Conservatory of Music:
Studio Composition
Studio Composition
Master of Music:
Concentration in Studio Composition
Applicants to the Conservatory’s M.M. concentration in studio composition are expected to demonstrate significant professional accomplishment upon entry into the program. Graduate music majors who concentrate in studio composition 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 are required to complete eight different 2-credit studio composition seminars, as offered and available. These seminars cover such subjects as studio arranging, mixing and engineering, studio design, world music, commercial production, sequential and digital media, film scoring, and research and writing.
| First Year: 24 credits | |
| Fall: | 11 credits |
| MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition | 3 credits |
| MCO 5200/Writing and Production Seminar I | 2 credits |
| MCO 54—/Studio composition seminars (two) | 4 credits |
| MUS 5375/Seminar in Studio Pedagogy I | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 13 credits |
| MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition | 3 credits |
| MCO 5210/Writing and Production Seminar II | 2 credits |
| MCO 54—/Studio composition seminars (two) | 4 credits |
| MUS 5385/Seminar in Studio Pedagogy II | 2 credits |
| MPE 5993/Master’s Recital | 2 credits |
| Second Year: 22 credits | |
| Fall: | 11 credits |
| MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition | 3 credits |
| MCO 5200/Writing and Production Seminar I | 2 credits |
| MCO 54—/Studio composition seminars (two) | 4 credits |
| MTH 5450/The Business of Music | 2 credits |
| MTH 5850/Graduate Exit Exam: Studio Composition | 0 credit |
| Spring: | 11 credits |
| MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition | 3 credits |
| MCO 5210/Writing and Production Seminar II | 2 credits |
| MCO 54—/Studio composition seminars (two) | 4 credits |
| MPE 5993/Master’s Recital | 2 credits |
Updated June 10, 2008
