M.M. in Music with an Emphasis in Piano Pedagogy

NOTE:    Students who reach less than 70% on the music theory placement test will take MU5357 Graduate Music Theory and Musicianship in addition to the degree requirements listed below. Students who don’t pass the keyboard skills placement test are required to take MUSP 5335 Keyboard Skills in addition to the degree requirements listed below.

Other Studies [Core] (12 credits):

    •    MU 5334 Introduction to Graduate Studies in Music
    •    2 Music Literature courses (choose from MU 5310, MU 5314, MU 5315, MU 5320, MU 5340, MU 5360, MU 5375) [Note: History and Literature of Piano Music can be offered under MU 5375]
    •    MU 5350 Musical Styles

Major Field (12 credits):

    •    MUSP 5254 Piano Pedagogy I
    •    MUSP 5135 Piano Pedagogy Internship
    •    MUSP 5255 Piano Pedagogy II
    •    3 credits of Applied Keyboard (MUSP 5130, MUSP 5230, MUSP 5330)
    •    Research in Piano Pedagogy [MU 5375 Topics in Adv. Music Research and Analysis]
    •    MUSP 5101 Graduate Recital

Electives (12 credits):

NOTE: The smaller number of credits is the minimum number of credits a student must take in that specific category.
Keyboard Elective (5-6 credits)
    • MUSP 5130 Applied Keyboard
    • MUSP 5230 Applied Keyboard
    • MUSP 5330 Applied Keyboard
Ensemble Elective (3-5 credits)
    • MUSE 5170 Accompanying (at least 2 credits)
    • MUSE 5185 Modern Music Ensemble (at least 1 credit)
Pedagogy Elective (1-3 credits)
    • up to 3 credits of Independent Study (MU 5113, 5213, 5313, 5317)
    • MU 5324 Music Curriculum & Methodology [only for students who have a
   music education background; to be approved by the instructor]
    • MU 5365 Computing in Music
    • MU 5355 Pedagogy of Music Theory

Recital
1-Hour Oral Exam

Contact:     Director of Graduate Studies in Music • 601 University Drive • San Marcos •
    TX 78666 • http://www.music.txstate.edu/prospectivestudents/graduate.html