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MM, Piano Performance: Solo Piano

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36 Total Credits Required

Required Courses

6 Credits

Research - 3 credits
One course by advisement
MPAME-GE 2021
Music Reference and Research Materials
3 Credits
MPAME-GE 2130
Research in Music and Music Education
3 Credits
History/Literature - 3 credits
One course by advisement. Following are a sample of available courses:
MPATC-GE 2039
Contemporary Music
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2069
Opera in the 20th Century
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2127
The Aesthetic of Compositional Process in the Symphony
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2151
Sonata in the 19th Century
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2200
Seminar in Music Theory
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2550
Screen Music: History, Analysis, and Aesthetics.
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2025
African-American Music: Its Origins and Influence
3 Credits

Area of Concentration - Solo Performance

30 Credits

Private Lessons - 9 credits
Taken 3 times at 3 credits each
MPAPE-GE 2356
Piano (Private Lessons)
3 Credits
Ensemble - 6 credits
Chamber music, large ensembles, and/or song repertoire classes by advisement.
MPASS-GE 2132
Baroque Ensemble
0 - 3 Credits
MPAGC-GE 2087
NYU Orchestra
0 - 3 Credits
MPAPS-GE 2221
Contemporary Music Ensemble
0 - 3 Credits
MPAVP-GE 226x
Song Repertoire
1 Credit
MPAPE-GE 2xxx
Chamber Music
1 - 3 Credits
Performance Practice - 12 credits
Restricted Electives by Advisement. Choose 4 courses from the following:
MPAPE-GE 2186
Piano Literature and Repertoire II
3 Credits
MPAPE-GE 2189
Performance Practices and Entrepreneurship in 20th and 21st Century Piano Music
3 Credits
MPAPE-GE 2170
Collaborative Piano: Techniques and Practicum
3 Credits
MPAPE-GE 2181
Influential Pianists and Performance Practice
3 Credits
MPAPE-GE 2187
Piano Literature and Repertoire III
3 Credits
Terminal Experience - 3 credits
MPAPE-GE 2026
Colloquy in Music
2 - 4 Credits