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    College of Performing Arts
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    72 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10011
    212.229.5150 or 800.292.3040
    performingarts@newschool.edu

  • The central coursework of the Performer-Composer MM program are designed to equip students with the artistic, technology, scholarly, and entrepreneurial knowledge and skills necessary to become successful, remarkable performer-composer-improvisers. This MM curriculum follows an intensive schedule of four semesters of continuous study (Fall-Spring-Summer-Fall), enabling you to immerse yourself deeply in your studies and complete your degree in only 18 months.

    Core CoursesCredits
    CMUS 5200 The Contemporary Performer3
    CMUS 5300 The Entrepreneurial Citizen-Artist2
    CMUS 5100 The Progressive Composer3
    CMUS 5000 The Historically Informed Musician2
    Elective Coursework4
    Ensemble2
    Capstone 1 & 2 (2 credits each)4
    Stone Labs* (2 credits per semester)8
    Private Lessons (3 credits per semester)12
    Total40

    *The Stone Labs offer an opportunity for students in the MM Performer-Composer program to work with leading performer-composers connected to The Stone in a fifteen-hour making-based workshop.  Stone Labs are scheduled based on the specific creative goals of each artist, and may occur over an intensive three-day period, or be spread over a longer time span.

    Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and fulfill all requirements in a timely manner. Review the course catalog for more information. 

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Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

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