Piano: Master of Music
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 | |
Fall: | 11 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 |
Spring: | 10 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 | |
Fall: | 10 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 5470/Baroque Keyboard Literature | 2 credits |
MPE 5480/Piano Performance Class | 1 credit |
MPE 5—/Music performance elective or MTH 5—/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
Spring: | 11 credits |
MPE 5370/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
MPE 5471/Classical Sonata Literature | 2 credits |
MPE 5480/Piano Performance Class | 1 credit |
MPE 5565/Purchase New Music or MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble | 2 credits |
MTH 5—/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
MPE 5991/Master’s Recital: Classical | 1 credit |