M.Mus in Piano Performance Degree

Performance Requirements

  • MUSI 681 Advanced Piano for Majors – 4 semesters  
  • MUSI 636 Advanced Chamber Music - 4 semesters
  • MUSI 635 Advanced Orchestra, MUSI 640 Rice Chorale or MUSI 642 Accompanying - 2 semesters
  • MUSI 641 Master’s Recital I
  • MUSI 741 Master’s Recital II 

Coursework

Department Specific Coursework

  • MUSI 426 Piano Literature
  • MUSI 588 Piano Pedagogy

Plus two of the following

  • MUSI 414 Piano Chamber Music Literature
  • MUSI 447 Introduction to Piano Technology
  • MUSI 514 Score Reading and Theory at the Keyboard
  • MUSI 619 History of the 20th Century Pianism
  • MUSI 620 Historical Overview of Piano Technique

Academic Coursework

  • 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. 

Proficiency

  • Aural skills proficiency 


NOTE: 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 43 semester hours must be successfully completed to earn this degree.

This degree plan was updated August 2023 and is intended for the 2023-24 academic year.