Piano

The BM with a major in performance-piano requires the following:

University Requirements

Undergraduate degree (124 hour minimum)

Some School of Music majors require more than 124 hours to complete. See individual music requirements for details.

Upper-level coursework taken at TCU (42 hour minimum)

TCU Core Curriculum (39 hour minimum)

TCU Core Curriculum requirements can range from 39 to 63 hours depending on the choice of courses. Some courses may count in more than one area.

Music Requirements

Ensembles (4 hours total, .5 hour each semester)

Choral Ensemble-1 semester (Choose from MUSI 10030, 10040 or 10130/10140)

Piano Accompanying-4 semesters (MUSI 10170)

Chamber Music-3 semesters (MUSI 10080-In exceptional cases, a student may substitute MUSI 10080 for MUSI 10170, but not more than two semesters and only by petition to the piano faculty)

Studio Performance Lessons (24 hours)

Lower Division-12 hours

Upper Division-12 hours

Music Theory (25 hours)

MUSI 10201

Elementary Ear Training

MUSI 10203

Elementary Theory

MUSI 10211

Elementary Ear Training

MUSI 10213

Elementary Theory

MUSI 20201

Advanced Ear Training

MUSI 20203

Advanced Theory

MUSI 20211

Advanced Ear Training

MUSI 20213

Advanced Theory

MUSI 30202

Form and Analysis

MUSI 30222

Modal Counterpoint

MUSI 30232

Tonal Counterpoint

MUSI 50203

Musical Structure and Style

Music History (12 hours)

MUSI 20613

History of Music: Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance

MUSI 30613

History of Music: Baroque and Classic

MUSI 30623

History of Music: Romantic and 20th Century

MUSI 50433

Keyboard Literature

Performance Pedagogy (4 hours)

MUSI 30052

Beginning Pedagogy

MUSI 30062

Intermediate Pedagogy

Functional Piano (2 hours)

MUSI 20071

Functional Piano

MUSI 20081

Functional Piano

Conducting (2 hours)

MUSI 20512

Introduction to Conducting

Recitals (2 hours)

MUSP 30991

Recital I

MUSP 40991

Recital II

Music Electives (5 hours)

Must include three hours of Advanced Music Theory or Advanced Music History

Acoustics (3 hours)

PHYS 20053

Physics of Music and Sound or

MUSI 30343

Electro-Acoustic Music





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