Private Lessons and Recitals

Every music major’s program includes instrumental, vocal, or composition study. The curricula for students in the performance majors (instrumental, vocal, and jazz studies) also include solo and ensemble playing and/or singing. The goal is to produce a resourceful, imaginative musician who will feel at ease with many kinds of music. Care is taken to keep technical work and musical understanding closely related at each stage of development.

Private-study lessons or master classes are taken with a resident faculty member or with a visiting affiliate artist selected by agreement of the student, the teacher, and the dean. Guidance in the choice of teacher is available from the resident faculty, in particular the head of the student’s undergraduate major or graduate area of concentration. Each student must complete a course of lessons or master classes and receive an evaluation of satisfactory technical and musical progress from the private teacher each semester.

The Conservatory of Music offers 13 private-study lessons per semester to students in performance and composition. Studio composition and production students receive 13 master classes (small-group study) per semester. Private-study lessons or master classes may not exceed eight semesters for undergraduates and four semesters for graduate students. For students enrolled in other programs, undergraduate credit is available (at additional cost) in SOA 4500, with permission of the director of the Conservatory of Music.

Required Course Fee
There is a required course fee ($1,219.87 per semester) for these private-study lessons and master classes. Please note that this fee is subject to annual increases.

Recitals
A packet containing recital policy and procedure is available from the Conservatory of Music. All recitals require authorization from the student’s private teacher, booking clearance, and approval of the director of the Conservatory of Music.

Undergraduate (3 credits)

MCO 4120/Composition Master Class

MCO 4125/Production Master Class

MPE 4010/Private Study: Flute

MPE 4020/Private Study: Oboe

MPE 4030/Private Study: Clarinet

MPE 4040/Private Study: Bassoon

MPE 4050/Private Study: Saxophone

MPE 4070/Private Study: Horn

MPE 4080/Private Study: Trumpet

MPE 4090/Private Study: Trombone

MPE 4100/Private Study: Tuba

MPE 4110/Private Study: Composition

MPE 4150/Private Study: Violin

MPE 4160/Private Study: Viola

MPE 4170/Private Study: Violoncello

MPE 4180/Private Study: Bass

MPE 4200/Private Study: Harp

MPE 4210/Private Study: Guitar

MPE 4220/Private Study: Percussion

MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano

MPE 4300/Private Study: Voice

MPE 4310/Private Study: Jazz Bass

MPE 4400/Private Study: Conducting

MPE 4800/Private Study: Jazz Saxophone

MPE 4810/Private Study: Jazz Trumpet

MPE 4820/Private Study: Jazz Trombone

MPE 4830/Private Study: Jazz Guitar

MPE 4850/Private Study: Jazz Drums

MPE 4860/Private Study: Jazz Percussion

MPE 4870/Private Study: Jazz Piano

SOA 4500/Private Study: For students in other disciplines

Graduate (3 credits)

MPE 5010/Private Study: Flute

MPE 5020/Private Study: Oboe

MPE 5030/Private Study: Clarinet

MPE 5040/Private Study: Bassoon

MPE 5070/Private Study: Horn

MPE 5080/Private Study: Trumpet

MPE 5090/Private Study: Trombone

MPE 5100/Private Study: Tuba

MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition

MPE 5150/Private Study: Violin

MPE 5160/Private Study: Viola

MPE 5170/Private Study: Violoncello

MPE 5180/Private Study: Bass

MPE 5190/Private Study: Harp

MPE 5210/Private Study: Guitar

MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion

MPE 5300/Private Study: Voice

MPE 5310/Private Study: Jazz Bass

MPE 5330/Private Study: Saxophone

MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano

MPE 5400/Private Study: Conducting

MPE 5800/Private Study: Jazz Bass

MPE 5810/Private Study: Jazz Trumpet

MPE 5820/Private Study: Jazz Trombone

MPE 5830/Private Study: Jazz Guitar

MPE 5850/Private Study: Jazz Drums

MPE 5860/Private Study: Jazz Percussion

MPE 5870/Private Study: Jazz Piano

MPE 5890/Private Study: Jazz Saxophone

For updates during 2013–2015, please visit www.purchase.edu/
departments/AcademicPrograms/Arts/music/private-lessons.aspx.

Updates on the applied music fee during 2013–15 may also be obtained from the Office of Student Financial Services (www.purchase.edu/
Departments/EnrollmentServices/FinancialServices/), (914) 251-7000.

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