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Students must fulfill a minimum three-year residency, pass all required courses, and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in musical studies and liberal arts courses.
Performance |
51 s.h. |
| Major Lesson | 32 s.h. |
| Elements of Conducting | 3 s.h. |
| Additional departmental requirements (listed below) | 16 s.h. |
Musical Studies |
49 s.h. |
| Core Studies I, II, III, IV | 12 s.h. |
| Post-Tonal Harmony | 3 s.h. |
| Form | 2 s.h. |
| Keyboard Studies I, II, III, IV | 4 s.h. |
| Supplementary Piano | 2 s.h. |
| Solfege I, II | 8 s.h. |
| Advanced Dictation | 2 s.h. |
| Music History I, II | 8 s.h. |
| Music History Elective | 2 s.h. |
| Additional Musical Studies Electives | 6 s.h. |
| (Some majors require additional performance and musical studies courses: See Additional Departmental Requirements below.) |
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Career Studies |
1 s.h. |
| Social Entrepreneur | 1 s.h. |
Liberal Arts |
30 s.h. |
| Foundations in Reading, Writing, and Speaking | 6 s.h. |
| Artist in the Western World | 3 s.h. |
| Ethics, Citizenship, and the Creative Life | 3 s.h. |
| Curricular Pathways Electives | 18 s.h. |
| (Some majors require additional liberal arts courses: See Additional Departmental Requirements below.) |
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Performance |
14 s.h. |
| Composition Seminar | 8 s.h. |
| Supplementary Piano | 6 s.h. |
Musical Studies |
8 s.h. |
| Applied Orchestration | 4 s.h. |
| Counterpoint III | 2 s.h. |
| Score-Reading | 2 s.h. |
All composition students study with a different composition faculty member each year of enrollment at Curtis, in rotation. Undergraduate composition majors will study with all composition faculty, including two years with one teacher, over the course of their study at Curtis.
(Major Requirements: P=Piano, O=Organ)
Performance |
16–22 s.h. |
| Chamber Music | 8 s.h. (P, O) |
| Piano Repertoire Seminar | 8 s.h. (P) |
| Supplementary Piano | 6 s.h. (O) |
| Graduation Recital - Required | (P) |
| Organ Class | 8 s.h. (O) |
| Early Music Performance | 8 s.h. |
Musical Studies |
8 s.h. |
| Keyboard Studies I, II | 4 s.h. |
| Keyboard Studies III | 2 s.h. |
| Counterpoint III | 2 s.h. |
Career Studies |
4 s.h. |
| Sacred Music Seminar | 4 s.h. (O) |
| Performance | 18 S.H. |
| Chamber Music | 8 S.H. |
| Guitar Seminar | 8 S.H. |
| Graduation Recital - Required | |
(Major Requirements: T=Timpani/Percussion, Va.=Viola, Clo.=Cello, Vn.=Violin)
Performance |
40 s.h. |
| Chamber Music | 8 s.h. |
| Orchestra | 24 s.h. (age sixteen and older) |
| Orchestral Repertoire Class/Sectionals | 8 s.h. (string, woodwind, brass, or percussion) |
| Performance - Required | (T) |
| Graduation Recital - Required | (Vn., Va., Clo., T) |
Performance |
56 s.h. |
| Opera Stagings | 24 s.h. |
| Diction Coachings | 8 s.h. |
| Vocal Performance Seminar | 8 s.h. |
| Vocal Repertoire Coaching | 16 s.h. |
Musical Studies |
8 s.h. |
| History of Singing | 8 s.h. |
All voice majors are required to develop their abilities in and understanding of French, German, and Italian. Over the course of their studies, undergraduate vocalists must complete at least one course in each of the three languages at Curtis or at the University of Pennsylvania through the reciprocal agreement between the two schools.