<p>Actually thump, the Hartt mus ed curriculum begins in freshman year. There are a couple of intro prereq courses in the mus ed curriculum that if not taken in year 1 can wreak havoc on the rest of the schedule. There’s also the freshman partnership, typically done during fall and spring semester which is also a graduation/degree requirement. But I agree, the ensemble and other ipo requirements can be a bit less stringent for straight ed majors… I think typically the chamber requirement drops dramatically, and the orchestral requirement is six rather than the 8 semesters for performance majors. Again it varies by institution for dual discipline candidates, but in many dual programs the performance criteria take precedence and thus the chamber, other ipo and orchestral requirements remain to the “higher” performance standard. Partly explains the reason why many of the dual pursuit programs mandate the fifth year, necessary timewise to fulfill both sets of requirements, including observational offsite work and student teaching.</p>