-XXXX Major Performance Ensemble 1
General Education Course 3
Upper Division GE Course (UD-B, UD-C, UD-D) 3
Upper Division GE Course (UD-B, UD-C, UD-D) 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 115
Spring Semester
Course
Units
MUS 4610 Advanced Keyboard   1
MUS 4611 Senior Keybrd Major Repertoire   1
MUS 3621 Collaborative Piano and Accompanying II   2
MUS 4880 Directed Listening   1
MUS 4900 Senior Recital or Project   1
MUS-XXXX Major Performance Ensemble 1
UD Music Elective 1
Upper Division GE Course (UD-B, UD-C, UD-D) 3
Total Units 11
Cumulative Total 126
  • For additional dates and details to apply for graduation, visit the Graduation Website.