Artist Diploma in Performance
The Artist Diploma is a nondegree program for the specialized training of the unusually gifted and accomplished performer. The program focuses on the practical aspects of musical training: private instruction, performance, participation in musical organizations and chamber music, and musicianship skills.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students are expected to be proficient in the following areas:
- Performance techniques and skills in the area of concentration.
- Knowledge and understanding of various musical styles.
- Artistic judgment and skills for navigating the professional world.
Admission Requirements
An applicant to the Artist Diploma program must be a superior musician who has already demonstrated the strong potential for a successful performing career. Applicants must have already earned a bachelor’s degree, or an acceptable diploma in music, or the equivalent in the determination of the faculty of the School of Music. Applicants are required to audition in person. In addition to the audition, solo and ensemble experience and breadth of repertoire are taken into account as criteria for admission. A preliminary recording must be submitted. Based on the review of this recording, applicants may be invited to audition. Before the audition, the applicant is required to submit a curriculum vitae, a complete list of repertoire, transcripts of previous academic work, and three letters of recommendation.
Program of Study
Candidates are required to spend two years in residence at Boston University and to give three recitals. Students are also required to take private instruction in their performance field during every semester of enrollment and to complete a minimum of 28 semester credits with grades no lower than B– in graduate-level coursework.
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Program Outline: Strings, Winds, Brass, Percussion, Piano, and Organ
| CFA ML 501–92 Applied Music | 12 credits | |
| CFA MP 608, 609 Chamber Music | 4 credits | |
| Music electives | 12 credits | |
| Three solo recitals |
Program Outline: Collaborative Piano
| CFA ML 553–54 Applied Music | 12 credits |
| CFA MP 731 Special Topics in Song Literature | 4 credits |
| CFA MP 622 Duo Instrumental Sonatas | 4 credits |
| Music electives | 8 credits |
| Three recitals including vocal, instrumental sonata, and chamber repertoire |
Upon approval, students may also choose to concentrate in instrumental or vocal repertoire. Requirements are adjusted accordingly.
Program Outline: Voice
| CFA ML 507–08 Applied Music | 16 credits |
| Electives | 12 credits |
| Three solo recitals (an opera or oratorio role may substitute for one recital) |
Vocal students in the Artist Diploma program must satisfactorily complete an examination in the application of the International Phonetic Alphabet to English, French, German, and Italian.
