OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
Piano Pedagogy Major (B.Mus.) |
Major code BM5104
College of Fine Arts
Music, School of
Glidden Hall 440
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4244
music@ohio.edu
www.ohio.edu/fine-arts/music
Christopher Fisher, contact person
fisherc@ohio.edu
Program Overview
The Ohio University Piano Performance & Pedagogy program is one of the country’s most active and highly regarded programs. Students gain valuable teaching experience through their work with pre-college children, university students, and adults in both group and private learning environments.
Recognized for a nurturing yet rigorous learning environment, the Piano Performance and Pedagogy curriculum promotes high performance and academic standards and offers a wide array of performance opportunities, stimulating coursework, supervised teaching, and research initiatives.
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
All undergraduates, whether prospective freshmen or transfer students, are required to audition for admission to the degree programs offered by the School of Music. In general, students may not pursue coursework in the major until they have successfully auditioned and been admitted to a music degree program.
Students auditioning for the BM in Piano Pedagogy will perform one composition from each of the following categories:
- Baroque: A prelude and fugue or other major work by J.S. Bach
- Classical: The first movement of a sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, or composer of similar difficulty (excluding Mozart Sonata, K. 545, Beethoven Sonatas, Op. 49, Nos. 1 and 2, and Op. 79)
- One contrasting selection from the 19 th , 20 th , or 21 st century
Students will also be assigned a quick-study piece roughly one week prior to the audition. All repertoire must be performed from memory, with the exception of this quick-study piece and any contemporary works of particular complexity.
Change of Program Policy
Students currently attending Ohio University who wish to declare a major in music are required to audition for admission to the School of Music before they may declare the major.
External Transfer Admission
All undergraduates, whether prospective freshmen or transfer students, are required to audition for admission to the degree programs offered by the School of Music. In general, students may not pursue coursework in the major until they have successfully auditioned and been admitted to a music degree program.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
The program is a preprofessional course of study that prepares students to pursue advanced graduate degree programs in performance, to engage in professional performance activities, or to establish private teaching studios. The discipline and critical insights gained from pursuing a professional degree in music can also have implications for other career options.
Requirements
University-wide Graduation Requirements
Ohio University requires completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours for conferral of a bachelor’s degree. However, the Bachelor of Music major in piano with an emphasis in pedagogy requires a minimum of 124 hours. For more information on the minimum hours requirement and other university-wide requirements, please review the Graduation Requirements – Universitywide page.
Aural Skills, Music Theory, and Music History and Literature
Complete the following courses during freshman and sophomore years:
Aural Skills
Complete the following courses:
- MUS 1030 - Dictation and Sight Singing I Credit Hours: 1
- MUS 1040 - Dictation and Sight Singing II Credit Hours: 1
- MUS 2030 - Dictation and Sight Singing III Credit Hours: 1
- MUS 2040 - Dictation and Sight Singing IV Credit Hours: 1
Music Theory
Complete the following courses:
- MUS 1010 - Music Theory I Credit Hours: 3
- MUS 1020 - Music Theory II Credit Hours: 3
- MUS 2010 - Music Theory III Credit Hours: 3
- MUS 2020 - Music Theory IV Credit Hours: 3
Music History and Literature
Complete the following course:
- MUS 1250 - Introduction to Music History and Literature Credit Hours: 3
Music History and Literature
Complete the following courses:
- MUS 3210 - History and Literature of Music I Credit Hours: 3
- MUS 3220 - History and Literature of Music II Credit Hours: 3
Ensemble
Complete 8 semesters of large ensemble for 1 hour each semester. Music majors must perform in a large ensemble every semester in residence. See School of Music Undergraduate Handbook for ensembles appropriate to the principal instrument and major.
Performance Lab
Complete 6 semesters of the following course:
- MUS 1090 - Performance Laboratory Credit Hours: 0
Applied Piano
Complete 8 semesters of the following course for 4 hours each semester:
- MUS 3410 - Piano Credit Hours: 1 - 4
Music Theory or Music History and Literature Electives
Complete two courses from the following:
- MUS 4050 - Jazz Theory I Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4051 - Jazz Theory II Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4070 - Counterpoint I Credit Hours: 3
- MUS 4071 - Counterpoint II Credit Hours: 3
- MUS 4213 - Literature of Orchestral Music Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4214 - Literature of Organ Music Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4215 - Literature of Opera Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4216 - Literature of Band Music Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4250 - Music of Africa Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4901 - Special Topics in Tonal Analysis Credit Hours: 3
- MUS 4902 - Special Topics in Post-Tonal Analysis Credit Hours: 3
Conducting and Chamber Music Literature
Complete the following courses:
- MUS 4212 - Literature of Chamber Music Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4550 - Basic Conducting Credit Hours: 2
Keyboard Repertoire and Pedagogy
Complete the following courses (MUS 3921 for 3 semesters and MUS 4500 for 2 semesters):
- MUS 3921 - Practicum in Music Credit Hours: 1 - 2
- MUS 4500 - Accompanying Credit Hours: 1
- MUS 4576 - Keyboard Repertoire I Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4577 - Keyboard Repertoire II Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4580 - Piano Pedagogy I Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4581 - Piano Pedagogy II Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4582 - Group Piano Pedagogy Credit Hours: 2
Recital
Both of the following courses are required for the completion of the program.
- MUS 4940 - Junior Recital Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4941 - Senior Recital Credit Hours: 2