Music Performance - Piano, MM
Offered in: Chicago
The goals of the Piano program are to prepare the student for the many facets of a diverse performance career (soloist, collaborative pianist, and chamber musician) and to provide the student with the musical skills and pedagogical background to become a productive teacher.
The graduate program's objectives are to:
- Develop and refine technical and musical abilities through the study and performance of challenging works from the traditional and modern repertories.
- Provide ongoing solo and ensemble performing experiences; expand the student's knowledge of the family of keyboard instruments and relevant performance practices.
- Introduce principles and methods for teaching adult students, including instructional techniques for group piano classes, from beginning through advanced levels.
- Provide opportunities to investigate musical topics and repertories in academic courses.
No prescribed technical or repertory requirements are in place for graduate students. The four semesters of applied study are directed toward building strengths, addressing areas of weakness or deficiency, and preparing a recital program of major works from the piano repertory that is at least 60 minutes in length and encompasses at least four stylistic periods (including at least one 20th or 21st-century work). For further information, consult the program requirements in the Music Conservatory Student Handbook.
The program requires completion of 40 credits. Students may pursue intensive studies in Collaborative Piano by completing both one-year sequences of background courses and practica in vocal and instrumental collaboration, PERF 461 SEMINAR IN VOCAL COLLABORATION FOR PIANISTS,PERF 462 PRACTICUM IN VOCAL COLLABORATION, PERF 463 SEMINAR: INSTRUMENTAL COLLABORATION FOR PIANISTS, and PERF 464 PRACTICUM IN INSTRUMENTAL COLLABORATION, bringing the total number of credits to 43.
Admission requirements
Please consult the CCPA Admission and Audition Information web page for audition requirements for piano.
Requirements
The minimum passing grade in the major sequence (PIA 411 PIANO (MAJOR) through PIA 414 PIANO (MAJOR), as well as in three semesters of PERF 451 MASTER OF MUSIC JURY and PERF 428 GRADUATE RECITAL, is B-.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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PIA 411 | PIANO (MAJOR) | 3 |
PIA 412 | PIANO (MAJOR) | 3 |
PIA 413 | PIANO (MAJOR) | 3 |
PIA 414 | PIANO (MAJOR) | 3 |
PERF 451 | MASTER OF MUSIC JURY (three semesters) | 3 |
PERF 428 | GRADUATE RECITAL | 1 |
PIA 400 | PIANO PERFORMANCE CLASS (four semesters required) | 0 |
MAS 401 | STYLE AND LITERATURE | 3 |
Music Academic Electives 1 | 9 | |
ENS 405 | CHAMBER MUSIC (PIANO) (two semesters required, as assigned) | 2 |
or ENS 406 | CHAMBER MUSIC (WINDS/BRASS) | |
or ENS 407 | CHAMBER MUSIC (STRINGS) | |
or ENS 411 | LARGE INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE | |
MPE 430 | ADVANCED PIANO PEDAGOGY | 3 |
PERF 419 | INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS | 3 |
Select one of the following sequences: | 3 | |
SEMINAR IN VOCAL COLLABORATION FOR PIANISTS and PRACTICUM IN VOCAL COLLABORATION | ||
SEMINAR: INSTRUMENTAL COLLABORATION FOR PIANISTS and PRACTICUM IN INSTRUMENTAL COLLABORATION | ||
PERF 499 | GRAD COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW | 1 |
Total Credit Hours | 40 |
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Music academic electives will include at least one MAS (Music Academic Studies) course. Other 400-level courses from subject areas MCMP (Music Composition), MTA (Music Theory and Analysis), and MUHL (Music History and Literature) may be taken in fulfillment of this requirement.
Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).
Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.
Year 1 | |||
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Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
PIA 411 | 3 | PIA 412 | 3 |
PERF 451 | 1 | PERF 451 | 1 |
PIA 400 | 0 | PIA 400 | 0 |
PERF 461 or 463 | 2 | PERF 462 or 464 | 1 |
MAS 401 | 3 | MPE 430 | 3 |
PERF 419 | 3 | ||
9 | 11 | ||
Year 2 | |||
Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
PIA 413 | 3 | PIA 414 | 3 |
PERF 451 | 1 | PERF 428 | 1 |
PIA 400 | 0 | PIA 400 | 0 |
Music Academic Elective | 3 | Music Academic Elective | 3 |
Music Academic Elective | 3 | Chamber Music | 1 |
Chamber Music | 1 | PERF 499 | 1 |
11 | 9 | ||
Total Credit Hours 40 |