Program Requirements
Note: This program has been discontinued for new enrollments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Area | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR (Four (4) Semesters Required) | 16 |
| Language and Diction Proficiency 1 | ||
| PY.450.721 & PY.450.722 | Piano Recital (GR 1) and Piano Recital (GR 2) | 4 |
| PY.450.639 | Coaching/Opera Workshop | 1 |
| PY.450.640 | Coaching/Opera Theatre | 1 |
| The Breakthrough Curriculum | ||
| PY.123.611 | Building a Brand and Portfolio | 2 |
| PY.123.612 | Pitching Your Creative Idea (GR) | 2 |
| Supportive Courses in Music | ||
| PY.610.651 | Foundations of Music Research | 2 |
| PY.610.6xx | Musicology Seminars | 6 |
| PY.710.6xx | Music Theory Seminars | 6 |
| PY.450.619 & PY.450.620 | Accompanying & Coaching Skills 1 and Accompanying & Coaching Skills 2 | 4 |
| PY.450.625 & PY.450.626 | Accompanying & Coaching Skills 3 and Accompanying & Coaching Skills 4 | 4 |
| PY.450.813 & PY.450.814 | Advanced Accompanying and Advanced Accompanying | 4 |
| Total Credits | 52 | |
- 1
All candidates must meet language and diction standards in English and two of the following three languages: Italian, German, and French. These requirements may be satisfied by successful completion of a departmental exam in translation and pronunciation, or by completing the appropriate diction course and the equivalent of one year of college-level study in each language.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credits | |
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.123.611 | Building a Brand and Portfolio | 2 |
| PY.610.651 | Foundations of Music Research | 2 |
| PY.710.6xx | Music Theory Seminars | 3 |
| PY.450.619 | Accompanying & Coaching Skills 1 | 2 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.450.721 | Piano Recital (GR 1) | 2 |
| PY.123.612 | Pitching Your Creative Idea (GR) | 2 |
| PY.610.6xx | Musicology Seminars | 3 |
| PY.450.620 | Accompanying & Coaching Skills 2 | 2 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.450.639 | Coaching/Opera Workshop | 1 |
| PY.710.6xx | Music Theory Seminars | 3 |
| PY.450.625 | Accompanying & Coaching Skills 3 | 2 |
| PY.450.813 | Advanced Accompanying | 2 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.450.722 | Piano Recital (GR 2) | 2 |
| PY.450.640 | Coaching/Opera Theatre | 1 |
| PY.610.6xx | Musicology Seminars | 3 |
| PY.450.626 | Accompanying & Coaching Skills 4 | 2 |
| PY.450.814 | Advanced Accompanying | 2 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 52 | |