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BM Instrumental Performance
Next enrollment cycle May 2024 See all cycles
First Year Fee KES 6,677,043
Course Accredited By NASM
4 Years On Campus Undergraduate Degree Up to 13% scholarship

Strong musical training and versatility are needed to make a career as a performer. As an instrumentalist at Hartt, you receive training in performance, pedagogy, and career development

There are three Concentrations: Guitar, Performance, Piano

Our alumni and present students have won or been finalists in the Alirio Diaz International Guitar Competition in Venezuela, Guitar Foundation of America International Guitar Competition, American String Teachers Competition, MTNA competition, and Appalachian State Guitar Competition.

In addition to classical guitar training, you will also experience chamber music, guitar pedagogy, guitar literature, lute and baroque guitar tablature, and electric guitar styles. Our goal is to graduate students who are well-prepared to enter the fields of concert performance and college teaching. Towards that end we hold weekly performance classes that are required of all performance majors. In addition, every year, we sponsor six to eight public performances as part of our Evening with Guitar concert series. This provides our students the opportunity to develop and refine their performance skills in a professional setting.

When you choose to study piano at Hartt, you will be immersed in a well-rounded, comprehensive course of study designed to prepare students for professional opportunities.

Enrollment Cycles

  • May 2024
  • August 2024

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements
Undergraduate

Pre-sessional English (2 semesters) Extended Plus IPP (4 semesters)

  • TOEFL (iBT) 32
  • IELTS 3.5
  • Pearson (PTE) Not Accepted
  • Pearson Versant 31-36
  • Duolingo 45
  • Gao Kao English Not accepted
  • GPA: 2.3 for International pathway program
  • Upto 30 credits towards degree



Pre-sessional English (1 semester) Extended Plus IPP (4 semesters)

  • TOEFL (iBT) 40
  • IELTS 4.0
  • Pearson (PTE) Not Accepted
  • Pearson Versant 37-40
  • Duolingo 55
  • Gao Kao English Below 75/120; Below 95/120
  • GPA: 2.3 for International pathway program
  • Upto 30 credits towards degree



Extended Plus IPP (4 semesters)

  • TOEFL (iBT) 45-54
  • IELTS 4.5
  • Pearson (PTE) 30-35
  • Pearson Versant 41-42
  • Duolingo 65
  • Gao Kao English Below 95/150; Below 75/120
  • GPA: 2.3 for International pathway program
  • Upto 30 credits towards degree
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Extended Plus IPP (3 semesters)

  • TOEFL (iBT) 55-5
  • IELTS 5.0
  • Pearson (PTE) 36-41
  • Pearson Versant 43-47
  • Duolingo 75
  • Gao Kao English Below 99/150; Below 77/120
  • GPA: 2.3 for International pathway program
  • Upto 30 credits towards degree

Extended Plus IPP (2 semesters)

  • TOEFL (iBT) 60-69
  • IELTS 5.5
  • Pearson (PTE) 42-49
  • Pearson Versant 48-63
  • Duolingo 85
  • Gao Kao English Below 105/150; Below 83/120
  • GPA: 2.3 for International pathway program
  • Upto 24 credits towards degree

Direct Admission

  • TOEFL (iBT) 80
  • IELTS 6.5
  • Pearson (PTE) 58
  • Pearson Versant 64 (spring 2021 only)
  • Duolingo 105 score (retest on arrival); 120 score (no test on arrival)
  • Gao Kao English Not accepted
  • GPA: 2.75 for Direct admission

Orchestral Instrument, B.Mus.

Required Credits: 125
First Year
Semester 1 (15 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
TH 111 - Diatonic Harmony 2 credit(s) 1
TH 120P - Elementary Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
WRT 110W - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
HLM 020 - Information Literacy in the Performing Arts 0 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)


Semester 2 (15 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
TH 112 - Chromatic Harmony 2 credit(s)
TH 121P - Elementary Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
WRT 111W - Academic Writing II 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)

Second Year
Semester 1 (15 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 122 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) 2
HLM 212 - Perspectives on Music History 3 credit(s)
TH 210W - Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 220P - Intermediate Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
ENS - Chamber ensemble 1 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)


Semester 2 (15 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 123 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) 2
HLM 213 - Classicism to the Present 3 credit(s)
TH 211W - Post-Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 221P - Intermediate Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
ENS - Chamber ensemble 1 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)

Third Year
Semester 1 (18 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 222 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) 2
APC 450 - Orchestra Repertory Class 1 credit(s)
CON 314 - Conducting Fundamentals 2 credit(s)
TPR 420 - Advanced Major Instrument Teaching 1 credit(s)
HLM 316 - Medieval through Baroque 3 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
ENS - Chamber ensemble 1 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)


Semester 2 (16 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 223 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) 2
APC 451 - Orchestra Repertory Class 1 credit(s)
TPR 421 - Advanced Major Instrument Teaching 1 credit(s)
HLM - Music history elective 3 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
ENS - Chamber ensemble 1 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)

Fourth Year
Semester 1 (17 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 452 - Orchestra Repertory Class 1 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
Mathematics elective 3 credit(s)
APC 423 - Building a Music Career 1 credit(s)
ENS - Chamber ensemble 1 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)


Semester 2 (14 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 453 - Orchestra Repertory Class 1 credit(s)
APC 420 - Communicating with an Audience 1 credit(s)
REC 440P - Recital 0-2 credit(s) (0 credit(s) required)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
ENS - Chamber ensemble 1 credit(s)
IPO - Instrumental performing organization 1 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)


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Guitar, B.Mus.

