BM in Performance - Keyboard Emphasis

Program Requirements

A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the BM in performance - keyboard emphasis. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements of the College of Fine Arts, students must meet the following requirements:

Core Requirements

Course List
Course	Title	Hours
Applied Music (See Specific Major Below)
Primary performance medium (see specific major)
Secondary performance medium
Required Music Core (13 credit hours)
MUSC 127	Musicianship 1	2
MUSC 128	Musicianship 2	2
MUSC 129	Aural Skills 1	2
MUSC 130	Aural Skills 2	2
MUSC 229	Aural Skills 3	2
MUSC 113	Introduction to Music Studies and Professional Skills	3
Musicology Electives (6 credit hours)
Select 6 credit hours from the following		6
MUSC 336	Survey of the Western Musical Canon
MUSC 348A	History of Jazz
MUSC 675A	Topics in Musicology: Aesthetics
MUSC 675B	Topics in Musicology: Ethnography
MUSC 675C	Topics in Musicology: Gender
MUSC 675D	Topics in Musicology: Popular Musics
Theory/Composition Electives (10 credit hours)
Select 10 credit hours from the following		10
MUSC 120	Jazz Improvisation
MUSC 228	Post-Tonal Music
MUSC 240	Jazz Music Theory
MUSC 259	Introduction to Music Composition
MUSC 523	Form and Analysis
MUSC 531	Topics in Music Technology
MUSC 561	18th Century Counterpoint
MUSC 650	Performance and Analysis
MUSC 651A	Topics in Analysis: Music in Media
MUSC 651B	Topics in Analysis: Popular Music Analysis
Performance - Keyboard Emphasis Required Courses (4 credit hours)
MUSP 307	Instrumental Conducting	2
or MUSP 308	Choral Conducting
Arranging
Select one course from the following		2
MUSC 345	Jazz Arranging
MUSC 641	Orchestration
MUSC 645	Choral Arranging
Ensembles
See specific major ^{2, 3}
MUSP 105	Recital Attendance (specified number of recitals per semester for four semesters)	0
Total Credit Hours		33

²: See degree check sheets for specified ensembles.
³: Ensembles are counted by semester.

Specific Keyboard Program Requirements

Piano Performance Emphasis

Course List
Course	Title	Hours
General Education
Select courses to meet General Education requirements ¹		34-35
Core Requirements
Courses required of all keyboard majors (from above)		33
Piano Performance Requirements
Applied Piano		24
Second performing medium		4
MUSP 250 & MUSP 251	Applied Piano Concerto and Applied Piano Concerto	4
MUSP 207 & MUSP 407	Piano Repertoire and Piano Repertoire	6
MUSP 580	Piano Pedagogy	2
MUSC 782 & MUSC 783	Piano Literature I and Piano Literature II	4
Ensembles - Four semesters of accompanying required for all Bachelor of Music piano majors and 4 credit hours of appropriate ensemble. Keyboard scholarship recipients are required to enroll in accompanying or an ensemble each semester they hold a scholarship. ^{2, 3}		8
MUSP 300	Junior Recital	0
MUSP 400	Senior Recital	0
Open Electives
Select enough electives to reach 120 credit hours		0-1
Total Credit Hours		120

¹: Required major courses may also count towards General Education requirements. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.
²: See degree check sheets for specified ensembles.
³: Ensembles are counted by semester.

Piano Accompanying Emphasis

Course List
Course	Title	Hours
General Education
Select courses to meet General Education requirements ¹		34-35
Core Requirements
Courses required of all keyboard majors (from above)		33
Piano Accompanying Requirements
Applied Piano		16
Second performing medium		4
MUSP 223 & MUSP 224	Applied Piano Accompanying and Applied Piano Accompanying	4
MUSP 423 & MUSP 424	Applied Piano Accompanying and Applied Piano Accompanying	8
MUSP 207 & MUSP 407	Piano Repertoire and Piano Repertoire	4
MUSP 580	Piano Pedagogy	2
MUSC 726	Voice Literature	3
MUSC 685	String Literature & Materials	2
Ensembles - Four semesters of accompanying required for all Bachelor of Music piano majors and 4 credit hours of appropriate ensemble. Keyboard scholarship recipients are required to enroll in accompanying or an ensemble each semester they hold a scholarship. ^{2, 3}		8
MUSP 300	Junior Recital	0
MUSP 400	Senior Recital	0
Open Electives
Select enough electives to reach 120 credit hours		1-2
Total Credit Hours		120

¹: Required major courses may also count towards General Education requirements. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.
²: See degree check sheets for specified ensembles.
³: Ensembles are counted by semester.

Piano Pedagogy Emphasis

Course List
Course	Title	Hours
General Education
Select courses to meet General Education requirements ¹		34-35
Core Requirements
Courses required of all keyboard majors (from above)		33
Piano Pedagogy Requirements
Applied Piano		24
Second performing medium		4
MUSP 207 & MUSP 407	Piano Repertoire and Piano Repertoire	4
MUSP 580	Piano Pedagogy	2
MUSP 581	Piano Teaching Materials	2
MUSC 782 & MUSC 783	Piano Literature I and Piano Literature II	4
MUSP 790_	Special Topics in Music (designated)	4
Ensembles - Four semesters of accompanying and 4 credit hours of appropriate ensemble required for all Bachelor of Music piano majors. Keyboard scholarship recipients are required to enroll in accompanying or an ensemble each semester they hold a scholarship. ^{2, 3}		8
MUSP 400	Senior Recital	0
Open Electives
Select enough electives to reach 120 credit hours		0-1
Total Credit Hours		120

¹: Required major courses may also count towards General Education requirements. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.
²: See degree check sheets for specified ensembles.
³: Ensembles are counted by semester.

Organ Emphasis

Course List
Course	Title	Hours
General Education
Select courses to meet General Education requirements ¹		34-35
Core Requirements
Courses required of all keyboard majors (from above)		33
Organ Requirements
Applied Organ		24
Secondary Performing Medium		4
MUSC 587	Organ Literature & Design I	2
MUSC 588	Organ Literature & Design II	2
MUSP 596	Organ Pedagogy	2
MUSP 599	Organ Keyboard Skills, Service Playing and Accompanying	2
Electives		6
Ensembles (four semesters each, large ensemble/accompanying) ^{2, 3}		8
MUSP 300	Junior Recital	0
MUSP 400	Senior Recital	0
Open Electives
Select enough electives to reach 120 credit hours		2-3
Total Credit Hours		120

¹: Required major courses may also count towards General Education requirements. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.
²: See degree check sheets for specified ensembles.
³: Ensembles are counted by semester.

Note: All music majors must pass a piano proficiency examination.

Applied Learning

Students in the BM in performance - keyboard emphasis program are required to complete an applied learning or research experience to graduate from the program.

For students in the performance, pedagogy, accompanying and organ emphases, the requirement can be met by completing a recital ( MUSP 400) in their senior year.