# Piano, Performer's Certificate
**Source**: https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/peabody/degree-diploma-programs/piano-performers-certificate/
**Parent**: https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/programs/
## Program Requirements
Course List
| Code | Title | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Major Area | | |
| [PY.100.100](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.100.100 "PY.100.100") | Major Lesson 1 HR (Six (6) Semesters Required) | 24 |
| [PY.450.109](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.109 "PY.450.109") & [PY.450.209](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.209 "PY.450.209") | Piano 109 Jury and Piano 209 Jury | 2 |
| [PY.450.701](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.701 "PY.450.701") | Piano Recital (UG) | 2 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 8 |
| [PY.950.531](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.950.531 "PY.950.531") & [PY.950.532](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.950.532 "PY.950.532") | Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Ensemble (Small Ensemble) | 4 |
| Supportive Courses | | |
| [PY.715.123](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.123 "PY.715.123") & [PY.715.124](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.124 "PY.715.124") & [PY.715.223](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.223 "PY.715.223") & [PY.715.224](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.224 "PY.715.224") | Ear Training 1 and Ear Training 2 and Ear Training 3 and Ear Training 4 | 8 |
| [PY.715.211](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.211 "PY.715.211") & [PY.715.212](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.212 "PY.715.212") & [PY.715.311](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.311 "PY.715.311") & [PY.715.312](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.312 "PY.715.312") | Keyboard Skills 1 - Piano Majors and Keyboard Skills 2 - Piano Majors and Keyboard Skills 3 - Piano Majors and Keyboard Skills 4 - Piano Majors | 8 |
| [PY.710.111](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.710.111 "PY.710.111") & [PY.710.112](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.710.112 "PY.710.112") & [PY.710.211](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.710.211 "PY.710.211") | Theory 1 and Theory 2 and Theory 3 | 9 |
| PY.710.3xx | Topics in Music Theory | 6 |
| PY.710.450 | Music Theory Capstone | 3 |
| [PY.450.111](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.111 "PY.450.111") & [PY.450.112](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.112 "PY.450.112") | Sightreading 1 and Sightreading 2 | 4 |
| [PY.450.213](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.213 "PY.450.213") & [PY.450.214](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.214 "PY.450.214") | Accompanying 1 and Accompanying 2 | 2 |
| [PY.450.411](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.411 "PY.450.411") & [PY.450.412](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.412 "PY.450.412") & [PY.450.413](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.413 "PY.450.413") & [PY.450.414](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.414 "PY.450.414") | Keyboard Literature: Baroque and Keyboard Literature: Classical and Keyboard Literature: 19th Century and Keyboard Literature: 20th/21st C. | 8 |
| [PY.450.667](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.667 "PY.450.667") | Piano Pedagogy 1 | 2 |
| PY.610.210 | Introduction to Musicology | 3 |
| PY.610.215 | Western Art Music, 1600-1950 | 3 |
| PY.610.3xx | Topics in Musicology | 6 |
| Total Credits | | 102 |
Plan of Study Grid
| First Year | | |
| First Semester | | Credits |
| [PY.100.100](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.100.100 "PY.100.100") | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| [PY.715.123](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.123 "PY.715.123") | Ear Training 1 | 2 |
| [PY.710.111](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.710.111 "PY.710.111") | Theory 1 | 3 |
| [PY.450.111](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.111 "PY.450.111") | Sightreading 1 | 2 |
| | Credits | 11 |
| Second Semester | | |
| [PY.100.100](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.100.100 "PY.100.100") | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| [PY.450.109](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.109 "PY.450.109") | Piano 109 Jury | 1 |
| [PY.715.124](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.124 "PY.715.124") | Ear Training 2 | 2 |
| [PY.710.112](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.710.112 "PY.710.112") | Theory 2 | 3 |
| [PY.450.112](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.112 "PY.450.112") | Sightreading 2 | 2 |
| | Credits | 12 |
| Second Year | | |
| First Semester | | |
| [PY.100.100](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.100.100 "PY.100.100") | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| [PY.950.531](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.950.531 "PY.950.531") | Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
| [PY.715.223](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.223 "PY.715.223") | Ear Training 3 | 2 |
| [PY.715.211](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.211 "PY.715.211") | Keyboard Skills 1 - Piano Majors | 2 |
| [PY.710.211](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.710.211 "PY.710.211") | Theory 3 | 3 |
| [PY.450.213](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.213 "PY.450.213") | Accompanying 1 | 1 |
| [PY.450.411](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.411 "PY.450.411") | Keyboard Literature: Baroque | 2 |
| PY.610.210 | Introduction to Musicology | 3 |
| | Credits | 20 |
| Second Semester | | |
| [PY.100.100](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.100.100 "PY.100.100") | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| [PY.450.209](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.209 "PY.450.209") | Piano 209 Jury | 1 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| [PY.950.532](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.950.532 "PY.950.532") | Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
| [PY.715.224](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.224 "PY.715.224") | Ear Training 4 | 2 |
| [PY.715.212](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.212 "PY.715.212") | Keyboard Skills 2 - Piano Majors | 2 |
| PY.710.3xx | Topics in Music Theory | 3 |
| [PY.450.214](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.214 "PY.450.214") | Accompanying 2 | 1 |
| [PY.450.412](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.412 "PY.450.412") | Keyboard Literature: Classical | 2 |
| PY.610.215 | Western Art Music, 1600-1950 | 3 |
| | Credits | 21 |
| Third Year | | |
| First Semester | | |
| [PY.100.100](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.100.100 "PY.100.100") | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| [PY.950.531](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.950.531 "PY.950.531") | Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
| [PY.715.311](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.311 "PY.715.311") | Keyboard Skills 3 - Piano Majors | 2 |
| PY.710.3xx | Topics in Music Theory | 3 |
| [PY.450.413](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.413 "PY.450.413") | Keyboard Literature: 19th Century | 2 |
| [PY.450.667](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.667 "PY.450.667") | Piano Pedagogy 1 | 2 |
| PY.610.3xx | Topics in Musicology | 3 |
| | Credits | 19 |
| Second Semester | | |
| [PY.100.100](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.100.100 "PY.100.100") | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| [PY.450.701](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.701 "PY.450.701") | Piano Recital (UG) | 2 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| [PY.950.532](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.950.532 "PY.950.532") | Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
| [PY.715.312](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.715.312 "PY.715.312") | Keyboard Skills 4 - Piano Majors | 2 |
| PY.710.450 | Music Theory Capstone | 3 |
| [PY.450.414](https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/search/?P=PY.450.414 "PY.450.414") | Keyboard Literature: 20th/21st C. | 2 |
| PY.610.3xx | Topics in Musicology | 3 |
| | Credits | 19 |
| | Total Credits | 102 |