School of the Arts - Conservatory of Music - Strings

The Performance Mus.B. Program: Strings
Academic Requirements

In addition to meeting general degree requirements, undergraduate music performance majors who concentrate in strings must complete the following Conservatory requirements (105 credits). Of the 105 credits, up to 8 credits of music history can be counted toward the liberal arts requirement (30 credits minimum) for the Mus.B. degree.

Freshman Year: 25 credits

Fall:	12.5 credits
MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument	3 credits
MPE 1010/Keyboard Studies I	1 credit
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class	2 credits
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra	2 credits
MPE 1240/String Performance Class	1 credit
MTH 1010/Music Theory I	2 credits
MTH 1410/Solfège I	1.5 credits

Spring:	12.5 credits
MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument	3 credits
MPE 1020/Keyboard Studies II	1 credit
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class	2 credits
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra	2 credits
MPE 1240/String Performance Class	1 credit
MTH 1020/Music Theory II	2 credits
MTH 1420/Solfège II	1.5 credits
MPE 0200/Freshman Jury	0 credit

Sophomore Year: 31 credits

Fall:	15.5 credits
MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument	3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class	2 credits
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra	2 credits
MPE 1240/String Performance Class	1 credit
MPE 2010/Keyboard Studies III	1 credit
MTH 2050/Music Theory III	2 credits
MTH 2410/Solfège III	1.5 credits
MTH 2510/Survey of Music History I	3 credits

Spring:	15.5 credits
MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument	3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class	2 credits
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra	2 credits
MPE 1240/String Performance Class	1 credit
MPE 2020/Keyboard Studies IV	1 credit
MTH 2420/Solfège IV	1.5 credits
MTH 2520/Survey of Music History II	3 credits
MTH 3050/Music Theory IV	2 credits
MPE 0300/Sophomore Jury	0 credit
MPE 0310/Midpoint Assessment	0 credit

Junior Year: 26 credits

Fall:	13.5 credits
MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument	3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class	2 credits
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra	2 credits
MPE 1240/String Performance Class	1 credit
MTH 3410/Solfège V	1.5 credits
MTH 4050/Music Theory V	2 credits
MTH —/Music history elective	2 credits

Spring:	12.5 credits
MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument	3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class	2 credits
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra	2 credits
MPE 1240/String Performance Class	1 credit
MTH 3420/Solfège VI	1.5 credits
MTH 4010/Seminar in Analysis	2 credits
MPE 3991/Junior Recital	1 credit

Senior Year: 23 credits

Fall:	12 credits
MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument	3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class	2 credits
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra	2 credits
MPE 1240/String Performance Class	1 credit
MTH —/Music history elective	2 credits
MUS 4450/The Business of Music	2 credits

Spring:	11 credits
MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument	3 credits
MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class	2 credits
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra	2 credits
MPE 1240/String Performance Class	1 credit
MTH —/Music history elective	2 credits
MPE 4991/Senior Recital	1 credit