The Concentration Proficiency is the final jury for concentration students with majors in Music Education, Jazz Studies, Composition, and Music Theory. The Concentration Proficiency is graded as a regular jury at the end of the 6th semester of lessons, with B considered as a passing grade. It may be taken a maximum of two times.

When students have completed the piano lessons required for their degree, they should have completed all of their classical piano repertoire requirements, and must demonstrate technical and musical proficiency at the piano.

These include:

• At least two Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier
• A complete Suite or Partita by J.S. Bach
• Four classical sonata movements (Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven)
• Four Etudes showing at least moderate technical maturity (Czerny op. 740 or above)
• Memory requirements—4 pages each semester
• Scale Routine—passed three ways (octaves, tenths, sixths, contrary motion, etc.)

For more information on the Scale Routine, please refer of the Piano Handbook.

***Students must present documentation at the Concentration Proficiency of having completed all the above requirements.