Secondary Piano Placement
Undergraduate
Any student entering the School of Music as a music major (all degrees) or minor (church music only) must be placed into the correct level of Secondary Piano. Students are asked to complete the Secondary Piano Placement Form (a brief questionnaire detailing their piano experience).
If a student has no previous piano background, (s)he will be placed into MUS 1131, Class Piano Level I(s).
Depending on experience level, students may test out of some or all of their piano requirement. Those who have studied piano previously will be emailed a list of items to include in a placement video, which will include a prepared piece, reading, harmonization, transposition, and technique. A due date in late May will be set that allows the video to be reviewed prior to the beginning of the orientation advising session.
To inquire further about undergraduate secondary piano, contact Dr. Michael Clark.
Graduate
- Students in the following majors must fulfill a secondary piano requirement: Church Music, Composition, Musicology, and Music Theory. Incoming students in these majors will take a piano proficiency placement immediately prior to the start of Fall classes; skills tested include a prepared piece, sight reading, score reading, harmonization, transposition, and technique. Based on these results, students either will be placed into Applied Study or passed out of their requirement.
- Proficiency requirements are listed in Appendices C-F of the Graduate Handbook. The secondary piano requirement also can be fulfilled by taking 2 semesters of piano with a minimum grade of “B.”
To inquire further about graduate secondary piano, contact Dr. Michael Clark.