Piano Performance Major, Bachelor of Music (BM)
Required: students must audition for the piano performance major with three contrasting works from the standard repertoire, one of which may be a chamber work, and be accepted into a studio for performance study. Review the Music website for audition requirements.
In programs leading to the Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, the program provides thoroughly professional and supportive training. Students in this program may focus on pedagogy, collaborative pianism, performance, or a combination of those areas. This leads to myriad pathways for lucrative careers in the field. This course of study presupposes that the student will have a strong background in piano performance skills, demonstrated in the entrance audition. The piano performance curriculum includes solo and duo performance, pedagogy, collaborative piano, improvisation, chamber music, and accompanying skills.
Grade Requirement for all majors offered by the Music Department: the minimum acceptable grade for any music course required for graduation (including transferred music courses) is ≥C.
| Required Non-Credit Music Components | ||
| CONVOCATION AND RECITAL ATTENDANCE (must be repeated each term) | ||
Junior Recital | ||
Piano Proficiency | ||
| Required Piano Performance Courses | ||
| MUSC 101 & MUSC 102 & MUSC 103 | MUSIC THEORY I and MUSIC THEORY II and MUSIC THEORY III | 9 |
| MUSC 104 & MUSC 105 & MUSC 106 | SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS and SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS II and SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS III | 3 |
| MUSC 201 & MUSC 202 & MUSC 203 | MUSIC THEORY IV and MUSIC THEORY V and MUSIC THEORY VI | 9 |
| MUSC 204 & MUSC 205 | SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS IV and SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS V | 2 |
| MUSC 244 | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 2 |
| MUSC 250 & MUSC 251 & MUSC 252 | MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE I and MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE II and MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE III | 12 |
| MUSC 341 | ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL KEYBOARD | 2 |
| MUSC 388 | PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL MUSIC | 4 |
| MUSC 458 & MUSC 459 & MUSC 460 | PIANO PEDAGOGY I and PIANO PEDAGOGY II and PIANO PEDAGOGY III | 6 |
| MUSC 467 | ACCOMPANYING | 3 |
| MUSC 470 | SENIOR RECITAL | 2 |
| MUSC 480 & MUSC 481 & MUSC 482 | KEYBOARD LITERATURE I and KEYBOARD LITERATURE II and KEYBOARD LITERATURE III | 6 |
| Applied Music Requirements–must be repeated | 24 | |
| APPLIED INSTRUCTION ON INSTRUMENT OR VOICE | ||
| APPLIED INSTRUCTION ON INSTRUMENT OR VOICE | ||
| APPLIED INSTRUCTION ON INSTRUMENT OR VOICE | ||
| APPLIED INSTRUCTION ON INSTRUMENT OR VOICE | ||
| Major Music Ensemble Requirements | 12 | |
Note: a year of MUSE 368, Piano Ensemble, may be substituted for a year of a Major ensemble. | ||
| MARCHING BAND | ||
| WIND ENSEMBLE | ||
| SYMPHONIC BAND | ||
| ORCHESTRA | ||
| SYMPHONIC CHOIR | ||
| CONCERT CHOIR | ||
| Minor Music Ensemble Requirements–choose a minimum of two | 2 | |
| CONCERT JAZZ ORCHESTRA | ||
| REPERTORY JAZZ ENSEMBLE | ||
| COLLEGIANS | ||
| OPERA WORKSHOP | ||
| CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLES | ||
| PIANO ENSEMBLE | ||
| POP COMBO | ||
| Required Senior Capstone/Thesis | ||
| MUSC 490 | MUSIC SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Total Credits | 102 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from EWU should be able to:
- perform music in public on the primary instrument in a manner consistent with professional expectations through successful completion of juries, recitals, and ensemble concerts;
- demonstrate advanced competency in music theory through score analysis and compositional exercises;
- demonstrate advanced music aural skills through dictation and sight singing exercises;
- demonstrate advanced historical knowledge of music through writing research reports and exams;
- demonstrate functional keyboard skills, lead sheets, SATB scores and accompanying;
- demonstrate competency in collaborative pianism, chamber music;
- apply music pedagogical principles to the primary instrument through successful completion of exams, research reports, and teaching demonstrations;
- demonstrate knowledge of keyboard literature through successful completion of exams and oral presentations;
- demonstrate solo and collaborative ensemble piano skills in public through successful completion of performance juries and recitals.