Student Learning Outcomes

1. Read, analyze, and perform music with fluency in at least one performance medium and in a variety of performance styles.
2. Use the piano proficiently as an instrument for independent study of music theory, analysis of scores, and preparation of compositions or arrangements, as appropriate to the common tasks of a professional musician.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in aural recognition and analysis of music, and in singing musical lines at sight, as appropriate to the common tasks of a professional musician.
4. Recognize and describe representative selections of music from all the significant style periods and genres of western art music.
5. Create arrangements and original compositions utilizing the recognized ranges and idioms of orchestral and band instruments and of vocal ensembles.
6. Conduct large and small ensembles.
7. In conjunction with recital performances, prepare scholarly program notes on the repertoire being presented and work closely with administrative staff to complete the copy and format of professional publicity documents.
8. Articulate in written documents addressed to a general audience a professional artist statement.

Outcomes Assessment Activities

• Attainment and demonstration of skills as student progresses through the curriculum.
• Knowledgeable application of the concepts of music theory and history to the composition of a wide range of repertoire.

Specific Program Requirements