Auditioning students are encouraged to contact individual piano faculty when making decisions regarding their choice of applied music teacher. Graduate Assistantships Graduate Assistantships are highly competitive and are available in the areas of Piano Accompanying, Group Piano Instruction, Pedagogy Instruction, and Pedagogy Library. Candidates should apply early for consideration. Candidates for graduate assistantships in piano accompanying will be asked to complete a sight-reading examination at the live audition. Student teachers work intensely with pedagogy faculty in evaluation of instructional materials and teaching approcahes, developing teaching techniques, lesson planning, and in classroom and studio applications of piano teaching.
Student teachers work with beginning students in private and group settings.
Following the first full semester of study, the student must complete the written candidacy examinations and must complete a candidacy recital before the piano faculty. Following successful completion of the candidacy examinations, the student will be fully admitted to the degree program. 18 credit hours must be completed while in residence on campus over the period of three consecutive semesters, and all requirements must be completed within 8 calendar years of the date at which the degree is to be granted. Foreign language reading proficiency must also be demonstrated prior to graduation.