Graduate music majors who concentrate in piano must meet the following conservatory requirements (42 credits) and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College. MPE 5565 may be taken in a different semester in consultation with the head of the piano program.
First Year: 21 credits
MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music or MPE 5565/Purchase New Music or MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or MPE 5205/Camerata / 2 credits
MPE 5472/Romantic Piano Literature/ 2 credits
MPE 5480/Piano Performance Class/ 1 credit
MPE 5610/Collaborative Piano/ 1 credit
MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician/ 2 credits
MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 5473/20th-Century Piano Literature/ 2 credits
MPE 5480/Piano Performance Class/ 1 credit
MPE 5610/Collaborative Piano/ 1 credit
MTH 5—/Music theory/analysis elective/ 2 credits
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital: Classical/ 1 credit
Second Year: 21 credits
MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano/ 3 credits
MPE 5140/Chamber Music or MPE 5565/Purchase New Music or MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or MPE 5205/Camerata/ 2 credits