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College of Fine Arts

BM in Music Performance - Keyboard emphasis (Piano Performance) (2025 - 2026)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101: College English I 1 0103 MATH 131: Contemporary Mathematics 1 0303
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 2 0703 MUSA 233P: Applied Music Instruction for Majors-Piano3
MUSA 233P: Applied Music Instruction for Majors-Piano3 MUSC 113: Introduction to Music Studies and Professional Skills3
MUSC 127: Musicianship 12 MUSC 128: Musicianship 22
MUSC 129: Aural Skills 12 MUSC 130: Aural Skills 22
MUSP 105: Recital Attendance0 MUSP 105: Recital Attendance0
MUSP 211J: Piano Accompanying1 MUSP 211J: Piano Accompanying1
Secondary Performing Medium (MUSA 119P)1 Secondary Performing Medium (MUSA 119P) 31
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 1st year: 30

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 102: College English II 1 0103 COMM 111: Public Speaking 1 0203
MUSA 233P: Applied Music Instruction for Majors-Piano3 MUSA 233P: Applied Music Instruction for Majors-Piano3
MUSC 229: Aural Skills 32 MUSP 105: Recital Attendance0
MUSP 105: Recital Attendance0 MUSP 207: Piano Repertoire1
MUSP 207: Piano Repertoire1 MUSP 211J: Piano Accompanying1
MUSP 211J: Piano Accompanying1 MUSP 251: Applied Piano Concerto2
MUSP 250: Applied Piano Concerto2 Theory/Composition Elective 42
Theory/Composition Elective 42 Choose one of the following:
  • MUSC 345: Jazz Arranging
  • MUSC 641: Orchestration
  • MUSC 645: Choral Arranging
2
Fall Total Hours 14 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 2nd year: 28

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 0603 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 0603
MUSA 433P: Applied Music Instruction for Majors - Piano3 GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 0404-5
MUSC 782: Piano Literature I2 MUSA 433P: Applied Music Instruction for Majors - Piano3
MUSP 4__: Ensemble1 MUSC 783: Piano Literature II2
MUSP 207: Piano Repertoire1 MUSP 300: Junior Recital0
MUSP 580: Piano Pedagogy2 MUSP 4__: Ensemble1
Secondary Performing Medium1 MUSP 407: Piano Repertoire1
Theory/Composition Elective 42 Secondary Performing Medium1
Theory/Composition Elective 42
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 17-18

Total hours for 3rd year: 32-33

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 0503 GEN ED: Diversity Designation 0703
MUSA 433P: Applied Music Instruction for Majors - Piano3 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 0503
MUSP 4__: Ensemble1 MUSA 433P: Applied Music Instruction for Majors - Piano3
MUSP 407: Piano Repertoire1 MUSP 400: Senior Recital0
Musicology Elective 43 MUSP 4__: Ensemble1
Theory/Composition Elective 42 Musicology Elective 43
Choose one of the following:
  • MUSP 307: Instrumental Conducting
  • MUSP 308: Choral Conducting
2 MUSP 407: Piano Repertoire1
Open Elective0-1
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 14-15

Total hours for 4th year: 29-30

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. C- or higher required.
  2. Students who have earned an Associate Degree or 30 credit hours prior to high school graduation and before starting classes at WSU as a degree-bound student, may be exempt from taking a First-Year Seminar course. Those students must take an additional general education approved course.
  3. All music majors must pass a piano proficiency examination.
  4. Must be selected from a specified list. For a complete list of options, please view the 2025-2026 catalog.

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity