Piano studies at TCU are a vital part of
the total curriculum of the School of Music.
With its long-standing reputation as a strong
keyboard school, TCU offers a varied and
wide-ranging program to students of many
different levels of ability. Piano majors
have the opportunity to study with a faculty
of internationally known artist/teachers,
under a variety of program options. Pedagogy,
as well as performance, is offered as a
major at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. An excellent group piano program,
under faculty instruction, meets the needs
of less advanced students.
In addition to the various degree programs
available, the School also offers two programs
for exceptional pianists who seek a conservatory
approach rather than the traditional course
of study leading to an academic degree with
a performance major. These are the Performer’s
Certificate and the Artist Diploma.
PianoTexas (formerly
the TCU/Cliburn Piano Institute) functions
as a valuable ingredient of the piano area
and reflects the desire of the University
community to maintain a program that is
both first rate and world class. TCU has
been an active partner with the Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition since its
inception in 1962. Serving as the site for
the preliminaries and semifinals, it seemed
appropriate that an educational component
of the Competition should develop at TCU
and evolve into a highly successful annual
event.
Students attending Texas Christian University
have at their disposal a first-class university,
a splendid library, large and small ensembles
in which to perform, and specialized studies
to meet individual interests and needs.
Every facet of music from opera to jazz
studies is present. The city of Fort Worth
provides a wealth of cultural activity through
its superb art museums, the Fort Worth Symphony,
the Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra, the Fort
Worth Ballet, the Fort Worth Opera (the
oldest in Texas), and other concert series.
The city has become an excellent forum for
piano recitals through its exposure to and
support of the Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition, and also because of the
active chapter of the Piano Teachers Forum.
Audition Requirements:
Undergraduate Students
should prepare repertoire chosen from:
- One prelude and fugue
by J.S. Bach
- One movement from a sonata
by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
- One representative work
from either the Romantic Period (e.g.
Chopin, Brahms, Schumann) or the 20th
century
- Length of audition is
15 minutes
- Length of audition is
15 minutes
- All music must be performed
from memory
Graduate Students should
prepare repertoire chosen from:
- A program of at least
three works from different stylistic periods,
to include a complete sonata or other
large-scale composition
- Length of audition is
30 minutes
- All music must be performed
from memory
Artist Diploma Students
should prepare repertoire chosen from:
- One work from the Baroque
period
- One complete sonata from
the Classical period
- One major work from the
19th century
- Two etudes of virtuosity,
one of which must be by Chopin
- One work from the 20th
or 21st century
- All music must be performed
from memory
Take me to the Piano Auditions
page
For further information
about the TCU Piano Program, contact:
John Owings
Division Chair, Piano
Texas Christian University
School of Music
TCU Box 297500 - Fort Worth, Teas 76129
1.800.TCU.FROG
817.257.7602 Fax: 817.257.7344
music@tcu.edu
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