Bachelor of Music in Performance Option - Piano and Piano Pedagogy University of Central Missouri, USA

The University of Central Missouri’s Music Performance degree with an emphasis in Piano and Piano Pedagogy prepares you for a professional career in music with a focus on practical skills for the modern era. With UCM’s well-rounded bachelor’s degree in Piano, you’ll strengthen your performance capabilities while developing skills in social media marketing, music business and entrepreneurship.

A modern piano degree to prepare you for the careers of tomorrow.

Whether you’re interested in pursuing a graduate degree or a career as a private piano teacher, entrepreneur, concert pianist or music school faculty member, you’ll receive the world-class musical training and experience gained by UCM music majors for more than 150 years. Through a wide range of performance opportunities, small classes and applied lessons, you’ll further develop your unique musical voice. If you’re looking for a bachelor’s degree with valuable immersive learning opportunities and a tight-knit musical community, UCM’s Performance degree with an emphasis in Piano is for you.

What you will study

As a Piano major at UCM, you’ll build on your practical skills, enhance your performance capabilities and discover how to market yourself for success. In addition to music theory and history, you’ll study essential performance topics in private applied lessons and piano teaching methods in optional small-class piano pedagogy courses. You can also take courses in music technology, composition or other aspects of music to develop your interests.

The bachelor’s degree in Piano is a multifaceted program offering a diverse range of courses, including:

• Piano Pedagogy: Explore musical learning processes and improve your skills in teaching piano with the latest instructional techniques.
• Piano Literature Through Beethoven: Learn the history of music for the piano in the Baroque and Classical eras.
• Music Business Practices: Position yourself for a successful music career by learning to book gigs, develop your web presence and understand elements of entrepreneurship such as copyright, taxes and more.