The Bachelor of Arts in Music with an Emphasis in Piano Pedagogy includes the standard College of Liberal Arts General Education Requirements, the Music Core, an additional 21 hours of music and business coursework, and electives to total 128 credit hours. The core of this emphasis is a traditional music degree, with the same “classical” performance requirements as in the other music emphases. Students with an interest in piano pedagogy will benefit from this degree offering.
| Music Core | Hours | Comments |
| MUA 2_1 — Studio Instruction in ____ | 6 |
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| MUA 4_1 — Private Lessons | 1.5 | |
| MUA 498 — Senior Recital | 1.5 | |
| MUA 3xx — Ensembles | 7 |
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| MU 100 — Intro to Music Literature | 3 | Included in GER |
| MU 106 — Intro to Music Technology | 1 | |
| MU 201 — Music Theory I | 3 | Pre-req: Placement Exam or MU 108 |
| MU 203 — Musicianship Skills I | 1 | |
| MU 202 — Music Theory II | 3 | Pre-req: MU 201 |
| MU 204 — Musicianship Skills II | 1 | Pre-req: MU 203 |
| MU 301 — Music Theory III | 3 | Pre-req: MU 202 |
| MU 303 — Musicianship Skills III | 1 | Pre-req: MU 204 |
| MU 311 — Music History I | 3 | Pre-req: MU 301 |
| MU 312 — Music History II | 3 | Pre-req: MU 301 |
| MU 325 — Conducting | 2 | Pre-req: MU 301 |
| MU 199 — Concert Attendance | 0 |
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| TOTAL MUSIC CORE | 40 |
| Piano Pedagogy Emphasis | Hours | Comments |
| MU 320 — Piano Pedagogy | 2 |
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| MU 321 — Piano Pedagogy II | 2 | |
| MU 420 — Piano Literature | 2 | |
| MU 409 — Internship in Group Piano Pedagogy | 1 | |
| MU 410 — Internship in Individual Piano Pedagogy | 3 |
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| MU 110 — Intro to Arts Management | 3 |
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| MUE 328 — Teaching General Music | 3 | |
| MKT 301 — Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| FIN 410 — Financial Issues in Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| TOTAL PIANO PEDAGOGY EMPHASIS | 22 |