Bachelor of Music with a Concentration in Performance (Keyboard)
The Bachelor of Music Degree with a Concentration in Performance (keyboard) prepares students for careers in piano or organ performance. Students complete eight semesters of applied music with recitals in the fourth, sixth, and eighth semesters and participate in both small and large ensembles. Proficiency requirements for graduation in this concentration include the development of advanced performance skills which meet professional standards, knowledge of the repertoire in the applied area, and pedagogical knowledge and skills required to teach in the applied area. In addition, the keyboard performance program includes accompanying experience and at least one semester of applied study with a second keyboard instrument.
| Credit Hours | |
| General Studies VSU General Education Program |
33 |
| Required Music Courses | 42 |
| MUSI 115 Class Voice I | 1 |
| MUSI 116 Class Voice II | 1 |
| MUSI 155 Technology for Musicians | 2 |
| MUSI 181 Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSI 182 Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSI 183 Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUSI 184 Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUSI 203 Musicianship for Keyboard Majors I | 1 |
| MUSI 204 Musicianship for Keyboard Majors II | 1 |
| MUSI 210 Piano Proficiency Exam | 0 |
| MUSI 281 Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUSI 282 Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUSI 283 Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUSI 284 Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUSI 285 Music History I | 3 |
| MUSI 286 Music History II | 3 |
| MUSI 287 Elementary Conducting | 2 |
| MUSI 290 Music History III | 3 |
| MUSI 381 Counterpoint | 3 |
| Advanced Conducting Elective (choose one) | 2 |
| - MUSI 388 Advanced Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
| - MUSI 389 Advanced Choral Conducting | 2 |
| Music History/Literature Elective (choose one) | 2 |
| - MUSI 396 Twentieth Century Music | 2 |
| - MUSI 397 Music in the Romantic Period | 2 |
| - MUSI 398Music in the Classical Period | 2 |
| - MUSI 399 Music in the Baroque Period | 2 |
| Music Electives (2 units from the following) | 2 |
| - MUSI 209 Jazz Piano II | 2 |
| - MUSI 258 Vocal Diction I | 1 |
| - MUSI 259 Vocal Diction II | 1 |
| - MUSI 386 Music Composition | 2 |
| - Additional music ensemble participation (1 credit hour per semester) | 1 |
| Performance Requirements | 25 |
| MUSA 111/311 Applied Instrument Major (2 credit hours, 8 semesters) | 16 |
| MUSA 117/317 Seminar (8 semesters) | 0 |
| MUSI 280 Sophomore Recital | 0 |
| MUSI 380 Junior Recital | 0 |
| MUSI 480 Senior Recital | 0 |
| MUSI 101 Applied Minor Keyboard (organ, one semester) | 1 |
| MUSE Ensembles (large instrumental ensemble–1 credit hour, 4 semesters) | 4 |
| MUSE Ensembles (small instrumental ensemble–1 credit hour, 4 semesters) | 4 |
| Keyboard Performance Concentration | 17 |
| MUSI 292 Introduction to the Music Industry | 2 |
| MUSI 208 Jazz Piano I | 2 |
| MUSI 431 Piano Literature I | 2 |
| MUSI 432 Piano Literature II | 2 |
| MUSI 433 Piano Pedagogy I | 3 |
| MUSI 434 Piano Pedagogy II | 3 |
| MUSI 487 Art of Accompanying (1 credit hours x 3 semesters) | 3 |
| Unrestricted Electives | 3 |
| Degree Total | 120 |
Bachelor of Music with a Concentration in Performance (Keyboard) Courses