Graduate music majors who concentrate in brass must meet the following conservatory requirements (42 credits) and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College. Students must complete at least one semester of MPE 5205 or MPE 5565.
| First Year: 20 credits | |
| Fall: | 10.5 credits |
| MPE 5 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 5142/Brass Chamber Music or MPE 5205/Camerata or MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or MPE 5565/Purchase New Music |
2 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra or MPE 5750/Purchase Symphonic Winds |
2 credits |
| MPE 5221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 credit |
| MPE 5465/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 9.5 credits |
| MPE 5 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 5142/Brass Chamber Music or MPE 5205/Camerata or MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or MPE 5565/Purchase New Music |
2 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra or MPE 5750/Purchase Symphonic Winds |
2 credits |
| MPE 5221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 credit |
| MPE 5465/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 5991/Master’s Recital | 1 credit |
| Second Year: 22 credits | |
| Fall: | 10.5 credits |
| MPE 5 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 5142/Brass Chamber Music or MPE 5205/Camerata or MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or MPE 5565/Purchase New Music |
2 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra or MPE 5750/Purchase Symphonic Winds |
2 credits |
| MPE 5221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 credit |
| MPE 5465/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| MTH 5840/Graduate Exit Exam: Classical | 0 credit |
| Spring: | 11.5 credits |
| MPE 5 —/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 5142/Brass Chamber Music or MPE 5205/Camerata or MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or MPE 5565/Purchase New Music |
2 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra or MPE 5750/Purchase Symphonic Winds |
2 credits |
| MPE 5221/Brass Instrumental Lab | 0.5 credit |
| MPE 5465/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 5991/Master’s Recital | 1 credit |
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