Piano

The TCU School of Music offers the following degree programs in piano:

• Bachelor of Music in piano performance
• Master of Music in piano performance
• Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance

The School of Music also offers a Bachelor of Arts in music and a music minor.

Learn more about our piano pedagogy program.

Learn more about our collaborative piano program.

In addition, the School of Music offers the Artist Diploma ( post-baccalaureate ) program for the most advanced and gifted performers. Through their performance and credentials, these performers demonstrate the potential to become successful professional artists. The program is designed to provide intensive study and performance opportunities under the guidance of master teachers in preparation for a concert career. In particular, the longer length of the program (30 credit hours typically completed in five semesters) allows students to prepare for entry into international piano competitions. Any student that begins in Spring 2025 and after will be under the new 2.5-year program for Piano and must maintain 6 hours each semester to be full-time.

Scholarship support is available for talented undergraduate  music majors. Assistantships that include full-tuition remission plus a stipend are available for graduate students.

Ann Gipson, BM, MM, PhD, NCTM – Division Chair, Director of Piano Pedagogy, Associate Professor of Piano
Michael Bukhman, BM, MM, DMA – Assistant Professor – Collaborative Piano & Chamber Music
Enrico Elisi, DI, AD, MM, DMA – Associate Professor of Piano in the Harold D. and Imogen Herndon Professorship in Music
Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao, BM, MA, MM, AD, DMA – Assistant Professor of Professional Practice & Collaborative Piano Artist
Yoheved Kaplinsky, BM, MM, DMA – Distinguished Guest Professor of Piano
Harold Martina, Professor of Piano
Guillermo Martinez, BM, MM – Instructor in Class Piano, Piano Pedagogy
Tamás Ungár, LMusA, MM, DM – Professor of Piano

In addition to studying at a first-class university, our piano students perform in weekly piano division recitals, master classes with world-renowned artists, an annual competition for an opportunity to play a concerto with the TCU Symphony Orchestra, as well as a variety of chamber music ensembles. Students participate in outreach opportunities, enriching the lives of those in local schools and the community.

Chamber Music

New Music Ensemble

Many of our piano majors go on to successful careers in music. Undergraduates are prepared for graduate study at the school of their choice. DMA graduates enter the professional world as educators. Our Artist Diploma students become prizewinners in major competitions and build successful careers as performers.

Your faculty advisor will work with you to choose the right combination of courses and mentor you so you can reach your goals.

Schedule one-on-one meetings with your career consultant to learn more about everything Career Services has to offer music majors.