Artist Certificate Program
Azusa, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Apr 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 12,120 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 505 USD cost per unit |12,120 USD base cost
Introduction
The Artist Certificate in Music Performance is designed for aspiring professional musicians who demonstrate outstanding performance ability and seek to advance their performance career. The certificate complements a traditional degree, may prepare the student for additional formal study, and gives the performer the mentor, performance, and industry connections for a career in performing arts.
Designed for the advanced musician, the Artist Certificate program develops your craft to succeed as a professional musician or enter a doctoral program through training with our world-renowned faculty. We’ll help open doors to industry connections, mentors, and performances, whether you’re preparing for a major competition or seeking professional tools to develop a career in the music industry. The program is open to instrumentalists and conductors.
Program at a Glance
The School of the Arts nurtures students’ faith and talents to develop and excel as world-class music professionals.
Application Deadline
- Fall Semester: April 1
- Spring Semester: September 15
Gain Hands-on Experience
- Build musical skills to gain an advantage in the professional marketplace
- Take advantage of opportunities to compete and perform on the world stage
- Participate in one solo recital (or the equivalent) annually
- Forge connections with other students during reflection seminars each semester
Admissions
Curriculum
General Program Requirements
All courses are taken 4 times
- Artist Certificate Applied Lesson
- Artist Certificate Chamber Music
- Artist Certificate Large Ensemble
- Artist Certificate Seminar
Total Units: 24
Solo Performance
- Piano, violin, viola, cello: one 60–70-minute APU solo recital annually
- String bass: one 60–70-minute solo recital annually, or chamber recital
- Winds, brass, percussion: one 60–70-minute APU solo recital annually
Chamber Music Ensemble
- Piano, strings, winds, brass, percussion: one group every semester. Chamber groups receive one hour weekly coaching by faculty.
- Piano: 5-8 hours of accompanying per week as assigned
- Strings: symphony orchestra, studio orchestra, other ensembles as assigned
- Winds, brass, percussion: symphony orchestra, wind ensemble, studio orchestra, other ensembles as assigned
Reflection Seminars
Six 2-hour seminars every semester
Rankings
- 1 of 126: Best Western Colleges according to Princeton Review's 2023 Best Colleges Guide
Program Outcome
Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:
- Demonstrate achievement of professional competence in their chosen instrument or voice, including significant technical mastery, capability to produce work and solve professional problems independently, and to establish a coherent set of artistic/intellectual goals which are evident in their work.
- Demonstrate solo or collaborative arts competence by developing a body of work for evaluation in their specific repertory.
- Communicate with professionals and laypersons musical ideas, concepts, and requirements related to the practice of their major instrument through musical and oral means.
- Collaborate as a leader and in areas of musical interpretation and performance.
- Articulate the ethical responsibility of a professional musician and the relationship between one's faith and one's art.