Piano Major
Bachelor of Music degrees in piano require a minimum of 48 units, and include core music requirements (15 units), major requirements (18.5 units), Foundational Disciplines (6 units), and elective requirements (8.5 units).
Core Music Requirements (15 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| MUSIC 111-1 & MUSIC 111-2 & MUSIC 111-3 | Music Theory I and Music Theory II and Music Theory III |
| MUSIC 211-1 & MUSIC 211-2 & MUSIC 211-3 | Music Theory IV and Music Theory V and Music Theory VI |
| MUSIC 126-1 & MUSIC 126-2 & MUSIC 126-3 | Aural Skills I and Aural Skills II and Aural Skills III |
| MUSIC 226-1 & MUSIC 226-2 & MUSIC 226-3 | Aural Skills IV and Aural Skills V and Aural Skills VI |
| MUSIC 130-1 & MUSIC 130-2 & MUSIC 130-3 | Keyboard Skills for Piano Majors and Keyboard Skills for Piano Majors and Keyboard Skills for Piano Majors |
| MUSIC 214-0 & MUSIC 215-0 & MUSIC 216-0 | The Classical Canon and Performers and Performance and Music in the Present |
| CONDUCT 326-0 | Foundations of Conducting |
| One MUSICOL elective | |
| One 20th/21st century Music Studies elective | |
| Three quarters ensemble (1.5 units) | |
Piano Major Requirements (18.5 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| PIANO 161-0 | Applied Piano for Music Majors (3 quarters) |
| PIANO 102-0 | Technique Class - First Year (Two quarters, fall and spring) |
| PIANO 261-0 | Applied Piano for Music Majors (3 quarters) |
| PIANO 202-0 | Technique Class - Second Year (Two quarters, fall and spring) |
| PIANO 361-0 | Applied Piano for Music Majors (6 quarters) |
| PIANO 313-1 & PIANO 313-2 & PIANO 313-3 | Piano Repertoire I and Piano Repertoire II and Piano Repertoire III |
| PIANO 315-1 & PIANO 315-2 & PIANO 315-3 | Piano Pedagogy I and Piano Pedagogy II and Piano Pedagogy III |
| PIANO 328-1 & PIANO 328-2 & PIANO 328-3 | Collaborative Piano-Beginning I and Collaborative Piano-Beginning II and Collaborative Piano-Beginning III |
| CONDUCT 391-0 | Chamber Music |
| PIANO 340-0 | Piano Forum (12 quarters) |
| PIANO 370-0 | Junior Recital |
| PIANO 380-0 | Senior Recital |
Foundational Disciplines (6 units, chosen from 7 categories) and Elective Requirements (8.5 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Natural Sciences (1 unit) | |
| Empirical and Deductive Reasoning (1 unit) | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (1 unit) | |
| Historical Studies (1 unit) | |
| Ethical and Evaluative Thinking (1 unit) | |
| Literature and Arts (1 unit) | |
| English Composition (1 unit) | |
| Electives (8.5 units, music or non-music courses) | |
| Business/Finance Overlay course (may double count with any other requirement) | |
| Note: The six units of required Foundational Discipline courses must represent six of the seven categories. Foundational Disciplines may double count with any major or minor requirements other than the primary music major. There is no limit on the number of AP credits that may fulfill Foundational Discipline requirements for Bienen School degrees. | |