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Graduate Certificate in Artist Diploma: String Quartet Performance at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder, United States

Programme overview

The professional certificate in string quartet performance provides intensive performance experience and coaching for pre-formed string quartets with potential for a career in quartet performance. The Takacs Graduate Quartet Residency is a two-year position with one ensemble in residence at a time.

Faculty: College of Music  |  Department: College of Music  |  Duration: 20-21 credit hours; two-year residency  |  Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Applied string study, four chamber music or solo recitals with weekly coaching, two semesters of Symphony Orchestra and electives in entrepreneurship, wellness, literature, pedagogy, musicology or theory.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admissions requirements for this program include completing all required university graduate admission requirements, submitting a CU Boulder application, three letters of recommendation, a pre-screening recorded audition, performing a live audition and being interviewed by faculty.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 20-21 credit hours; two-year residency

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