06.02.12 MM - Major in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music
Students who enrolled in their current MM degree program prior to summer 2009 are not affected by the updates indicated below. Please click here for degree requirements for students who enrolled in spring 2009 or earlier.
Degree requirement checklist for MM in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music for students entering summer 2009 or later.
Prerequisites: an undergraduate degree or its equivalent, normally with a major in piano performance or accompanying. Language proficiency equivalent to one year of college-level instruction in one of the following languages: French, German, or Italian.
Residency requirement: two academic years, except under extraordinary circumstances.
| Course | Credit |
| ACM 460A (accompanying lessons - 4 semesters at 4 credits each.) | 16 |
| CHB 401 (Instrumental Sonata and Duo Repertoire) | 2 |
| CHB 402 (Voice Repertoire for Pianists) | 2 |
| CHB 403 (Piano Chamber Music Repertoire)-2 credits or
ACY 405 (Opera Coaching)-1 credit |
2 or 1 |
| ACY 415A, 415B, 416A, 416B (Lyric Diction)- or pass Lyric Diction Exams | 4 |
| TH 475 (Intermediate Keyboard Skills)
or
TH 476 (Advanced Keyboard Skills) |
3 |
| TH 400 (Analytical Techniques.) | 3 |
| MHS 480 (Bibliography) | 2 |
| One of the following: MHS 421 (Middle Ages), MHS 422 (Renaissance), MHS 423 (Baroque), MHS 424 (Classic period), MHS 425 (19th Cent.), MHS 426 (20th Cent.)
|
3 |
| MM Listening Test or MHS 435 Concert Repertoire (grade of B- or better) | |
| Jury - normally taken in December, at the end of the first semester of study. | |
| Proficiency in one Foreign Language. (Also see MM Accompanying Handbook, pages 6 and 7.)
A. Within their first year at the Eastman School, all MM and DMA Accompanying majors are required to pass a language comprehension examination in French, German or Italian. By the end of their second year in residence, all DMA candidates must pass an additional language comprehension exam in a second language (French, German, or Italian.) B. In addition, all students must pass an oral examination in lyric diction in the same language(s) by one of the following means:
C. If with a second attempt a student has been unable to pass any of these language examinations, s/he will be required to take and pass (with a grade of B+ or higher) the 101G-102G language courses offered by the ESM Humanities Department, or the equivalent courses elsewhere. |
|
| Total credits | 36-37 |
Additional requirements:
- Degree Recitals: Majors in piano accompanying and chamber music will present two recitals: one with a vocalist or vocalists (ESM 405), the other with an instrumentalist or instrumentalists (ESM 406).
- Oral Exam: Students must pass an oral examination administered by the major department before completion of the degree program. The candidate will arrange the scheduling of the oral examination through his or her department chair before one or the other of the candidate's degree recitals. The oral examination will focus on the upcoming recital and related matters.
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