Program Overview

Pedagogy: Piano (MMus)

The Master of Music in Pedagogy: Piano is a graduate program designed to provide advanced training in piano pedagogy and performance.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced competencies in piano pedagogy and its repertory. Studies in these areas comprise as much as two-thirds or at least one-third of the curriculum.
• Gain knowledge and skills in one or more fields of music outside the major, such as theory, history, musicology, ethnomusicology, and performance. Such supportive studies in music that broaden and deepen musical competence comprise at least one-third of the curriculum.
• As a culminating demonstration of professional capability in the major field, the student must present a final project, research paper, and/or recital.

Master of Music in Pedagogy: Piano Requirements

The program requires the following courses:

• MUE 571: Piano Pedagogy I: Teaching Beginners (3 credits)
• MUE 572: Piano Pedagogy II: Teaching Groups (3 credits)
• MUE 573: Piano Pedagogy III: Teaching Intermediate Levels (3 credits)
• MUE 606: Field Studies: [Topic] (3 credits, three terms)
• MUE 639: Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic] (3 credits)
• MUS 611: Research Methods in Music (3 credits)
• MUS 650652: Piano Literature (9 credits)
• Applied Piano Study (12-24 credits)
  • 6 terms of MUP 650 or MUP 665 for a total of 12-24 credits
• Two 500-level or above courses in music history/ethnomusicology, literature, or theory (6 credits)
• Appropriate ensemble (3 terms) (3-6 credits)
  • At least 3 terms to be chosen from MUS 694, MUS 521-523, or participation in a large conducted ensemble as a principal keyboardist or accompanist.
• MUE 601: Research: [Topic] (Final Project) (3 credits)
• Recital (at least 30 minutes of music performance)
  • If pursuing a concurrent piano performance degree, a lecture demonstration or lecture recital may serve in lieu of the recital.
• Final Oral Examination
  • Oral examination reviewing the project and degree coursework. The total credits required for the program are 51-66.

Music History/Ethnomusicology, Literature, or Theory Courses

Students can choose from a variety of courses, including:

• MUS 528: Cultures of Musical Celebrity (4 credits)
• MUS 551: Introduction to Ethnomusicology (4 credits)
• MUS 552: Musical Instruments of the World (4 credits)
• MUS 562: Popular Musics in the African Diaspora (4 credits)
• MUS 575: History of Opera (4 credits)
• MUS 587: Music and Emotion (4 credits)
• MUS 614: Introduction to Musicology (4 credits)
• MUS 643: Notation of Medieval and Renaissance Music (3 credits)
• MUS 660: Music in the Middle Ages (3 credits)
• MUS 661: Music in the Renaissance (3 credits)
• MUS 662: Music in the Baroque Era (3 credits)
• MUS 663: Music in the Classical Period (3 credits)
• MUS 664: Music in the Romantic Era (3 credits)
• MUS 665: Music in the 20th Century (3 credits)
• MUS 670: Graduate Seminar in Musicology: [Topic] (4 credits)
• MUS 671: Seminar in Ethnomusicology: [Topic] (4 credits)
• MUS 680: Historical Performance Practices I (3 credits)
• MUS 681: Historical Performance Practices II (3 credits)
• MUS 682: Historical Performance Practices III (3 credits)
• MUS 683: Rhetoric and Music (4 credits)
• MUS 684: Musical Iconography (4 credits)
• MUS 516: Post-Tonal Theory I (3 credits)
• MUS 517: Post-Tonal Theory II (3 credits)
• MUS 530: Tonal Analysis: Linear Prolongational Analysis (3 credits)
• MUS 531: Tonal Analysis: Form in Tonal Music (3 credits)
• MUS 532: Tonal Analysis: Analysis of Popular Music (3 credits)
• MUS 533: Counterpoint (4 credits)
• MUS 534: Counterpoint (4 credits)
• MUS 535: Counterpoint (4 credits)
• MUS 615: Current Trends in Music Theory (3 credits)
• MUS 629: Repertoire and Analysis (3 credits)
• MUS 630: History of Theory I (3 credits)
• MUS 631: History of Theory II (3 credits)
• MUS 632: History of Theory III (3 credits)
• MUS 634: Advanced Post-Tonal Theory (3 credits)