Program Requirements

Major Area
PY.100.100Major Lesson 1 HR (Four (4) Semesters Required)16
PY.470.721Guitar Recital (GR 1)2
PY.950.531
PY.950.532
Chamber Ensemble
and Chamber Ensemble
2
PY.950.841
PY.950.842
Guitar Ensemble
and Guitar Ensemble
2
PY.470.845
PY.470.846
Guitar Seminar (GR)
and Guitar Seminar (GR) (Required Each Semester)
4
The Breakthrough Curriculum
PY.123.611Building a Brand and Portfolio2
PY.123.612Pitching Your Creative Idea (GR)2
Supportive Courses in Music
PY.610.651Foundations of Music Research2
PY.610.6xxMusicology Seminars6
PY.710.6xxMusic Theory Seminars6
PY.470.631
PY.470.632
Guitar Literature 1 (GR)
and Guitar Literature 2 (GR)
4
PY.380.433
PY.380.434
Lute Literature & Notation 1
and Lute Literature & Notation 2
4
PY.470.637
PY.470.638
Guitar Pedagogy 1
and Guitar Pedagogy 2
4
Total Credits56

Variation

Peabody B.M. Guitar Alumni (52 credits)
PY.xxx.xxxElectives6
Minus:
Guitar Pedagogy 1
and Guitar Pedagogy 2 (- 4 credits)
Guitar Ensemble
and Guitar Ensemble (- 2 credits)
Building a Brand and Portfolio
and Pitching Your Creative Idea (GR) (-4 credits)

Sample Program 

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First SemesterCredits
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.950.841 Guitar Ensemble 1
PY.470.845 Guitar Seminar (GR) 1
PY.123.611 Building a Brand and Portfolio 2
PY.610.651 Foundations of Music Research (may be taken fall or spring semester) 2
PY.710.6xxMusic Theory Seminars 3
PY.470.631 Guitar Literature 1 (GR) 2
PY.470.637 Guitar Pedagogy 1 2
 Credits17
Second Semester
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.950.842 Guitar Ensemble 1
PY.470.846 Guitar Seminar (GR) 1
PY.123.612 Pitching Your Creative Idea (GR) 2
PY.610.6xxMusicology Seminars 3
PY.470.632 Guitar Literature 2 (GR) 2
PY.470.638 Guitar Pedagogy 2 2
 Credits15
Second Year
First Semester
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.950.531 Chamber Ensemble 1
PY.470.845 Guitar Seminar (GR) 1
PY.710.6xxMusic Theory Seminars 3
PY.380.433 Lute Literature & Notation 1 2
 Credits11
Second Semester
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.470.721 Guitar Recital (GR 1) 2
PY.950.532 Chamber Ensemble 1
PY.470.846 Guitar Seminar (GR) 1
PY.610.6xxMusicology Seminars 3
PY.380.434 Lute Literature & Notation 2 2
 Credits13
 Total Credits56