Artist Performance Certificate Program

The artist performance certificate is a one-year, part-time program designed for students with undergraduate degrees in music to focus on further developing their artistry and career in instrumental music performance.

Artist Performance Certificate

During this non-degree program, students will receive enhanced professional development with a specific focus on individual studies in performance and career development for professional and/or graduate opportunities.

Faculty-student collaborations will supplement applied lessons and chamber music coaching to help students develop professionalism and gain first-hand experience in working with professional musicians, gaining valuable insights into the interpersonal and administrative skills essential to achieving artistic excellence and maintaining respectful collaborative environments.

Curriculum

The artist performance certificate is a two-semester program compiled of 12 credit hours (6 credits per semester). Students may start this program in the fall or spring. The following sequence is completed each semester:

Primary Instrument: Private Lessons (4 credits)
Chamber Music (1 credit)
Recital (1 credit)

View the University catalog.

Apply for Admission

The artist performance certificate program is a post-baccalaureate program for students who already earned a bachelor's degree in music or music education from a regionally accredited institution.

Application Process

Using BW’s online application:

Select the Graduate and Professional Application
Under the Conservatory section, select the Artist Performance Certificate

Submit Official University Transcripts: Please submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly from the college/university you attended to the Baldwin Wallace University admission office. Electronic transcripts should be submitted to admit@bw.edu.

Paper copies should be sent to:

Admission Office
Baldwin Wallace University
275 Eastland Road
Berea, OH 44017

*BW transcripts for current or former students will automatically be obtained by the admission office at no cost.
Colleges and Universities Attended Outside the United States: Candidates with degrees earned from foreign institutions must have a course-by-course evaluation completed with degree verification by an approved credential evaluation service as part of the BW application process. BW has approved the following credential evaluation services: Education Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, SpanTran and World Education Services (WES). This evaluation must be sent directly to BW from the credential evaluation service to be considered official.
Provide a Resume: As part of the selection process, please submit a current resume or summary of your work history. The resume may be submitted within the online application, or you may submit it separately to the BW admission office at graduate@bw.edu.

Audition

An audition is required for admission to this certificate program. Candidates may request a live audition or upload a recorded audition. *Current BW students may use juried experience to meet audition requirement.

Recorded Audition: Candidates may upload a recorded audition into their applicant portal after submitting the application.
Live Audition: To request a live audition, please contact the following program coordinators for next steps:

Johanna Cox Pennington
Program Coordinator, Music Performance: Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion
jopennin@bw.edu

Khari Joyner
Program Coordinator, Music Performance: Strings
kjoyner@bw.edu

Sungeun Kim
Program Coordinator, Music Performance: Keyboard
skim@bw.edu

For further information regarding the audition process, please contact Matt Miller, Director of Performing Arts Admission, at mmiller@bw.edu.

Tuition

$695 per credit hour
Total Credits: 12

Contact

Graduate Admission Office

(440) 826-8012, graduate@bw.edu

Kate Glaser, MAEd
Director of Admission, Graduate and Professional Studies
(440) 826-8016, kglaser@bw.edu

Conservatory of Performing Arts

Matthew Miller
Director of Performing Arts Admission, BW Conservatory
(440) 826-2367, mmiller@bw.edu