Conservatory of Music:
percussion 

Master of Music:
Concentration in Percussion Performance

Graduate music majors who concentrate in percussion must meet the following conservatory requirements (42 credits) and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College.

First Year: 21 credits
 
Fall: 11 credits
MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion 3 credits
MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra 2 credits
MPE 5231/Percussion Ensemble 1 credit
MPE 5460/Percussion Performance Class 1 credit
MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or
   MPE 5565/Purchase New Music
 
2 credits
MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician 2 credits
 
Spring: 10 credits
MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion 3 credits
MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra 2 credits
MPE 5231/Percussion Ensemble 1 credit
MPE 5460/Percussion Performance Class 1 credit
MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or
   MPE 5565/Purchase New Music
 
2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital 1 credit
 
Second Year: 21 credits
 
Fall: 11 credits
MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion 3 credits
MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra 2 credits
MPE 5231/Percussion Ensemble 1 credit
MPE 5460/Percussion Performance Class 1 credit
MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or
   MPE 5565/Purchase New Music
 
2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective 2 credits
MTH 5840/Graduate Exit Exam: Classical 0 credit
 
Spring: 10 credits
MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion 3 credits
MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra 2 credits
MPE 5231/Percussion Ensemble 1 credit
MPE 5460/Percussion Performance Class 1 credit
MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or
   MPE 5565/Purchase New Music
 
2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital 1 credit

Updated April 25, 2013


Updates to the 2011–13 College Catalog:

Effective Fall 2013:

  • MPE 5991/Master’s Recital has been reduced from 2 credits to 1 credit; three 2-credit music theory/analysis electives, one 2-credit composition or performance elective, and four semesters of MUS 5455/Topics in Professional Development have been eliminated. Four semesters of MPE 5460/Percussion Performance Class have been added, and MPE 5560 or 5565 have been added to the spring semesters. The total conservatory requirements are reduced from 46 to 42 credits.

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