Program Requirements
For common requirements, please see the Bachelor of Music Degree page.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Area | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR (Eight (8) Semesters Required) | 32 |
| PY.450.109 & PY.450.209 & PY.450.309 | Piano 109 Jury and Piano 209 Jury and Piano 309 Jury | 3 |
| PY.450.701 | Piano Recital (UG) | 2 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 8 |
| PY.950.531 & PY.950.532 | Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Ensemble (Small Ensemble) | 2 |
| The Breakthrough Curriculum | ||
| PY.123.111 | Exploring Arts Careers | 1 |
| PY.123.311 | Building a Brand and Portfolio | 2 |
| PY.123.312 | Pitching Your Creative Idea | 2 |
| Supportive Courses in Music | ||
| PY.360.501 & PY.360.502 | Friday Noon:30 Recital Series and Friday Noon:30 Recital Series | 1 |
| PY.360.503 & PY.360.504 | Friday Noon:30 (Alt Project) and Friday Noon:30 (Alt Project) | 1 |
| PY.715.123 & PY.715.124 & PY.715.223 & PY.715.224 | Ear Training/Sightsinging 1 and Ear Training/Sightsinging 2 and Ear Training/Sightsinging 3 and Eartraining/Sightsinging 2 | 8 |
| PY.715.211 & PY.715.212 & PY.715.311 & PY.715.312 | Keyboard Skills 1 - Piano Majors and Kybd Skills/Piano Majors II and Keyboard Skills 3 - Piano Majors and Kybd Skills/Piano IV | 8 |
| 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 |
| PY.450.111 & PY.450.112 | Sightreading and Sightreading | 4 |
| PY.450.213 & PY.450.214 | Accompanying and Accompanying | 2 |
| PY.450.411 & PY.450.412 & PY.450.413 & PY.450.414 | Keyboard Literature 1 and Keyboard Literature II and Keyboard Literature III and Keyboard Literature 4 | 8 |
| PY.610.321 & PY.610.322 & PY.610.323 | History of Music 1 and History of Music 2 and History of Music 3 | 9 |
| PY.610.xxx | Musicology Elective | 3 |
| Music Education | ||
| PY.510.112 | Intro To Msc Education | 1 |
| PY.510.213 | Basic Instrumental Pedagogy | 1 |
| PY.510.237 & PY.510.238 | Secondary Choral Ensemble I and Sec Instmntl Ens I | 4 |
| PY.510.337 | Secondary Choral Ensemble II | 2 |
| PY.510.311 | Techniques for Teaching Elementary General Music | 3 |
| PY.510.312 | Tech Teach Elem Instr Ms | 3 |
| PY.510.413 | Music And Language | 3 |
| PY.710.412 | Instrumentation & Arranging | 3 |
| PY.510.414 | Mus & The Spcl Student | 3 |
| PY.450.667 | Piano Pedagogy | 2 |
| PY.510.411 | Intern Teaching | 12 |
| PY.510.441 | Intern Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| General Studies | ||
| PY.260.115 | Core 1 | 3 |
| PY.260.216 | Core 2 | 3 |
| PY.260.261 | Introduction to Psychology: Human Development & Learning | 3 |
| xxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 18 |
| Total Credits | 179 | |
Variation
Instrumental
192 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PY.510.211 & PY.510.212 | Brass Class and Woodwinds Class | 5 |
| PY.510.223 | Percussion Class | 1 |
| PY.510.338 | Sec Instmntl Ens II | 2 |
| PY.510.324 | Strings Class | 3 |
| PY.710.412 | Instrumentation & Arranging | 3 |
| Basic Instrumental Pedagogy (-1 credits) |
Sample Program of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credits | |
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.123.111 | Exploring Arts Careers | 1 |
| PY.360.501 | Friday Noon:30 Recital Series | 0.5 |
| PY.715.123 | Ear Training/Sightsinging 1 | 2 |
| PY.715.211 | Keyboard Skills 1 - Piano Majors | 2 |
| PY.710.111 | Theory 1 | 3 |
| PY.450.111 | Sightreading | 2 |
| PY.260.115 | Core 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 17.5 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.450.109 | Piano 109 Jury | 1 |
| PY.360.502 | Friday Noon:30 Recital Series | 0.5 |
| PY.715.124 | Ear Training/Sightsinging 2 | 2 |
| PY.715.212 | Kybd Skills/Piano Majors II | 2 |
| PY.710.112 | Theory 2 | 3 |
| PY.450.112 | Sightreading | 2 |
| PY.510.112 | Intro To Msc Education | 1 |
| PY.260.216 | Core 2 | 3 |
| PY.260.261 | Introduction to Psychology: Human Development & Learning | 3 |
| Credits | 21.5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.123.311 | Building a Brand and Portfolio | 2 |
| PY.360.503 | Friday Noon:30 (Alt Project) | 0.5 |
| PY.715.223 | Ear Training/Sightsinging 3 | 2 |
| PY.715.311 | Keyboard Skills 3 - Piano Majors | 2 |
| PY.710.211 | Theory 3 | 3 |
| PY.450.213 | Accompanying | 1 |
| PY.510.213 | Basic Instrumental Pedagogy | 1 |
| PY.510.237 | Secondary Choral Ensemble I | 2 |
| PY.450.667 | Piano Pedagogy | 2 |
| xxxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 |
| Credits | 24.5 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.450.209 | Piano 209 Jury | 1 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.123.312 | Pitching Your Creative Idea | 2 |
| PY.360.504 | Friday Noon:30 (Alt Project) | 0.5 |
| PY.715.224 | Eartraining/Sightsinging 2 | 2 |
| PY.715.312 | Kybd Skills/Piano IV | 2 |
| PY.710.212 | Theory 4 | 3 |
| PY.450.214 | Accompanying | 1 |
| PY.510.238 | Sec Instmntl Ens I | 2 |
| xxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 |
| Credits | 22.5 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.710.311 | Theory 5 | 3 |
| PY.450.411 | Keyboard Literature 1 | 2 |
| PY.610.321 | History of Music 1 | 3 |
| PY.510.337 | Secondary Choral Ensemble II | 2 |
| PY.510.311 | Techniques for Teaching Elementary General Music | 3 |
| PY.510.413 | Music And Language | 3 |
| xxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 |
| Credits | 25 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.450.309 | Piano 309 Jury | 1 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.710.312 | Theory 6 | 3 |
| PY.450.412 | Keyboard Literature II | 2 |
| PY.610.322 | History of Music 2 | 3 |
| PY.510.312 | Tech Teach Elem Instr Ms | 3 |
| PY.510.414 | Mus & The Spcl Student | 3 |
| xxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 |
| Credits | 24 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.950.531 | Chamber Ensemble (Small Ensemble) | 1 |
| PY.450.413 | Keyboard Literature III | 2 |
| PY.610.323 | History of Music 3 | 3 |
| PY.510.411 | Intern Teaching | 12 |
| PY.510.441 | Intern Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| PY.xxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 |
| Credits | 26 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.450.701 | Piano Recital (UG) | 2 |
| PY.950.532 | Chamber Ensemble (Small Ensemble) | 1 |
| PY.450.414 | Keyboard Literature 4 | 2 |
| PY.610.xxx | Musicology Elective | 3 |
| PY.710.412 | Instrumentation & Arranging | 3 |
| xxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 179 | |