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Bachelor of Music – Piano

BM Degree Total

125 credits

Music Course Total	83 credits
General Education Course Total	30 credits
Unrestricted Elective Credits⁵	12 credits

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Collaborative Piano Class

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Theory I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Aural Skills I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills I & II for Pianists and Organists

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

First Year Seminar³

3

-

3

Writing About...⁴

-

3

3

General Education Requirement

-

3

3

Year One Total

13

15

28

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

MUS 5180 or MUS 5240

Chamber Ensemble or Collaborative Piano Class

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Theory III & IV

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Aural Skills III & IV

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills III & IV for Pianists and Organists

1

1

2

History of Musical Styles I & II

3

3

6

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Self, Society and Cosmos

3

-

3

Paths to the Present (choose one course)

-

3

3

Year Two Total

15

14

29

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Chamber Ensemble

1

1

2

Piano Literature I & II

2

2

4

MUS 361X or MUS 362X

Theory Analysis Elective

2

-

2

MUS 371X or MUS 372X

Music History/Literature Electives (choose 2 courses)

2

2

4

Career Development Seminar I & II

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

General Education Requirement

-

3

3

Year Three Total

15

15

30

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Graduation Recital

-

1

1

Piano Literature III

2

-

2

Piano Pedagogy

-

2

2

Music Electives (total of 8 credits)²

4

4

8

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

Year Four Total

13

13

26

Unrestricted Elective Credits⁵

12

¹Lessons earn either 2 or 3 credits, determined by the concentration teacher with approval of the Dean of the School of Music (or designee).

²Music Elective Credits may be fulfilled using any course offered through the School of Music except for ensemble courses.

³FYS 1100: First Year Seminar may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

⁴ENG 1200: Writing About… may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

⁵Unrestricted Elective Credits may be fulfilled at any time during the four years of the program using any course offered on the UNCSA campus. Courses offered by an Arts School other than Music must receive approval of both the Dean of the School of Music (or designee) and the Dean (or designee) of the Arts School offering the course.