Conservatory of Music:
Piano
Piano
Master of Music:
Concentration in Piano Performance
Updates to the 2008–2010 Purchase College Catalog:
7/21/08 update, effective Fall 2008:
- MTH 5400 (first year/fall, .5 credit) has been deleted
- MPE 5480 has been changed from 1.5 to 2 credits (second year/fall)
- The credit total (46) remains unchanged
Graduate music majors who concentrate in piano must meet the following Conservatory requirements (46 credits), outlined below by semester and year, and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College. MPE 5560 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 5560/Contemporary Ensemble | 2 credits |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 5991/Master’s Recital | 2 credits |
Updated July 21, 2008
