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should have studied literature of the difficulty of Czerny, Op
299; Heller, Op. 46 or 47; Bach, Little Preludes and Two-part
Inventions; and sonatas of Mozart F Major, K.547a and
Beethoven Op 49.
The suggested levels of attainment are intended as desirable
goals; however, individual requirements will be tailored to the
student’s abilities and needs.
Prior keyboard training and current ability on the piano will be
considered in placing the student in either class or private
instruction at the secondary level.
Sophomore Barrier for Piano Principals
– Students
pursuing a BM degree must play major and minor scales and
arpeggios chosen by jurors played four octaves at appropriate
velocity. The student should also offer polished and
memorized performance of three movements or works
contrasting in style and period, which are of a level of difficulty
comparable to that of the easier Preludes and Fugues from
Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier; the easier sonatas by Haydn,
Mozart, or Beethoven (excluding Mozart Sonata in C, K. 545,
or Beethoven Sonatas, Op. 49); or Chopin Waltzes and easier
Nocturnes. While one of the works may have been presented
on previous juries, two of them must be prepared for the first
time during the semester in which the barrier jury occurs. In
the event of unsatisfactory performance, the student may
continue to study as a piano principal but will be held at the
sophomore level (MUPS 2111) until piano faculty determines
deficiencies have been addressed.
For those pursuing the
BA degree as a piano principal, the requirement is to receive
a passing grade in the four lower level hours of piano.
Piano Performance Major Private Instruction (MUPS)
First Year
1111—1-4 credit hours
Second Year
2111—1-4 credit hours
Third Year
3111—1-4 credit hours
Fourth Year
4111—1-4 credit hours
Class Instruction (MUPC)
1111, 1112, 1113, 1114 Class Piano I, II, III, IV
4311 Piano Pedagogy
VOICE AREA
To be placed in a credit sequence as a principal in voice, a
student should be prepared to sing on pitch, with correct
phrasing and musical intelligence, art songs in English such
as those listed by the National Association of Teachers of
Singing for high school age singers, or the Texas University
Interscholastic League Contest Bulletin, published by the
University Interscholastic League, Box 8028, University
Station, Austin, TX 78713. The student should also be able to
read a simple song or hymn at sight.
Sophomore Barrier for Voice
- At this level, the voice
student should achieve good breath management and
support techniques as evident in a free-flowing, natural
vibrato and show expression of musical line with rhythmic
accuracy. Students pursuing a BM degree must demonstrate
diction accuracy in English, Italian, French and German.
Those pursuing a BA degree must demonstrate diction
accuracy in two languages. This will be assessed by the jury
at the end of the second semester at the 2121 level.
Voice Performance Major Private Instruction (MUPS)
First Year
1121—1-4 credit hours
Second Year
2121—1-4 credit hours
Third Year
3121—1-4 credit hours
Fourth Year
4121—1-4 credit hours
Class Instruction (MUPC)
1121 Class Voice
1125 Diction I
1126 Diction II
4321 Voice Pedagogy
ORCHESTRA AND BAND INSTRUMENT AREA
Brass, Percussion, Strings, Woodwinds, Guitar -
To be
placed in a credit sequence as a principal in an instrument, a
student should be prepared to play, with correct phrasing and
musical intelligence, selections from the
Selective Music Lists
of Instrumental Solos
published by the National
Interscholastic Music Activities Commission, 1201 Sixteenth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, or the Texas
University Interscholastic League Contest Bulletin. The
student should also be able to read a simple selection at sight.
Sophomore Barrier for Brass, Percussion, Strings,
Woodwinds, Guitar -
Students pursuing a BA degree will be
required to perform at least two pieces of contrasting styles
chosen by the professor. Students pursuing a BM degree will
be required to perform at least two pieces of contrasting styles
chosen by the professor, in addition to any scales required by
the professor. All students will be judged on quality of
intonation, rhythm, tone, and understanding of musical style.
The barrier for percussion will require performance on snare
drum, marimba, and timpani.
Instrumental Performance Major Private Instruction
(MUPS)
First Year (1-4 credit hours)
1141 Strings
1151 Brass
1161 Woodwinds
1171 Percussion
1191 Guitar (principal emphasis only)
Second Year (1-4 credit hours)
2141 Strings
2151 Brass
2161 Woodwinds
2171 Percussion
2191 Guitar (principal emphasis only)
Third Year (1-4 credit hours)
3141 Strings
3151 Brass
3161 Woodwinds
3171 Percussion
3191 Guitar (principal emphasis only)
Fourth Year (1-4 credit hours)
4141 Strings
4151 Brass
4161 Woodwinds
4171 Percussion
4191 Guitar (principal emphasis only)
Class Instruction (MUPC)
2099 (1-4 credit hours) Special Studies
4341 String Pedagogy
4351 Brass Pedagogy
4361 Woodwind Pedagogy
4371 Percussion Pedagogy
Ensembles -
Ensembles are open to all interested students.
The purpose of the music ensemble experience is to provide
musical enrichment, growth in musical understanding and
skills, and experience in group expression through
performance of music of various styles from the Middle Ages