Learning Outcomes

Music Performance Student Learning Outcomes

Students who graduate with a major in music performance will be able to:

  1. Perform solo repertoire at a high artistic level;
  2. Perform ensemble literature at a high artistic level; 
  3. Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of musical notation and language;
  4. Demonstrate aural perception skills to distinguish tonal and temporal relationships;
  5. Demonstrate proficiency on piano in technique and musicality, including scales, chord progressions, transposition, harmonization, and solo and accompanying repertoire;
  6. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of music, including melody, harmony, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, form, and style;
  7. Analyze music aurally and visually in terms of musical elements; and
  8. Identify music stylistically and place it in a historical context.