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Incoming undergraduates take a placement test and may be required to succesfully complete PI 045 before beginning the sequence of Piano Secondary courses. Instruction is in the form of piano classes. Piano Secondary: UndergraduateĪll undergraduate voice primary students must enroll for piano secondary study until the capstone course ( PI 204, PI 205, PI 207, or PI 208) is passed. Students are expected to play at least twice in performance class each semester. Graduate piano primary students majoring in Sacred Music or Music Education receive private lessons and are required to present a half recital.
Two degree-specific recitals as an accompanist are required. Majors in Piano Accompanying and Coaching receive private lessons in vocal accompanying repertoire and are assigned to collaborative roles in working with undergraduate and graduate voice primary students. Piano Accompanying and Coaching Major: Graduate A weekly Pedagogy Lab is required for two semesters, but recommended for all four semesters. Students are encouraged to play at least twice in performance class each semester.
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The program includes a two-semester teaching internship and culminates in a full recital or in a combination lecture/performance recital. Students majoring in Piano Pedagogy and Performance receive private lessons, study major teaching methodologies, and undertake observation and practice teaching. Piano Pedagogy and Performance Major: Graduate The program culminates with a full recital. Students majoring in Piano receive private lessons and play in weekly studio and are expected to play at least twice in performance classes. Freshmen have required juries at the end of each semester sophomores and juniors, at the end of each year. Seniors give a full or half recital, as determined by the instructor and the department following the jury examination at the end of the junior year. Piano primary students majoring in Sacred Music, Bachelor of Arts in Music, Music Education or Theory/Composition are expected to play once each semester in performance class.
Semester juries, a recital in either the sophomore or junior year and a senior recital are required. Undergraduate Piano majors are encouraged to play at least twice in performance classes each semester. Piano Major: Undergraduate Piano Primary: Undergraduate Piano Major: Graduate Piano Pedagogy and Performance Major: Graduate Piano Accompanying and Coaching Major: Graduate Piano Primary: Graduate Piano Secondary: Undergraduate Piano as an Elective Piano Pedagogy Lab Piano Performance Class Piano Major: Undergraduate
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The department also provides instruction for undergraduate students who need keyboard skills in order to function effectively throughout their professional careers. A strong foundation of technique and knowledge of piano literature and style are essential to all of these aspects of pianism. It fosters the development of students who perform on a high level as soloists, as artist-teachers and as collaborators with other performing artists. Piano at Westminster Choir College has multiple dimensions at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.