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 (105–107 credits). Of the 105–107 credits, up to 8 credits of music history can be counted toward the liberal arts requirement (minimum 30 credits) for the Mus.B. degree.
Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year
| Freshman Year: 25 credits | |
| Fall: | 12.5 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 |
| 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 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 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: | 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 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 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 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 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 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 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 3420/Solfège VI | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4010/Seminar in Analysis | 2 credits |
| MPE 3991/Junior Recital | 1 credit |
| Senior Year: 23–25 credits | |
| Fall: | 12–14 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 |
| MUS 4450/The Business of Music or AMG —/Arts management elective |
2–4 credits |
| Music history elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 11 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 |
| MTH —/Music history elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 4991/Senior Recital | 1 credit |
Updated July 13, 2011
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