Artist Diploma in Music Performance
Certificate Code - CG40
The Artist Diploma in Music Performance is a one-year graduate certificate designed for the artistic refinement of highly advanced performers. With an emphasis on applied and ensemble study, the program offers a uniquely focused opportunity to further develop both professionalism and artistry in musicians gifted with the ability and motivation to succeed in the contemporary world. The program is an elite offering for a limited number of qualified students.
The 18-credit program consists of two semesters of applied study, two full-length recitals, and participation in two music ensembles. Students who have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree in Music are eligible to apply, and are evaluated for admission on the basis of transcripts and audition before a faculty committee.
All international students whose first language is not English must achieve a TOEFL Internet-Based of 79, TOEFL Paper-Based of 550, or IELTS of 6.5 to be admitted into this program.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Recital * | 8 | |
| Master's Recital | ||
| Performance | 8 | |
| Performance: Bassoon | ||
| Performance: Cello | ||
| Performance: Clarinet | ||
| Performance: Horn | ||
| Performance: Percussion | ||
| Performance: Piano | ||
| Performance: Pipe Organ | ||
| Performance: Saxophone | ||
| Performance: Trumpet | ||
| Performance: Voice | ||
| Performance: Conducting | ||
| Performance: Euphonium | ||
| Performance: Flute | ||
| Performance: Guitar | ||
| Performance: Harpsichord | ||
| Performance: Oboe | ||
| Performance: String Bass | ||
| Performance: Trombone | ||
| Performance: Tuba | ||
| Performance: Viola | ||
| Performance: Violin | ||
| Performance: Applied Jazz | ||
| Ensemble | 2 | |
| Chamber Music: Brass | ||
| Chamber Music: Guitar | ||
| Chamber Music: Jazz | ||
| Chamber Music: Percussion | ||
| Percussion-Experiential Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Music: Percussion-Gamelan | ||
| Chamber Music: Percussion Steel Band | ||
| Chamber Music: Piano | ||
| Chamber Music: String | ||
| Chamber Music: Voice | ||
| Chamber Music: Woodwind | ||
| Chamber Music: Other | ||
| Music Ensemble | ||
| Opera Theatre | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
- *
A minimum grade of B- is required in the first recital for continuation purposes.
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Semester | Hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC 689 | 4 | ||
| MUSC 700 | 4 | ||
| Ensemble | 1 | ||
| 9 | |||
| Second Semester | Hours | ||
| MUSC 689 | 4 | ||
| MUSC 700 | 4 | ||
| Ensemble | 1 | ||
| 9 | |||
| Total credit hours: 18 | |||