Music Performance (Piano)
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2023 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
Admission to this program of study requires a successful audition on piano.
Mapping Coordinator: Dr. Joanna Hunt
Email: jchunt@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
1st GE Core Mathematics3 |
MUN2XXX Ensemble course1 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MUT1111 Basic Theory I3 |
MUT1241L Sight Singing I1 |
MVK1411 Applied Music 4 |
Required Milestones: Term 1 |
Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics3 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MUT1112 Basic Theory II3 |
MUT1242L Sight Singing II 1 |
MVK1411 Applied Music 4 |
MUN2XXX Ensemble course1 |
Required Milestones: Term 2 |
Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete 1st GE Mathematics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
GE Natural Science3 |
MUL2110 Survey of Music Literature or MUH2512 Music Cultures of the World2 |
MVK2700 Piano Accompanying Vocal 1 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MUT2116 Basic Theory III3 |
MUT2246L Sight Singing III1 |
MVK2421 Applied Music 4 |
Required Milestones: Term 3 |
Complete 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete MUT1111 |
Complete MUT1241L |
Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
GE Ethics3 |
MUL2110 Survey of Music Literature or MUH2512 Music Cultures of the World2 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MUS2360 Introduction to Music Technology1 |
MUT2117 Basic Theory IV3 |
MUT2247L Sight Singing IV1 |
MVK2700 Piano Accompanying Vocal 1 |
MVK2421 Applied Music 4 |
Required Milestones: Term 4 |
Complete MUT1112 |
Complete MUT1242L |
Complete at least second semester of MUS1010 |
Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
Keyboard Lit Course2 |
MUH3211 Survey of Music History I3 |
MUN4XXX Ensemble course1 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MVK3431 Applied Music 4 |
MVS3631 Piano Pedagogy I3 |
MUG3104 Conducting1 |
GE Requirement3 |
Required Milestones: Term 5 |
Complete MUL2110 |
Civic Literacy requirement |
Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
MUH3212 Survey of Music History II3 |
MUT/MUCXXXX2-3 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MVK3431 Applied Music 4 |
Keyboard Lit Course2 |
MVK3632 Piano Pedagogy II3 |
MVK3970 Junior Recital 0 |
Required Milestones: Term 6 |
Request progress check in the College of Music |
Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
MVK4441 Applied Music 5 |
MUT/MUCXXXX2-3 |
MUT/MUCXXXX2-3 |
MUN4454 Duo Piano 1 |
MUN4463 Chamber Music 1 |
GE Social Science (SIP)3 |
Required Milestones: Term 7 |
(no milestones) |
Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
GE Core Natural Science w/Lab4 |
MVK4441 Applied Music 5 |
MVK4971 Senior Recital 0 |
MUN4XXX Ensemble course1 |
MUN4454 Duo Piano 1 |
MUN4463 Chamber Music 1 |
GE Requirement3 |
Required Milestones: Term 8 |
Apply for Graduation in 1st two weeks |
Employment Information
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Composer, Performer or Artist, Conductor, Instructor
Representative Employers: Junior Colleges, Conservatories, Colleges, Entertainment Centers, Universities, Recording Studios, Publishers, Record/Music Companies, Private Clubs.
International Opportunities: International study is available for all students and may include opportunities for internships or taking course work towards various majors and minors. International study may have an impact on the MAP; therefore, it is important to consult with the academic advisor before participating. Interested students can find information about international study, research, internships, and service opportunities at: global.fsu.edu/undergraduate-students/going-abroad.
This Map is not a contract, either expressed or implied, between the University and the student, but represents a flexible program of the current curriculum which may be altered from time to time to carry out the academic objectives of the University. The University specifically reserves the right to change, delete or add to any Map at any time within the student’s period of study at the University.
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