Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance

Performance majors receive professional applied training with a member of our artist faculty. In addition to weekly private study, students receive instruction in music theory and music history, participate in ensembles and chamber music, and present public recitals. A strong sense of community is built through weekly studio classes, which provide solo performance opportunities and a forum to discuss topics such as orchestral and operatic excerpts, performance anxiety, teaching strategies, effective practicing, and audience engagement. Students also benefit from an active artist-in-residence program, with recent master classes by Chicago Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Robert Chen, Grammy-nominated flutist Brandon Patrick George, and tenor Rafael Davila, a Butler School alumnus and regular performer with the Metropolitan Opera. The UT Symphony Orchestra holds an annual Concerto Competition; brass, wind and percussion, string, and piano students can compete to play as a concerto soloist with the orchestra in one of the season’s concerts.The 4-year undergraduate Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Performance degree provides extensive applied training, ensemble participation and chamber music experiences, in addition to comprehensive instruction in music theory and music history. Performance majors also complete the university’s core curriculum.

Your High School Transcripts and Any College TranscriptsPlease submit documentation showing that you have completed (or will be completing) an accredited secondary school series equivalent to that of a U.S. high school. Please ensure your official record or transcript (mark sheet) shows your secondary work and grades (or marks) from 9th to at least the end of 11th grade. You will need to include 9th grade even if that work was completed at a different institution. You should also include copies of your official final examinations taken at the end of the secondary school program, including external exams such as the General Certificate of Education (GCE) “O” and “A” level examinations, school leaving certificates and matriculation exams. If you have earned any college credit (including dual credit) while in high school, submit official transcripts to UT Austin. Please provide official English translations together with the original language records.High School Prerequisites - You must complete or be on track to complete certain high school coursework to be competitive for admission.SAT/ACT Scores - Students should submit at least one set of scores directly from the testing agency. We do not require the SAT Essay or ACT Writing scores. Scores included in transcripts and copies of score reports don’t meet this requirement.