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The bachelor of music in performance is a pre-professional degree designed to prepare students who wish to pursue a future in the professional music world as a performing artist or studio teacher. This degree requires an emphasis in collaborative piano, orchestral instruments, jazz, piano or voice.

The piano emphasis is designed to prepare students who wish to pursue a future in the professional music world as a performer in orchestras, chamber music, as a soloist or collaborator, or building an independent multi-faceted career. In addition to solo recitals, majors in this emphasis are expected to participate in chamber music ensembles and to serve regularly as vocal, instrumental or ensemble accompanists.

Performance majors with a piano emphasis may perform in University-sponsored ensemble concerts, including choral concerts, musical theatre performances or Opera Studio as designated by the faculty.

All performance majors must spend a minimum of one hour per week accompanying vocalists and/or instrumentalists, beginning with the sophomore year or earlier at the discretion of the teacher.

Students with a piano emphasis are expected to perform in a student recital at least twice every semester.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this degree program, in addition to departmental outcomes, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate the effective expression of music through technical proficiency, knowledge of style and communication of musical character.
Synthesize theoretical and historical knowledge and integrate them into performance.
Demonstrate in performance different musical styles of piano music, and make appropriate stylistic choices.
Perform divers repertoire in ensembles and chamber music.