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Piano for prospective UTM students UTM PIANO UTM PIANO UTM PIANO UTM YOU ARE WELCOME HERE! Want to be a piano major at UTM? Wonderful       We offer music degrees in piano performance, piano pedagogy, music education, and arts. Want to minor in music with piano as your main instrument? Come right on!       See the current catalogue for requirements. (PDF file) Want to be a non-music major but continue to play piano? Good for you!       Your expertise and participation will be welcomed and appreciated. Opportunities for pianists at UTM:       Private Lessons       Piano Ensemble: duets with 4 hands at one piano, duos with 4 hands at 2 pianos, quartets with 8 hands at two or four pianos, etc. (This is a FUN class!)       Accompanying: for individual voice or instrumental students or the larger choral ensembles       Jazz Band: good pianists needed here Scholarships are available for music majors as well as non-majors who want to accompany.       See Dr. Elaine Harriss, Professor of Piano What does it take to be a music major? Do you:       Love to sing or play your instrument       Enjoy making music in a group       Find pleasure in practice (you'll do a lot of this)       Have a good sense of pitch and good rhythmic skills       Have a burning desire to develop as a musician What is the best preparation for majoring in piano in college?       Performing experience (solo, ensemble, accompanying, etc.), private lessons,          listening to good music, and practice, practice, practice! What should I have prepared for an audition to be a piano major at UTM? Here is the ideal:       all major and harmonic minor scales, chords, and arpeggios       two or more contrasting solos from the standard piano repertoire       be prepared to sight-read For information or one-on-one counseling about piano at UTM, contact Dr. Elaine Harriss 211 Fine Arts Building University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN 38238 elaineh@utm.edu 731-587-7411