MMus in Piano Chamber Music and Accompanying Degree

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MUSI 689 Piano Chamber Music and Accompanying – 4 semesters  
MUSI 636 Advanced Chamber Music - 4 semesters 
MUSI 635 Advanced Orchestra, MUSI 640 Rice Chorale OR MUSI 642 Accompanying - 4 semesters 
MUSI 641 Master’s Recital I 
MUSI 741 Master’s Recital II 

MUSI 414 Piano Chamber Music Literature 
MUSI 514 Score Reading and Keyboard Theory 
MUSI 583 Instrumental Accompanying Techniques 
MUSI 584 Vocal Accompanying Techniques 

Graduate level music academic course* – 2 three-hour courses   
Music Career and Skills Enhancement**  –  2 two-hour courses 
Electives*** –  6 semester hours 

*All MM students are required to take 2 academic courses in addition to the elective requirement: 
- A music theory course from an approved list (updated each semester) 
- An additional music theory or music history course (graduate level, as designated by the department)

**All MM performance majors are required to take a total of 4 semester hours of Music Career and Skills Enhancement courses. A list of approved courses can be found online: https://music.rice.edu/music-career-and-skills-enhancement

***Graduate level elective courses:
- MAY INCLUDE: university courses 300-up, foreign languages 100-up; Independent Study up to a total of 3 hours; secondary lessons (fee); Jazz Ensemble. 
- MAY NOT INCLUDE: remedial courses; extra hours of required courses; undergraduate music theory and music history courses; more than 3 hours Independent Studies; any course taken for pass/fail credit. 

Aural skills proficiency 

Students are responsible for making certain that their plan of study meets all degree and major requirements. Please review the following link for additional information regarding University Requirements: http://ga.rice.edu.

A minimum of 46 semester hours must be successfully completed to earn this degree.

This degree plan was updated August 2024 and is intended for the 2024-25 academic year.