Music – Piano Pedagogy Bachelor's Degree

The B.Mus. in Music with a concentration in Piano Pedagogy has a longstanding reputation for excellence and has been recognized as a highly regarded program in Piano Pedagogy. Students gain valuable teaching experience through their work with pre-college children, university students, and adults in both group and private learning environments. 

Music majors pursuing a concentration in Piano Pedagogy benefit from a supportive and rigorous learning environment that supports high standards of performance and academic achievement while providing a wide array of performance opportunities, stimulating coursework, supervised teaching, and research initiatives.

The Ohio University Keyboard Division is staffed by internationally recognized faculty who are committed to providing the highest quality educational experiences for our students. Our faculty regularly present recitals throughout the United States and abroad, and are esteemed authors, clinicians, and pedagogues.

The Ohio University Keyboard Division has distinguished itself as a leader in the field of keyboard education, offering a broad spectrum of degrees and innovative curricula designed to train the next generation of keyboard musicians to enter the profession with skill and confidence.

Admission Requirements

All undergraduates, whether prospective freshmen or transfer students, are required to audition for admission to the degree programs offered by the School of Music. In general, students may not pursue coursework in the major until they have successfully auditioned and been admitted to a music degree program..

Students auditioning for the Music major with a concentration in Piano Pedagogy will perform one composition from each of the following categories:  

• Baroque: A prelude and fugue or other major work by J.S. Bach  
• Classical: The first movement of a sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, or composer of similar difficulty (excluding Mozart Sonata, K. 545, Beethoven Sonatas, Op. 49, Nos. 1 and 2, and Op. 79)  
• One contrasting selection from the 19^th, 20^th, or 21^st century 

Students will also be assigned a quick-study piece roughly one week prior to the audition. All repertoire must be performed from memory, with the exception of this quick-study piece and any contemporary works of particular complexity.

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Music – Piano Pedagogy Courses & Curriculum

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Ohio University requires completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours for conferral of a bachelor’s degree.

Begin with courses in aural skills, music theory, music history and literature. You'll also take upper-level courses in music history, theory and literature, plus courses in conducting and chamber music literature, keyboard repertoire, and piano pedagogy.

You'll have Performance Labs plus eight semesters of piano lessons. Music students take eight semesters of ensemble.