Conservatory of Music:
voice & opera studies 

Master of Music:
Concentration in Opera Studies

Graduate music majors who concentrate in voice and opera studies must meet the following conservatory requirements (45 credits) and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College.

First Year: 22 credits
 
Fall: 11 credits
MPE 5300/Private Study: Voice 3 credits
MPE 5250/Opera Workshop 2 credits
MPE 5253/Opera Workshop Lab 1 credit
MPE 5260/Opera Coaching 1 credit
MPE 5275/Teaching Techniques for Voice or
   MUS 5250/Chorus
 
2 credits
MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician 2 credits
 
Spring: 11 credits
MPE 5300/Private Study: Voice 3 credits
MPE 5250/Opera Workshop 2 credits
MPE 5253/Opera Workshop Lab 1 credit
MPE 5255/Operatic Styles I 2 credits
MPE 5260/Opera Coaching 1 credit
MUS 5250/Chorus 2 credits
 
Second Year: 23 credits
 
Fall: 11 credits
MPE 5300/Private Study: Voice 3 credits
MPE 5250/Opera Workshop 2 credits
MPE 5253/Opera Workshop Lab 1 credit
MPE 5256/Operatic Styles II 2 credits
MPE 5260/Opera Coaching 1 credit
MPE 5275/Teaching Techniques for Voice or
   MUS 5250/Chorus
 
2 credits
MTH 5840/Graduate Exit Exam: Classical 0 credit
 
Spring: 12 credits
MPE 5300/Private Study: Voice 3 credits
MPE 5250/Opera Workshop 2 credits
MPE 5253/Opera Workshop Lab 1 credit
MPE 5257/Operatic Styles III 2 credits
MPE 5260/Opera Coaching 1 credit
MPE 5276/Teaching Techniques for the Stage 2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital 1 credit

Updated April 24, 2013


Updates to the 2011–13 College Catalog:

Effective Fall 2013:

  • MPE 5991/Master’s Recital has been reduced from 2 credits to 1 credit and MPE 5260/Opera Coaching has been increased from .5 to 1 credit. Two 2-credit music theory/analysis electives have been eliminated from the requirements. Other revisions include the number of times that MPE 5276 is required (reduced from two semesters to one) and the addition of MPE 5253 in the fall semesters. The total conservatory requirements are reduced from 46 to 45 credits.

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