Master's Curriculum in Piano Performance, Solo Concentration
MM in Music Performance
Concentration in Solo Piano (36 points)
CORE |
6 points |
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| Research (one of the following by advisement) | ||
| MPAME-GE 2021 | Music Reference and Research Materials | 3 |
| MPAME-GE 2035 | Technological Trends in Music Education | 3 |
| Music History/Literature (one of the following by advisement; items below are a sample of the courses available each semester) | ||
| MPATC-GE 2151 | Sonata in the 19th Century | 3 |
| MPATC-GE 2039 | Contemporary Music | 3 |
| MPATC-GE 2127 | Aesthetics of Compositional Process in the Symphony | 3 |
| MPATC-GE 2200 | Seminar in Music Theory | 3 |
| MPATC-GE 2069 | Opera in the 20th Century | 3 |
| MPATC-GE 2550 | Film Music: Historical and Aesthetic Perspectives | 3 |
| MPATC-GE 2025 | African-American Music: Its Origins and Influences | 3 |
| MPAJZ-GE 2078 | The Roots of Jazz: An Original American Art Form | 3 |
AREA OF CONCENTRATION – SOLO PERFORMANCE |
27 points |
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| Applied Instrumental Study | 9 | |
| MPAPE-GE 2356 | Private Piano - Solo Repertoire | 3 |
| MPAVP-GE 2261 | Song Repertoire: English | 1 |
| MPAVP-GE 2262 | Song Repertoire: German | 1 |
| MPAVP-GE 2263 | Song Repertoire: Italian/Spanish | 1 |
| MPAVP-GE 2264 | Song Repertoire: French | 1 |
| Ensemble | 6 | |
| MPAGC-GE 2087 | NYU Orchestras | 1 - 3 |
| MPASS-GE 2132 | Baroque Ensemble | 1 - 3 |
| MPAPE-GE 2034 | Chamber Music | 1 - 3 |
| MPAPS-GE 2221 | Contemporary Music Ensemble | 1 - 3 |
| Performance Practice (Restricted Electives) | 12 | |
| MPAPE-GE 2170 Spring | Collaborative Piano: Techniques and Practicum | 3 |
| MPAPE-GE 2181 Spring | Influential Pianists and Performance Practice | 3 |
| MPAPE-GE 2186 Fall | Piano Literature, 18th-20th c | 3 |
| MPAPE-GE 2187 Fall | Piano Literature, 20th-21st c | 3 |
| MPAPE-GE 2189 Spring | Performance Practices & Entrepreneurship in 20th & 21st Century Piano Music | 3 |
TERMINAL EXPERIENCE |
3 points |
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| MPAPE-GE 2026 | Colloquy in Music (assessed public recital and dossier of professional documents) | 3 |
OTHER REQUIREMENTS |
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| Baccalaureate in Music Performance or its academic equivalent Successful completion of exams in Music Theory, Aural Training, and Music History and any required remedial classes resulting from those exams |
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