{"id":231,"date":"2020-02-04T10:15:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T16:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/music-handbook\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:53:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:53:42","slug":"keyboard-proficiency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/music-handbook\/keyboard-proficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Keyboard Proficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__title panel panel-title site-section__bg--u-cc-black-midnight\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"title\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\" site-panel__title--wrapper u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__pattern u-fc-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pattern--background\" style=\"--pattern-url: url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/music-handbook\/wp-content\/plugins\/st-olaf-gutenberg-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/backgrounds\/pattern-b.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__title--inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"page__title h1\">Keyboard Proficiency<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__micronavbutton panel panel-micronavbutton site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"micronavbutton\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t    <div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none micronavbutton\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters\"\n\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t     data-name=\"buttons\"\n\t     data-livetext\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-purple\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/music-handbook\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Music Handbook Home<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-teal\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/music\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Music Home<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-purple\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/music\/current-oles\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Current Oles Home<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-style-default site-section__title site-section__title--sm\" id=\"requirements-for-music-majors\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Requirements for Music Majors<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"is-style-default t-content\" data-name=\"content\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<p><em>All music majors at St. Olaf College are required to complete keyboard proficiency.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The requirements vary by major, as seen below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>B.A. Music<\/strong> &#8211; Proficiency, Level 2<br \/>\n<strong>B.M. Composition<\/strong> &#8211; Proficiency, Level 4<br \/>\n<strong>B.M. Church Music (Choral)<\/strong> &#8211; Proficiency, Level 4<br \/>\n<strong>B.M. Church Music (Organ)<\/strong> &#8211; MUSIC 270 with a minimum grade of B-<br \/>\n<strong>B.M. Music Education (Instrumental)<\/strong> &#8211; Proficiency, Level 3<br \/>\n<strong>B.M. Music Education (Vocal)<\/strong> &#8211; Proficiency, Level 4<br \/>\n<strong>B.M. Performance (Instrumental)<\/strong> &#8211; Proficiency, Level 3<br \/>\n<strong>B.M. Performance (Organ or Piano)<\/strong> &#8211; MUSIC 270 with a minimum grade of B-<br \/>\n<strong>B.M. Performance (Voice)<\/strong> &#8211; Proficiency, Level 4<br \/>\n<strong>B.M. With Elective Studies in Another Discipline<\/strong> &#8211; Proficiency, Level 3<\/p>\n<p>You will find a description of each proficiency level and a link to the requirements to pass the level off to the right.<\/p>\n<p>Students are encouraged to provide the adjudicating keyboard faculty member with a minimum of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">two weeks notice<\/span> prior to taking any level of the St. Olaf keyboard proficiency exam.\u00a0\u00a0The entire exam must be taken at the first assessment meeting unless specific accommodations have been provided by DAC.\u00a0\u00a0Once the complete exam has been taken, any section(s) deemed \u2018non-proficient\u2019 will require additional testing, with a minimum of two weeks allotted for additional preparation before any subsequent test is given.\u00a0\u00a0Students are encouraged to plan ahead, as sufficient preparation time must be available for re-tests prior to 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