Piano, Performer's Certificate

Program Overview

The Piano, Performer's Certificate program at the university is a three-year program requiring 102 credits. The program is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to become proficient piano performers. Students will take courses in piano lessons, ear training, keyboard skills, theory, sightreading, accompanying, keyboard literature, piano pedagogy, music history, and musicology.

Program Outline

Outline:

The Piano, Performer's Certificate program requires 102 credits and is structured over three years. The program is divided into two categories: Major Area and Supportive Courses.

Major Area:

• PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR (Six (6) Semesters Required): 24 credits
• PY.450.109 & PY.450.209 Piano 109 Jury and Piano 209 Jury: 2 credits
• PY.450.701 Piano Recital (UG): 2 credits
• PY.910.xxx Large Ensemble: 8 credits
• PY.950.531 & PY.950.532 Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Ensemble (Small Ensemble): 4 credits

Supportive Courses:

• PY.715.123 & PY.715.124 & PY.715.223 & PY.715.224 Ear Training 1 and Ear Training 2 and Ear Training 3 and Ear Training 4: 8 credits
• PY.715.211 & PY.715.212 & PY.715.311 & PY.715.312 Keyboard Skills 1 - Piano Majors and Keyboard Skills 2 - Piano Majors and Keyboard Skills 3 - Piano Majors and Keyboard Skills 4 - Piano Majors: 8 credits
• PY.710.111 & PY.710.112 & PY.710.211 & PY.710.212 & PY.710.311 & PY.710.312 Theory 1 and Theory 2 and Theory 3 and Theory 4 and Theory 5 and Theory 6: 18 credits
• PY.450.111 & PY.450.112 Sightreading 1 and Sightreading 2: 4 credits
• PY.450.213 & PY.450.214 Accompanying 1 and Accompanying 2: 2 credits
• PY.450.411 & PY.450.412 & PY.450.413 & PY.450.414 Keyboard Literature: Baroque and Keyboard Literature: Classical and Keyboard Literature: 19th Century and Keyboard Literature: 20th/21st C.: 8 credits
• PY.450.667 Piano Pedagogy 1: 2 credits
• PY.610.321 & PY.610.322 & PY.610.323 History of Music 1 and History of Music 2 and History of Music 3: 9 credits
• OR PY.610.324 Music Histories in a Global Context
• PY.610.xxx, PY.610.324 Musicology Elective or Global Contexts (Music History in Global Contexts may be substituted for any one of the three Music History Classes or an elective seminar): 3 credits

Plan of Study Grid:

The program provides a detailed plan of study grid outlining the courses to be taken each semester across the three years.