Program Overview

Oregon State University

Music Studies Undergraduate Major (BM, HBM)

Piano Performance Option

The Piano Performance Option is available within the Music Studies major at the Corvallis location. This option is designed for undergraduates pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Music Studies with an option in Piano Performance.

Overview

The Piano Performance Option prepares students for a professional music career. Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:

• Describe the characteristics that are central to the musics of different cultures and sub-cultures.
• Identify the social and historical elements that have helped in the development and dissemination of music world-wide.
• Distinguish several sounds of music from different cultures, and gain an understanding of key concepts of the musics of different cultures.
• Differentiate instruments that are used in different cultures by sight and sound as well as the function of these instruments.

Requirements

The program requires a total of 76 credits. The course list includes:

Coursework

• MUS 111: The Fundamentals of Music Technology (3 credits)
• MUS 251: Intro to Arts Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• MUS 330: (repeatable) (3 credits)
• MUS 378: (3 credits)
• MUS 375: (3 credits)
• MUS 443: Theory and Composition Studies (3 credits)
• MUS 445: Piano Pedagogy I: Beginning and Elementary Students (3 credits)
• MUS 446: (3 credits)
• MUS 447: (3 credits)
• MUS 481: Piano Literature I: 18th through Early 19th Centuries (3 credits)
• MUS 482: Piano Literature II: 19th and 20th Centuries (3 credits)
• MUS 485: (3 credits)

Studio Instruction

• MUP 190: Individual Lessons: Keyboard (3 terms, 2 credits each) (6 credits)
• MUP 290: Individual Lessons: Keyboard (3 terms, 2 credits each) (6 credits)
• MUP 390: Individual Lessons: Keyboard (3 terms, 2 credits each) (6 credits)
• MUP 490: Individual Lessons: Keyboard (3 terms, 2 credits each) (6 credits)
• MUP 398: Junior Recital (1 credit)
• MUP 498: Senior Recital (1 credit)

Ensembles/Chamber Music

• MUS 163: Accompanying (6 terms, 1 credit each) (6 credits)
• Select eight credits from the following courses:
  • MUS 363: Accompanying
  • MUS 368: Chamber Ensemble: Miscellaneous
  • MUS 272: Group Piano V
  • MUS 273: Group Piano VI

Option Code

The Option Code for the Piano Performance Option is 097.