MM in Performance - Piano
- PERFORMANCE: PIANO
- Requires a minimum of 30 credit hours.
- Program Advisor: Laura Kargul, kargul@usm.maine.edu
| Courses | ||
| MUP 603 | Applied Music | 12 cr. |
| MUP 690 | Recital | 0 cr. |
| MUP 506 | Chamber Music and/or Accompanying | 2 cr. |
| MUP 524 | *Piano Literature I | 2 cr. |
| MUP 525 | *Piano Literature II | 2 cr. |
| Graduate music core courses (see above) | 9 cr. | |
| Electives | Any MUS, MUP, or MUE 500- or 600- level courses | 3 cr. |
*Piano Leterature I and II must be taken unless equivalent courses have already been taken at the undergraduate level.
Twelve credits of applied music in piano (four semesters of 3 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 60 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.
Courses & Requirements
- PERFORMANCE: PIANO
- Requires a minimum of 32 credit hours.
- Program Advisor: Laura Kargul, kargul@usm.maine.edu
| Courses | ||
| MUP 603 | Applied Music | 12 cr. |
| MUP 690 | Recital | 0 cr. |
| MUP 506 | Chamber Music and/or Accompanying | 2 cr. |
| MUP 524 | *Piano Literature I | 2 cr. |
| MUP 525 | *Piano Literature II | 2 cr. |
| Graduate music core courses (see above) | 9 cr. | |
| Electives | Any MUS, MUP, or MUE 500- or 600- level courses | 5 cr. |
*Piano Leterature I and II must be taken unless equivalent courses have already been taken at the undergraduate level.
Twelve credits of applied music in piano (four semesters of 3 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 60 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.
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