Conservatory of Music:
Brass
Brass
Bachelor of Music in Performance:
Brass
In addition to meeting general degree requirements, undergraduate music performance majors who concentrate in brass must complete the following Conservatory requirements (110 credits), as outlined below by semester and year.
Of the 110 credits, 102 are professional credits; the remaining 8 credits (MTH 2510, 2520, and 4010) count toward the 30-credit liberal arts requirement for the Mus.B. degree.
The following courses also satisfy two general education requirements: MTH 2230 or MTH 2510 (Other World Civilizations) and MTH 2520 (Humanities).
Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year
| Freshman Year: 26 credits | |
| Fall: | 13 credits |
| MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1010/Keyboard Studies I | 1 credit |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 1221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 credit |
| MTH 1010/Music Theory I | 2 credits |
| MTH 1410/Solfège I | 1.5 credits |
| Spring: | 13 credits |
| MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1020/Keyboard Studies II | 1 credit |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 1221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 credit |
| MTH 1020/Music Theory II | 2 credits |
| MTH 1420/Solfège II | 1.5 credits |
| MPE 0200/Freshman Jury | 0 credit |
| Sophomore Year: 32 credits | |
| Fall: | 16 credits |
| MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 1221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 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: | 16 credits |
| MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 1221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 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: 27 credits | |
| Fall: | 14 credits |
| MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 1221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 credit |
| MTH 2230/World Music and Jazz Traditions | 2 credits |
| MTH 3410/Solfège V | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4050/Music Theory V | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 13 credits |
| MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 1221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 credit |
| MTH 3420/Solfège VI | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4010/Seminar in Analysis | 2 credits |
| MPE 3991/Junior Recital | 1 credit |
| Senior Year: 25 credits | |
| Fall: | 12.5 credits |
| MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 1221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 credit |
| MTH 4450/The Business of Music | 2 credits |
| Music history elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 12.5 credits |
| MPE 4 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 1221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 credit |
| MPE 4000/Orchestral Excerpts | 1 credit |
| Music history elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 4991/Senior Recital | 1 credit |
Updated June 9, 2008
