School of the Arts - Conservatory of Music - Piano

M.M. Concentration in Piano:
Academic Requirements

Graduate music majors who concentrate in piano must meet the following Conservatory requirements (46 credits) and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College. MPE 5565 may be taken in a different semester, in consultation with the chair of the Piano Program.

First Year: 23 credits

Fall:	10.5 credits
MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano	3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music	2 credits
MPE 5472/Romantic Piano Literature	2 credits
MPE 5610/Collaborative Piano	1.5 credits
MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician	2 credits

Spring:	12.5 credits
MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano	3 credits
MPE 5473/20th-Century Piano Literature	2 credits
MPE 5610/Collaborative Piano	1.5 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis electives	4 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital	2 credits

Second Year: 23 credits

Fall:	12 credits
MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano	3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music	2 credits
MPE 5470/Baroque Keyboard Literature	2 credits
MPE 5480/Piano Performance Class	2 credits
MPE 5495/Harpsichord/Fortepiano/Organ Class	3 credits
MTH 5840/Graduate Exit Exam: Classical	0 credit

Spring:	11 credits
MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano	3 credits
MPE 5471/Classical Sonata Literature	2 credits
MPE 5565/Purchase New Music	2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective	2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital	2 credits