Piano
Turn your talent into something that moves the world.
At TCU, you’ll grow as a musician by learning everything from classical and modern pieces to music theory and performance skills. You’ll study with an internationally known faculty of artists and teachers through a variety of program options. Pedagogy, as well as performance, is offered as a major at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Contact
music@tcu.edu
817-257-7232
Ann M. Gipson
Division Chair, Piano
Director of Piano Pedagogy Studies
Associate Professor of Piano
a.gipson@tcu.edu
817-257-5764
Programs Offered
Sample Courses
- Keyboard Literature I Pre-Baroque through Classical
- Form and Analysis
- Functional Piano
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Core Curriculum
Your success is at our Core. TCU’s Core Curriculum prepares you to live and work in today’s ever-evolving diverse and global society. It encourages you to be intellectually curious and ask big questions about the world and your place in it.
Special Admission Requirements
For undergraduates and graduates interested in attending the TCU School of Music, there is an admissions process. Learn more about the audition requirements.
Our Faculty
You’ll study with professors who are known around the world as amazing performers and passionate teachers who care about your growth as a musician.
What Sets Us Apart
As a piano student, you’ll 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.
You’ll have the opportunity to perform in the state-of-the-art Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU, named to honor the memory of the beloved concert pianist and Fort Worth legend.
The School of Music is an All-Steinway School, so you’ll play on the best instruments for the study of music.
Career Prospects
A degree in piano opens up exciting opportunities. Many 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.
Related Academic Programs
- Arts Leadership & Entrepreneurship Minor
- Brass
- Collaborative Piano
- Conducting
- Music
- Music Education
- Music Theory & Composition
- Musicology
- Organ & Church Music
- Percussion
- Piano Pedagogy
- Strings
- Voice
- Woodwinds
John V. Roach Honors College
Exceed your own expectations. Incoming and current undergraduate students of every major may apply. Unique classes are offered which connects students with a varied curriculum that is stimulating, supportive and cross-disciplinary.