In addition to meeting general degree requirements, undergraduate music performance majors who concentrate in brass must complete the following conservatory requirements (104 credits). Of the 104 credits, up to 8 credits of music history may be counted toward the liberal arts requirement (minimum 30 credits) for the degree.
Freshman Year: 26 credits |
| Fall: | 13.5 credits |
| MPE 4—/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1010/Keyboard Studies I | 1 credit |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra or
MPE 1800/Purchase Symphonic Winds |
2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 1010/Music Theory I | 2 credits |
| MTH 1410/Solfège I | 1.5 credits |
| MUS 1040/Music First-Year Seminar | 1 credit |
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| Spring: | 12.5 credits |
| MPE 4—/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1020/Keyboard Studies II | 1 credit |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra or
MPE 1800/Purchase Symphonic Winds |
2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 1020/Music Theory II | 2 credits |
| MTH 1420/Solfège II | 1.5 credits |
| MPE 0200/Freshman Classical Jury | 0 credit |
Sophomore Year: 31 credits |
| Fall: | 15.5 credits |
| MPE 4—/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra or
MPE 1800/Purchase Symphonic Winds |
2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 2010/Keyboard Studies III | 1 credit |
| MTH 2050/Music Theory III | 2 credits |
| MTH 2410/Solfège III | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 2510/Survey of Music History I | 3 credits |
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| Spring: | 15.5 credits |
| MPE 4—/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra or
MPE 1800/Purchase Symphonic Winds |
2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 2020/Keyboard Studies IV | 1 credit |
| MTH 2420/Solfège IV | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 2520/Survey of Music History II | 3 credits |
| MTH 3050/Music Theory IV | 2 credits |
| MPE 0300/Sophomore Classical Jury | 0 credit |
Junior Year: 28 credits |
| Fall: | 13.5 credits |
| MPE 4—/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 3410/Solfège V | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4050/Music Theory V | 2 credits |
| MTH —-/Music history elective* | 2 credits |
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| Spring: | 14.5 credits |
| MPE 4—/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 3420/Solfège VI | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4010/Seminar in Analysis | 2 credits |
| MTH —-/Music history elective* | 2 credits |
| MPE 3991/Junior Recital: Classical | 1 credit |
Senior Year: 19 credits |
| Fall: | 10 credits |
| MPE 4—/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH —-/Music history elective* | 2 credits |
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| Spring: | 9 credits |
| MPE 4—/Private Study: Instrument | 3 credits |
| MPE 1112/Brass Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 1201/Symphony Orchestra Winds | 2 credits |
| MPE 1220/Brass Performance and Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 4991/Senior Recital: Classical | 1 credit |
Updates to the 2016–18 Purchase College Catalog:
Effective Fall 2017:
- MUS 1040 is added as a requirement (1 credit increase).