Each music major and minor is offered four semesters of reduced-fee lessons in piano for proficiency in order to develop basic keyboard skills, which are indispensable to the study of music. Students are encouraged to begin the four-semester sequence as early as possible,typically upon their enrollment in Theory II. At the end of each semester students will be tested on their progress, and a passing grade on the final semester’s exam is required for all students graduating with a major or minor in music. Required skills include sight reading and the ability to play major and minor scales (hands together), triads in inversions (broken and solid), simple chord progressions, and short pieces in contrasting styles.

This final exam (shown as Music 99) is a requirement for graduates with a major or minor in music.

Piano for Proficiency guidelines