Conservatory of Music:
piano 

Master of Music:
Concentration in Organ or Harpsichord Performance

Graduate music majors who concentrate in harpsichord or organ 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. Students must complete at least two semesters of MPE 5205.

First Year: 23 credits
 
Fall: 11.5 credits
MPE 5240 or 5350/Private Study:
   Harpsichord or Organ
 
3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music 2 credits
MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician 2 credits
MTH 5400/Topics in Professional Development 0.5 credit
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis electives 4 credits
 
Spring: 11.5 credits
MPE 5240 or 5350/Private Study:
   Harpsichord or Organ
 
3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music 2 credits
MPE 5205/Camerata or
   or MPE 5 —/Music performance elective
 
2 credits
MTH 5400/Topics in Professional Development 0.5 credit
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective 2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital 2 credits
 
Second Year: 23 credits
 
Fall: 11.5 credits
MPE 5240 or 5350/Private Study:
   Harpsichord or Organ
 
3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music 2 credits
MPE 5205/Camerata or
   or MPE 5 —/Music performance elective
 
2 credits
MTH 5400/Topics in Professional Development 0.5 credit
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis electives 4 credits
MTH 5840/Graduate Exit Exam: Classical 0 credit
 
Spring: 11.5 credits
MPE 5240 or 5350/Private Study:
   Harpsichord or Organ
 
3 credits
MPE 5205/Camerata or
   or MPE 5 —/Music performance elective
 
2 credits
MTH 5400/Topics in Professional Development 0.5 credit
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis electives 4 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital 2 credits

Updated June 10, 2008

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