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
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Fall:
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13.5 credits
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| 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:
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12.5 credits
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| 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
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Fall:
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15.5 credits
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| 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:
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15.5 credits
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| 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
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Fall:
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13.5 credits
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| 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:
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14.5 credits
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| 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
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Fall:
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10 credits
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| 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:
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9 credits
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| 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).