Graduate music majors who concentrate in composition must meet the following conservatory requirements (42 credits) and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College.
First Year: 21 credits
MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition/ 3 credits
MCO 5115/Composition Seminar/ 1 credit
MPE 5565/Purchase New Music/ 2 credits
MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician/ 2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective/ 2 credits
MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition/ 3 credits
MCO 5115/Composition Seminar/ 1 credit
MPE 5565/Purchase New Music/ 2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective/ 2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective/ 2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital: Classical/ 1 credit
Second Year: 21 credits
MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition/ 3 credits
MCO 5115/Composition Seminar/ 1 credit
MPE 5565/Purchase New Music/ 2 credits
MTH 5180/Electroacoustic Music I/ 2 credits
MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective/ 2 credits
MTH or MUS 5 —/Music Elective/ 2 credits
MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition/ 3 credits
MCO 5115/Composition Seminar/ 1 credit
MPE 5565/Purchase New Music/ 2 credits
MTH 5190/Electroacoustic Music II/ 2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital: Classical/ 1 credit
*Music History Electives (Effective Fall 2020)
MTH 5005/Harmonic and Contrapuntal Techniques MTH 5010/Structure and Analysis MTH 5060/History and Theory of Baroque Performance Practice MTH 5060/Overview of Performance Practice MTH 5235/Opera Queens: LGBTQ Representation in Opera Onstage and Off MTH 5270/Techniques of Composition for Performers MTH 5540/Topics in Music History (fall) MTH 5710/Music, Culture, and Ideas (spring)