Piano performance involves an intensive study of classical piano literature and a great deal of practice on the instrument. The foundational instruction takes place in the weekly lesson with an Applied Professor. The student is expected, at the end of the four year program, to have a comprehensive knowledge of the classical piano repertoire, to have performed two complete piano recitals in the students' junior and senior years respectively, and to perform on departmental boards each spring quarter.
Students who graduate with a piano performance degree often continue onto graduate study, and become performers, teachers, composers, orchestrators and directors of competitions.
Success Factors:
Students who are successful in this degree have usually been studying piano with a qualified teacher for at least eight or more years before their senior year of high school. They are able to engage in many hours of unsupervised practice and have a capacity to perform in public. They are able to work well with teachers and are intensely motivated. They must have the capacity to handle criticism and to communicate with other musicians civilly.
Career Possibilities:
- Performer
- Teacher
- Accompanist
- Composer
- Competition organizer
- Arranger
- Piano technician
- Litugical musician
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