Advanced Certificate
Music Education
The applicant must hold an undergraduate degree in music or a minimum of 36 credits—in music courses, including ear training, history, theory, score analysis, performance—completed with a grade point average of 3.00 or higher, including one course in human development, psychology, sociology, or the philosophy or history of education. An interview with the deputy director of the Conservatory is required. In addition, the applicant must pass a performance audition. International students or those with a foreign transcript must present a TOEFL score of 94 or higher.
Performance
Applicants for the program must a) have completed a bachelor's degree in music or music performance at a U.S. institution or professional equivalent, or a non-U.S. equivalent institutional degree, and b) pass a live audition before Conservatory faculty at an advanced level that demonstrates clear promise as a performer (or submit a recent video, from within the last six months, that demonstrates same). Contact Professor Alexandra Lewis, graduate performance adviser, for more information on audition requirements. A request for an audition appointment may be made by telephone to the Conservatory office or by filling out the online Graduate Audition Request Form.
PIMA (Performance and Interactive Media Arts)
The applicant must offer an undergraduate or graduate degree completed with a grade point average of 3.00 or higher, letters of recommendation, and a portfolio of works, which may consist of work in any medium. An interview with the director of the PIMA program is required.
