Artist Certificate in String Performance

The graduate Artist Certificate program is a full-time graduate performance program designed to prepare the most talented and outstanding performers for careers as professional performing musicians.Students accepted into the program must demonstrate the ability to perform advanced repertoire with technical and artistic mastery and have the potential for success at major competitions or auditions for major performing entities, or want to begin a professional career. Students in this program will take courses that build the repertoire, artistry, and performance skills necessary for a professional performer. The Artist Certificate in String Performance requires 8 graduate credit hours of applied study, 4 graduate credit hours of orchestra, 2 graduate credit hours of chamber music ensemble, 3 graduate credit hours of area literature, 5 graduate credit hours of music electives and a graduate recital (2 hours).Orchestra participation is required during each semester of residence. Classes chosen to fulfill the music electives requirements should be lecture courses to be determined with the program adviser.

For admission to a graduate program, an international student must have an equivalent 4-year bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale on all previous coursework or a 3.30 on a 4.00 scale on all previous graduate work. Grading systems other than the 4.00 scale are evaluated, upon receipt of transcripts, in accordance with standard practice. Programs may require a higher average GPA for admission. Applicants with work experience or who are entering graduate study after a number of years away from an educational institution, usually five years, will be given consideration with greater flexibility relative to GPA