Piano Pedagogy, B.M.
The BM with a major in performance-piano pedagogy requires the following:
University Requirements
Undergraduate degree (124 hour minimum)
Some School of Music majors require more than 124 hours to complete. See individual music requirements for details.
Upper-level coursework taken at TCU (42 hour minimum)
TCU Core Curriculum (39 hour minimum)
TCU Core Curriculum requirements can range from 39 to 63 hours depending on the choice of courses. Some courses may count in more than one area.
Music Requirements
Ensembles (4 hours total- .5 hour each semester)
Choral Ensemble- 1 semester
Choose from:
Undergraduate Collaborative Piano- 4 semesters
Chamber Music- 3 semesters
In exceptional cases, a student may substitute MUSI 10080 For MUSI 10170, but not more than two semesters and only by petition to the piano faculty
Studio Performance Lessons (18 hours)
Lower Division -8 hours
Upper Division-10 hours
Music Theory (25 hours)
Music History (15 hours)
| MUSI 20613 | History of Music: Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance | |
| MUSI 30613 | History of Music: Baroque and Classic | |
| MUSI 30623 | History of Music: Romantic and Twentieth Century | |
| MUSI 50433 | Keyboard Literature I Pre-Baroque through Classical | |
| MUSI 50533 | Keyboard Literature II Romantic through Contemporary | |
Performance Pedagogy (8 hours)
Functional Piano (2 hours)
Conducting (2 hours)
Recitals (2 hours)
Music Electives (3 hours)
Must include three hours of Advanced Music Theory or Advanced Music History
Education (6 hours)
Acoustics and Natural Science (11 hours)