The Bachelor of Music option in Keyboard prepares students for a variety of professional activities in piano performance and piano pedagogy (entrance audition required). Capstone experience: one-hour recital. During their studies at CSUN, piano majors are given an opportunity to develop their skills in solo performance, as well as within chamber music and piano ensemble settings. The Chamber Music and Piano Ensemble classes culminate in end-of-semester public performances. Piano students also have a variety of other performance opportunities, including the biweekly informal noon recitals, studio classes and during master classes by visiting artists. Additionally, the CSUN Music department holds a yearly concerto competition in which the winners perform concertos with the CSUN Symphony Orchestra.<br>Music department graduates are gainfully employed in diverse positions throughout the world, including as teachers in public and private schools and colleges, practicing music therapists, conductors of orchestras and bands, published composers and arrangers, award-winning recording artists, performers in renowned opera companies, major symphony orchestras, recording studios and professional chamber ensembles, plus many graduates are involved with the entertainment industry in Southern California and elsewhere.