Required Credits: 123


First Year
Semester 1 (17 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 122 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) 1
TH 111 - Diatonic Harmony 2 credit(s) 2
TH 120P - Elementary Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
WRT 110W - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
HLM 020 - Information Literacy in the Performing Arts 0 credit(s)
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)


Semester 2 (17 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 123 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) 1
TH 112 - Chromatic Harmony 2 credit(s)
TH 121P - Elementary Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
WRT 111W - Academic Writing II 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
ENS 423 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)

Second Year
Semester 1 (17 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 222 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) 1
HLM 212 - Perspectives on Music History 3 credit(s)
TH 210W - Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 220P - Intermediate Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)


Semester 2 (17 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 223 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) 1
HLM 213 - Classicism to the Present 3 credit(s)
TH 211W - Post-Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 221P - Intermediate Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
ENS 423 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)

Third Year
Semester 1 (14 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s) 3
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
HLM 316 - Medieval through Baroque 3 credit(s)
HLM 314 - Lute Tablature 1 credit(s)
TPR 320 - Teaching Principles 2 credit(s)
ART 210W - History of Western Art I 3 credit(s) OR
ART 211W - History of Western Art II 3 credit(s)


Semester 2 (13 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s) 3
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
CON 314 - Conducting Fundamentals 2 credit(s)
ENS 423 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
HLM - Music history elective 3 credit(s)
HLM 315 - Guitar Tablature 1 credit(s)
TPR 321 - Studio Teaching Principles 2 credit(s)

Fourth Year
Semester 1 (14 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s) 3
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 414 - Electric Guitar Styles I 1 credit(s)
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
HLM 312 - Guitar Literature I 1 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
History elective 3 credit(s)
APC 423 - Building a Music Career 1 credit(s)


Semester 2 (14 credits)
Private Instrumental Study 4 credit(s) 3
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
APC 415 - Electric Guitar Styles II 1 credit(s)
APC 420 - Communicating with an Audience 1 credit(s)
ENS 423 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
HLM 313 - Guitar Literature II 1 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
Mathematics elective 3 credit(s)
REC 440P - Recital 0-2 credit(s) (0 credit(s) required)


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Piano, B.Mus.

Required Credits: 127
First Year
Semester 1 (15.5 credits)
API 499 - Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
ACC 110 - The Art of Accompanying I 0.5 credit(s)
TH 111 - Diatonic Harmony 2 credit(s) 1
TH 120P - Elementary Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
WRT 110W - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
HLM 020 - Information Literacy in the Performing Arts 0 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s) 2
Semester 2 (15.5 credits)
API 499 - Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
ACC 111 - The Art of Accompanying II 0.5 credit(s)
TH 112 - Chromatic Harmony 2 credit(s)
TH 121P - Elementary Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
WRT 111W - Academic Writing II 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s) 2

Second Year
Semester 1 (16 credits)
API 499 - Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
ACC 220 - Piano Ensemble I 1 credit(s)
TH 210W - Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 220P - Intermediate Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
HLM 212 - Perspectives on Music History 3 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s) 2
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)


Semester 2 (16 credits)
API 499 - Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
ACC 221 - Piano Ensemble II 1 credit(s)
TH 211W - Post-Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 221P - Intermediate Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
HLM 213 - Classicism to the Present 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s) 2

Third Year
Semester 1 (17 credits)
API 499 - Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
ACC 330 - Vocal Repertory for Singers and Pianists 1 credit(s)
Music electives 3 credit(s) 
ART 210W - History of Western Art I 3 credit(s) OR
ART 211W - History of Western Art II 3 credit(s)

Academic electives 3 credit(s)
TH 330 - Keyboard Harmony 2 credit(s)
TPR 310 - Piano Teaching Principles 1 credit(s)
Semester 2 (15 credits)
API 499 - Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
ACC 331 - Vocal Repertory for Singers and Pianists 1 credit(s)
Music electives 3 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
Mathematics elective 3 credit(s)
TPR 311 - Piano Teaching Principles 1 credit(s)

Fourth Year
Semester 1 (17.5 credits)
API 499 - Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
ACC 440 - Instrumental Accompanying I 1.5 credit(s)
HLM 430 - Keyboard Literature 3 credit(s)
Music elective 3 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
APC 423 - Building a Music Career 1 credit(s)
TPR 410 - Student Private Teaching 1 credit(s)
TPR 420 - Advanced Major Instrument Teaching 1 credit(s)


Semester 2 (14.5 credits)
API 499 - Instrumental Study 4 credit(s)
ISC 499 - Studio/Technique Class Lab 0 credit(s)
ACC 441 - Instrumental Accompanying II 1.5 credit(s)
APC 420 - Communicating with an Audience 1 credit(s)
HLM 431W - Keyboard Literature 3 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
TPR 411 - Student Private Teaching 1 credit(s)
TPR 421 - Advanced Major Instrument Teaching 1 credit(s)
REC 440P - Recital 0-2 credit(s) (0 credit(s) required)

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