Graduate music majors who concentrate in piano must meet the following conservatory requirements (42 credits) and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College. MPE 5565 may be taken in a different semester in consultation with the head of the piano program.
| First Year: 21 credits | |
| Fall: | 11 credits |
| MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 5140/Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 5472/Romantic Piano Literature | 2 credits |
| MPE 5480/Piano Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 5610/Collaborative Piano | 1 credit |
| MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 10 credits |
| MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 5473/20th-Century Piano Literature | 2 credits |
| MPE 5480/Piano Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 5610/Collaborative Piano | 1 credit |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 5991/Master’s Recital | 1 credit |
| Second Year: 21 credits | |
| Fall: | 11 credits |
| MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 5140/Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 5470/Baroque Keyboard Literature | 2 credits |
| MPE 5480/Piano Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 5495/Harpsichord/Fortepiano/Organ Class | 2 credits |
| MTH 5840/Graduate Exit Exam: Classical | 0 credit |
| Spring: | 11 credits |
| MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 5471/Classical Sonata Literature | 2 credits |
| MPE 5480/Piano Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 5565/Purchase New Music | 2 credits |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 5991/Master’s Recital | 1 credit |
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