Dec 26, 2024

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College Catalog 2024-2025

Piano, BM

Bachelor of Music

The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree program is the principal undergraduate program in music, and nearly all of the undergraduate musicians are enrolled in it. It requires students to supplement their music studies with a prescribed number of courses in the Liberal Arts Department.

The B.M. degree program normally requires four years to complete. The minimum residency is two years for qualified and approved transfer students (three years for Voice majors). All requirements for the degree must be completed within seven years of a student’s original enrollment in the B.M. program. The curriculum outlines give the required distribution of credits for the B.M. degree.

First Year

JUILL 101 — Discover Juilliard 1 credit
Required of all first-year Dance, Drama, and Music students.
JUILL 102 — Essentials of Entrepreneurship in the Arts 1 credit
Required of all first-year Music students.

Major Studies

PNKMU 100 — Piano 10 credits
MSMUS 100 — Piano Topics 1 credit
MSMUS 110 — Piano Performance Class I 1 credit
Annual Jury 0 credit

Music Departmental Studies

ETMUS 111-112 — Ear Training I 2 credits per semester
THMUS 111 — Theory I: Diatonic Harmony 3 credits
THMUS 211 — Theory II: Principles of Form 3 credits
MHMUS 111 — From Antiquity to 1700 3 credits

Liberal Arts

LARTS 102 — College Writing 3 credits
LARTS 111 — Foundations of Knowledge 3 credits

Total Credits 1st Year: 33

Second Year

Major Studies

PNKMU 100 — Piano 10 credits
MSMUS 221-222 — Piano Performance Class II 1 credit per semester
MSMUS 533R-534R — Piano Forum 0 credits
Annual Jury 0 credit

Music Departmental Studies

ETMUS 211-212 — Ear Training II 2 credits per semester
THMUS 311 — Theory III: Chromatic Harmony and Analysis 3 credits
THMUS 411 — Theory IV: At Tonality’s Edge 3 credits
MHMUS 211 — From 1700 to 1850 3 credits
MHMUS 311 — From 1850 to the Present 3 credits

Specialized Studies

KSMUS 111-112 — Keyboard Skills I 2 credits per semester
MLMUS 133-134 — Piano Literature I 2 credits per semester

Liberal Arts

LARTS 112 — Society, Politics, and Culture 3 credits
Liberal Arts Elective (LARTS 000) 3 credits

Total Credits 2nd Year: 42

Third Year

Major Studies

PNKMU 100 — Piano 10 credits
MSMUS 321-322 — Piano Performance Class III 1 credit per semester
MSMUS 533R-534R — Piano Forum 0 credits
Annual Jury 0 credit

Performance Ensembles

Chamber Music* (CMENS 500-0) 4 credits (see Note below)

Music Departmental Studies

THMUS 511 — Theory V: 20th Century and Beyond 3 credits
Music Theory Elective(THMUS E500) 3 credits
Music History Electives (MHMUS 000) 6 credits

Specialized Studies

KSMUS 211 — Keyboard Skills II 2 credits
MLMUS 233-234 — Piano Literature II 2 credits per semester

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Electives (LARTS 000-0) 6 credits

Total Credits 3rd Year: 42

Fourth Year

Major Studies

PNKMU 100 — Piano 10 credits
MSMUS 421-422 — Piano Performance Class IV 1 credit per semester
MSMUS 533R-534R — Piano Forum 0 credits
Departmental Seminar 2 credits
Graduation Jury 0 credit
Recital 1 credit

Performance Ensembles

Chamber Music* (CMENS 500-0) 4 credits (see Note below)

Music Departmental Studies

Music Theory Elective: (THMUS E500) 3 credits
Music History Elective (MHMUS 000) 3 credits

Specialized Studies

MLMUS 333-334 — Piano Literature III 2 credits per semester

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Electives (LARTS 000-0) 6 credits

Total Credits 4th Year: 35

TOTAL CREDITS: 152

Note:

* 8 credits of Chamber Music required, and may include up to one year of duo chamber music, of which one semester may be duo piano (CMENS 561-562 ).