MM in Performance - Piano
Program Advisor: Laura Kargul, kargul@usm.maine.edu
See Program Requirements, below.
In addition to the information listed in the MM in Performance, the following requirements apply to the Piano Concentration.
| Requires a minimum of 30 credit hours | Credits |
| MUS 510 Bibliography and Research in Music | 3 |
| MUS 520 Seminar in Music History | 3 |
| MUS 530 Seminar in Music Theory | 3 |
| MUP 603 Applied Music (piano performance) | 12 |
| MUP 690 Recital | 0 |
| MUS 506 Chamber Music and/or Accompanying | 2 |
| MUS 524 Piano Literature I* | 2 |
| MUS 525 Piano Literature II* | 2 |
| Electives–Any MUS, MUP, or MUE 500- or 600-levelcourses | 3 |
| *Piano Literature I and II must be taken unless equivalentcourses have already been taken at the undergraduate level. | |
Twelve credits of applied music in piano (four semesters of three credits each) will be scheduled as private lessons and will be supplemented with studio class participation. Students are required to take jury examinations in each semester of enrollment in piano until the recital is successfully completed. A one-year residency is required.
Students must present one full-length solo recital from memory. The program, which must be approved by the program advisor, must include a minimum of sixty minutes of solo repertoire.
In addition to the general exit examinations in music history and theory, students must pass a proficiency exam in sight reading.
See the MM in Performance.
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