Program Overview

School of Music and Dance

Graduate Specialization in Piano Pedagogy

Overview

The Graduate Specialization in Piano Pedagogy is available to students who have been admitted into the M.M. Piano Performance, M.M. Collaborative Piano, D.M.A. Piano Performance, and D.M.A. Collaborative Piano degree programs. Students in other music graduate degree programs (that are not piano) will need to audition and demonstrate piano ability at the advanced level.

Requirements

• 16 graduate-level credits
• 4 Music education courses
• 3 Music performance courses

Declaration and Approval

After receiving SOMD approval to pursue the chosen specialization, students must submit the Declaration of Graduate Specialization form to the Music Graduate Office in the first term of enrollment in the Graduate Specialization.

Performance Opportunities

Performance opportunities are available for students in the Graduate Specialization in Piano Pedagogy.

Faculty

Meet the faculty members who teach in the Graduate Specialization in Piano Pedagogy.

Course Descriptions

Course descriptions can be found in the UO Catalog.

Graduate Specializations

• Collaborative Piano
• Ethnomusicology
• Historical Performance Practice
• Jazz Pedagogy
• Music Theory Pedagogy
• Piano Pedagogy
• Violin/Viola Pedagogy