Secondary Piano Overview

This is a required sequence for music majors whose primary instrument is not the piano or organ to acquire the requisite keyboard skills deemed necessary by NASM and degree requirements. 

Fall: Secondary Piano 1 (MVK 1111) and 3 (MVK 2221)

Spring: Secondary Piano 2 (MVK 1112) and 4 (MVK 2222), plus one section of Secondary Piano 1 (MVK 1111)

Summer B: One section of Secondary Piano 2 (MVK 2222) 

Placement Test for New Students

If you have little or no previous piano experience, you do not need to take the test and will be placed automatically in Secondary Piano 1 (MVK 1111). 

If you have studied piano seriously for more than three to four years, you may consider taking the placement test by signing up for a time listed on the right. 

You are highly encouraged to do so before the first class. However, you may decide to take the test after the first class by speaking first with your instructor. Please do not miss the first class.  

A placement chart and list of requirements will be posted here two months before the start of the Fall 2024 semester. 

PLEASE DO NOT COME UNPREPARED. 

Please understand that you might not have your choice of section/class time. 

Testing Out Options for Returning Students

NEW: You may attempt to test out of a level or the entire secondary-piano sequence only ONCE after the initial placement test. This must be done either at the beginning or at the end of the Fall semester.