School of the Arts - Conservatory of Music - Piano - Organ or Harpsichord MM Academic Requirements

M.M. Concentration in Organ or Harpsichord:
Academic Requirements

Graduate music majors who concentrate in organ or harpsichord must meet the following Conservatory requirements (46 credits) and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College. Students must complete at least two semesters of MPE 5205.

First Year: 23 credits

Fall:	11.5 credits
MPE 5240 or 5350/Private Study: Harpsichord or Organ	3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music	2 credits
MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician	2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis electives	4 credits
MUS 5455/Topics in Professional Development	0.5 credit

Spring:	11.5 credits
MPE 5240 or 5350/Private Study: Harpsichord or Organ	3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music	2 credits
MPE 5205/Camerata or or MPE 5 —/Music performance elective	2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective	2 credits
MUS 5455/Topics in Professional Development	0.5 credit
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital	2 credits

Second Year: 23 credits

Fall:	11.5 credits
MPE 5240 or 5350/Private Study: Harpsichord or Organ	3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music	2 credits
MPE 5205/Camerata or or MPE 5 —/Music performance elective	2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis electives	4 credits
MUS 5455/Topics in Professional Development	0.5 credit
MTH 5840/Graduate Exit Exam: Classical	0 credit

Spring:	11.5 credits
MPE 5240 or 5350/Private Study: Harpsichord or Organ	3 credits
MPE 5205/Camerata or or MPE 5 —/Music performance elective	2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis electives	4 credits
MUS 5455/Topics in Professional Development	0.5 credit
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital	2 credits