Conservatory of Music:
percussion
percussion
Bachelor of Music in Performance:
Percussion
In addition to meeting general degree requirements, undergraduate music performance majors who concentrate in percussion must complete the following Conservatory requirements (105 credits), as outlined below by semester and year.
Of the 105 credits, 97 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: 23 credits | |
| Fall: | 11.5 credits |
| MPE 4220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 1010/Keyboard Studies I | 1 credit |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1230/Percussion Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 1231/Percussion Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 1010/Music Theory I | 2 credits |
| MTH 1410/Solfège I | 1.5 credits |
| Spring: | 11.5 credits |
| MPE 4220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 1020/Keyboard Studies II | 1 credit |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1230/Percussion Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 1231/Percussion 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: 29 credits | |
| Fall: | 14.5 credits |
| MPE 4220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1230/Percussion Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 1231/Percussion 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: | 14.5 credits |
| MPE 4220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1230/Percussion Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 1231/Percussion 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: 30 credits | |
| Fall: | 15.5 credits |
| MPE 4220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 1160/Contemporary Ensemble | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1230/Percussion Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 1231/Percussion Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 1232/Hand Drumming Workshop | 1 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: | 14.5 credits |
| MPE 4220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1230/Percussion Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 1231/Percussion Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 1232/Hand Drumming Workshop | 1 credit |
| MTH 3420/Solfège VI | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4010/Seminar in Analysis | 2 credits |
| Music history elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 3991/Junior Recital | 1 credit |
| Senior Year: 23 credits | |
| Fall: | 13 credits |
| MPE 4220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 1160/Contemporary Ensemble | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1230/Percussion Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 1231/Percussion Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 4450/The Business of Music | 2 credits |
| Music history elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 10 credits |
| MPE 4220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 1160/Contemporary Ensemble | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1230/Percussion Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 1231/Percussion Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 4991/Senior Recital | 1 credit |
Updated June 10, 2008
