Music - Piano Performance Emphasis, B.M.

Degree Requirements (B.M.)

An audition is required to be admitted into the music major. The music department follows National Association of Schools of Music Requirements.

General Education Core

See General Education

• Core Course Requirements 12-13 credits
• Knowledge Area Requirements 20-22 credits

Note: Students may satisfy the GE Humanities requirement by completing one semester of French or German (see below).

Foreign Language Requirement (8 Credits)

Experiential Education University Requirement - EDGE Program (3 Credits)

NOTE: As of 7/12/2019, students pursuing this bachelor’s degree are no longer required to complete the EDGE courses for graduation.

See Experiential Education .

Music Core Requirements (43 Credits)

• MUSC 0990 - Recital Attendance 0 credits (8 semesters of SUU attendance)
• MUSC 1410 - Individual Applied Music Instruction 2 credits (course must be repeated, for a total of 4 credits, to meet degree requirements)
• MUSC 1110 - Music Theory I 3 credits
• MUSC 1120 - Music Theory II 3 credits
• MUSC 1130 - Aural Skills I 1 credits
• MUSC 1140 - Aural Skills II 1 credits
• MUSC 2110 - Music Theory III 3 credits
• MUSC 2130 - Aural Skills III 1 credits
• MUSC 2140 - Aural Skills IV 1 credits
• MUSC 2350 - Fundamentals of Conducting 2 credits
• MUSC 2410 - Individual Applied Music Instruction 2 credits (course must be repeated, for a total of 4 credits, to meet degree requirements)
• MUSC 3070 - Form and Analysis 3 credits
• MUSC 3410 - Individual Applied Music Instruction 2 credits (course must be repeated, for a total of 4 credits, to meet degree requirements)
• MUSC 3500 - Music History I 3 credits
• MUSC 3510 - Music History II 3 credits
• MUSC 3530 - Twentieth Century Music: History & Theory 3 credits
• MUSC 3800 - Junior Recital 0 credits
• MUSC 4410 - Individual Applied Music Instruction 2 credits (course must be repeated, for a total of 4 credits, to meet degree requirements)
• MUSC 4800 - Senior Recital 0 credits

Other Requirements

1. Music Theory: Students must be enrolled concurrently in Music Theory and Aural Skills classes.
2. Piano Proficiency: Students must pass a piano proficiency exam. MUSC 1150  & MUSC 1160  may be taken to assist in preparation for the exam.
3. Junior/Senior Recitals: the B.M. Degree requires a junior year half recital and a senior year full recital. Students must enroll in applied music each semester until the recital requirement is met.
4. In order to move to upper level study (3410) the student must pass the Sophomore Gateway.
5. To fulfill all graduation requirements, all zero credit courses must appear on the transcript.
6. Each major or minor in music is required to abide by the policies and procedures set up in the Departmental Student Handbook. http://www.suu.edu/pva/music/handbook.html
7. Foreign Language Requirement: four semesters of a foreign language are required for the BM degree in voice; two semesters of a foreign language are required for the BM degree in Instrumental music; one semester is required for the BM degree in piano performance. The foreign language requirement may be distributed among French and/or German.
8. Every student is required to pass all classes in their major with a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher, except Applied Music which requires a “B” (3.0) or higher.

Piano Emphasis (41 Credits)

• MUSC 2320 - Keyboard Collaborative Arts 2 credits
• MUSC 2420 - Piano Literature & Performance History I 2 credits
• MUSC 2430 - Piano Literature & Performance History II 2 credits
• MUSC 3450 - Piano Pedagogy I 2 credits
• MUSC 3460 - Piano Pedagogy II 2 credits
• MUSC 4060 - Orchestration & Arranging 3 credits

Total Credits B.M. Piano Emphasis: 120

Note: Students must earn at least 120 credits to satisfy university graduation requirements; because it is possible to complete all degree requirements with fewer than 120 credits, additional elective coursework may be required.