Bachelor of Music in Performance, Piano

Students enrolled in the B.M. curriculum in piano performance complete 125 credit hours.

Tulsa Curriculum Requirements (53-55 hours)

Student enrolled in the Bachelor of Music curriculum are not required to have a minor. They must complete the requirements of the Tulsa curriculum as follows:

Core Requirements (28-30 hours)

Language (14-16 hours)***

One year of a foreign language (8 hours) and one of the following:

A second year of the same foreign language (6 hours)
One year of a second foreign language (8 hours)
Two additional block course electives (6 hours)

Block I Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Experience (6 hours)

MUS 1043 Jazz: Mirror of American Society or
MUS 2083 Black American Musical Experience
Block I elective (3 hours)

Block II Historical and Social Interpretation (12 hours)

Block III Scientific Investigation (7 hours)

Block III elective (3 hours)
Block III elective with lab (4 hours)

Notes:

*AS 1001 is required for freshmen matriculating at TU immediately after graduating from high school.

**AS 2001 is required for sophomores.

***Language requirement may vary depending upon placement.

No more than two courses from any one discipline may be used to fulfill General Curriculum requirements. Two courses must be taken which meet the Cultural Diversity and Gender Studies requirement.

Some students may be required to take ENGL 1004 Introduction to College Writing and MATH 1053 College Algebra .

Required Music Courses (71 hours)

Piano (Studio Lessons) (20 hours)
Secondary Instrument (4 hours)
Music Ensembles (8 hours including 2 hours of MUS 0141 Accompanying )
MUS 0130-1 Chamber Music Ensembles (4 hours)
MUS 1000 Freshman Recital Class
MUS 2000 Sophomore Recital Class
MUS 3000 Junior Recital Class
MUS 4000 Senior Recital Class
MUS 1011 Ear Training Lab I
MUS 1013 Music Theory I
MUS 1021 Ear Training Lab II
MUS 1023 Music Theory II
MUS 2011 Ear Training Lab III
MUS 2013 Music Theory III
MUS 2021 Ear Training Lab IV
MUS 2023 Music Theory IV
MUS 3062 Instrumental/Choral Conducting I (Section 01 Instrumental Conducting)
MUS 3300 Junior Applied Completion (Junior Recital)
MUS 4143 Piano Literature I
MUS 4293 Piano Pedagogy
MUS 4343 Piano Literature II
MUS 4500 Piano Proficiency Completion
MUS 4400 Senior Applied Completion (Senior Recital)
Music Electives (8 hours)

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