Music Piano
Major Requirements
Major: Music - Piano Performance
Degree Type: B.Mus.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 128
General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree
- A list of approved general education courses is available here .
- General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review the major, minor, and program emphases requirements for minimum grade restrictions, should they apply.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Communication (C) | 12 | |
| College Composition I | ||
| College Composition II | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking | ||
Upper Division Writing † | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning (R) † | 3 | |
| Science and Technology (S) † | 10 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (A) † | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (B) † | 6 | |
| Wellness (W) † | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D) *† | ||
| Global Perspectives (G) *† | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
| * | May be satisfied by completing courses in another General Education category. |
| † | May be satisfied with courses required in the major. Review major requirements to determine if a specific upper division writing course is required. |
Major Requirements
A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all MUSC prefix courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Music Core Requirements | ||
| MUSC 103 | Introduction to Music History (May satisfy general education category A) | 3 |
| MUSC 130 | Theory and Analysis I | 3 |
| MUSC 131 | Theory and Analysis II | 3 |
| MUSC 132 | Ear Training & Sight Singing I | 1 |
| MUSC 133 | Ear Training & Sight Singing II | 1 |
| MUSC 189 | Skills for Academic Success 1 | 1 |
| MUSC 230 | Theory and Analysis III | 3 |
| MUSC 231 | Theory and Analysis IV | 3 |
| MUSC 232 | Ear Training & Sight Singing III | 1 |
| MUSC 233 | Ear Training & Sight Singing IV | 1 |
| MUSC 250 | Basic Conducting | 2 |
| MUSC 340 | Music History I | 3 |
| MUSC 341 | Music History II | 3 |
| MUSC 385 | Music Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MUSC 411 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| MUSC 430 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUSC 431 | Contemporary Harmonic Techniques | 3 |
| MUSC 380 | Recital | 1 |
| MUSC 480 | Recital | 1 |
| Applied Music: Select 22 credits from the following: | 22 | |
| Applied Piano | ||
| Supplementary Applied Study | ||
| Applied Piano | ||
| Supplementary Applied Study | ||
| Applied Piano | ||
| Supplementary Applied Study | ||
| Applied Piano | ||
| Supplementary Applied Study | ||
| Piano Track | ||
| MUSC 443 | Keyboard Literature | 3 |
| Additional Literature: Select one of the following: | 2 | |
| Wind Band Literature | ||
| Survey/Vocal Literature | ||
| Symphonic Literature | ||
| Opera Literature | ||
| Pedagogy: | ||
| MUSC 423 | Piano Pedagogy I | 2 |
| MUSC 424 | Piano Pedagogy II | 2 |
| Jazz Studies: Select 2 credits from the following: | 2 | |
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Combo | ||
| Jazz Methods | ||
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Major Ensembles: Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Marching Band | ||
| University Band | ||
| Cantemus | ||
| Statesmen of NDSU | ||
| Wind Symphony | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Minor Ensembles: Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Mixed Chamber Ensemble | ||
| Piano Chamber Music | ||
| Jazz Combo | ||
| Select 2 credits from the following: | 2 | |
| Opera Workshop | ||
| Piano Chamber Music | ||
| Composition I | ||
| Composition II | ||
| Individual Study | ||
| Performance Attendance: Must enroll in 5 different semesters | ||
| MUSC 180 | Performance Attendance | 0 |
| Total Credits | 89 | |
| 1 | MUSC 189 is only required for first-time, first-year students--A first-time, first-year student is defined as a student who has not yet completed a college course as a college student. Students that are not first-time, first-year students that either transfer into the university or change their major are not required to take MUSC 189. |
Degree Notes
- Music majors may not declare a music minor.
