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 326-0Basic 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 161-0Applied Piano for Music Majors (3 quarters)
PIANO 261-0Applied Piano for Music Majors (3 quarters)
PIANO 361-0Applied 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 391-0Chamber Music
PIANO 340-0Piano Forum (12 quarters)
PIANO 370-0Junior Recital
PIANO 380-0Senior 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.