Performance: Piano Major, B.M.

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Required Courses

University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education Requirements: 18-22 Credits

Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (8)

(Choose two areas below; complete 4 credits in each)
- Fine Arts (4)
- Humanities (4)
- Social Science (4)
World Languages (4-8)*
(through 102 or higher)
- Select from: French, German, Italian, or Spanish: (4-8)

Physical Activity (2)

Mathematics or Natural Science: 4 Credits

(choose one)

MATH 110 - Contemporary Mathematics (4)
MATH 150 - Precalculus (4)
MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics (4)
MATH 240 - Calculus I (4)
Four credits in Natural/Comp Science (4) See University Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements

Performance-Piano Major: 87-88 Credits

MUSC 0999 - Music Seminar/Recital Attendance (0)
MUSC 1200 - Basic Conducting (2)
MUSC 1510 - Theory I: The Syntax of Music (3)
MUSC 1511 - Theory Lab I (1)
MUSC 1520 - Theory II: Diatonic Harmonic Idioms (3)
MUSC 1521 - Theory Lab II (1)
MUSC 2500 - Introduction to Music Technology (2)
MUSC 2530 - Theory III: Formal and Chromatic Expansion (3)
MUSC 2531 - Theory Lab III (1)
MUSC 2540 - Theory IV: Analysis and Formal Structures (3)
MUSC 2541 - Theory Lab IV (1)
MUSC 2551 - Keyboard Harmony I (1)
MUSC 2552 - Keyboard Harmony II (1)
MUSC 3220 - Choral Conducting (2) or
MUSC 3230 - Instrumental Conducting (2)
MUSC 3400 - Introduction to Music Literature (2)
MUSC 3401 - Music History I (4)
MUSC 3402 - Music History II (4)
MUSC 3510 - Form and Analysis (3)
MUSC 4440 - Survey of Piano Literature (2)
MUSC 4499 - Senior Seminar in Music (2)
MUSC 4510 - Counterpoint (3)
MUSC 4640 - Piano Pedagogy I (3)
MUSC 4698 - Degree Recital (0)
MUSC 4699 - Performance Recital (0)
Performance Area Principal: First Year (6), Second Year (6), Third Year (6), and Fourth Year (6) (24)**
Secondary: First Year (4), Second Year (2) (6)**
Major Ensembles: First Year (2), Second Year (2), Third Year (2), and Fourth Year (2) (8)***

Orchestration/Arranging (2-3)

(select one course)

MUSC 3530 - Orchestration (3)
MUSC 4520 - Choral Arranging (2)
MUSC 4530 - Instrumental Arranging (2)

General Electives: 0-1* Credits

Total Required Credits: 128-132

* Language Requirement: A placement exam alone cannot satisfy this requirement. At least one course must be completed at Samford.
Language Credits: Four (4) credits of language are required (102 or higher). However, many students will complete up to 8 language credits. These additional credits will be applied to the General Electives block.

** All piano majors must select two semesters of organ, two credits each.

*** Two of the eight ensemble credits must be in MUSC 1740 . See Ensemble Requirements by Major in the Music Division section for more information.