Conservatory of Music:
woodwinds 

Master of Music:
Concentration in Woodwind Performance

Graduate music majors who concentrate in woodwinds 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 one semester of MPE 5205 or MPE 5560.

First Year: 23 credits
 
Fall: 10.5 credits
MPE 5 —/Private Study: Instrument 3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music or
   MPE 5205/Camerata or
   MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble
 
 
2 credits
MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra 2 credits
MPE 5450/Woodwind Performance Class 1 credit
MPE 5211/Woodwind Instrumental Lab 0.5 credit
MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician 2 credits
 
Spring: 12.5 credits
MPE 5 —/Private Study: Instrument 3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music or
   MPE 5205/Camerata or
   MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble
 
 
2 credits
MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra 2 credits
MPE 5450/Woodwind Performance Class 1 credit
MPE 5211/Woodwind Instrumental Lab 0.5 credit
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective 2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital 2 credits
 
Second Year: 23 credits
 
Fall: 10.5 credits
MPE 5 —/Private Study: Instrument 3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music or
   MPE 5205/Camerata or
   MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble
 
 
2 credits
MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra 2 credits
MPE 5450/Woodwind Performance Class 1 credit
MPE 5211/Woodwind Instrumental Lab 0.5 credit
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective 2 credits
MTH 5840/Graduate Exit Exam: Classical 0 credit
 
Spring: 12.5 credits
MPE 5 —/Private Study: Instrument 3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music or
   MPE 5205/Camerata or
   MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble
 
 
2 credits
MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra 2 credits
MPE 5450/Woodwind Performance Class 1 credit
MPE 5211/Woodwind Instrumental Lab 0.5 credit
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective 2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital 2 credits

Updated June 10, 2008

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