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Conservatory of Music:
Piano 

Master of Music:
Concentration in Piano Performance

Graduate music majors who concentrate in piano must meet the following Conservatory requirements (46 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 chair of the Piano Program.

First Year: 23 credits
 
Fall: 10.5 credits
MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano 3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music 2 credits
MPE 5472/Romantic Piano Literature 2 credits
MPE 5610/Collaborative Piano 1.5 credits
MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician 2 credits
 
Spring: 12.5 credits
MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano 3 credits
MPE 5473/20th-Century Piano Literature 2 credits
MPE 5610/Collaborative Piano 1.5 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis electives 4 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital 2 credits
 
Second Year: 23 credits
 
Fall: 12 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 2 credits
MPE 5495/Harpsichord/Fortepiano/Organ Class 3 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 5565/Purchase New Music 2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective 2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital 2 credits

Updated July 13, 2011

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