PgCert (Specialist Performance)
CUKAS code: 501F
The Postgraduate Certificate (Specialist Performance) is an intensive new course offering one year of focused study in performance or jazz performance only. Designed to sit between our successful part-time PgCert (Music Performance) and PgDip courses, the PgCert (Specialist Performance) is a full-time course offering 40 hours of individual tuition with our specialist tutors, culminating in a substantial final performance, but without the academic content of the PgDip. The course is ideal for musicians performing at PgCert level, who want to develop their repertoire, technique and stamina.
As with all our postgraduate programmes, alongside your individual tuition, you will undertake a Professional Portfolio module: a negotiated programme of activities, which support your first study, help you to build a unique profile as a musician and help to prepare you for professional life. Your activities may be drawn from our extensive musicianship electives programme, ensemble or specialist performance programmes. (See our ensembles, jazz ensembles, choirs, early music and chamber music pages for further details.) If you are a vocal student, you will also undertake a specially devised programme of support studies, including languages and stagecraft.
If you are an international student, your Professional Portfolio activities might include further tuition in English language for academic purposes.
The PgCert (Specialist Performance) is suitable as a stand-alone course, or as preparation for further postgraduate study, including our PgDip and AdvPgDip courses.
As with all our postgraduate programmes, alongside your individual tuition, you will undertake a Professional Portfolio module: a negotiated programme of activities, which support your first study, help you to build a unique profile as a musician and help to prepare you for professional life. Your activities may be drawn from our extensive musicianship electives programme, ensemble or specialist performance programmes. (See our ensembles, jazz ensembles, choirs, early music and chamber music pages for further details.) If you are a vocal student, you will also undertake a specially devised programme of support studies, including languages and stagecraft.
If you are an international student, your Professional Portfolio activities might include further tuition in English language for academic purposes.
The PgCert (Specialist Performance) is suitable as a stand-alone course, or as preparation for further postgraduate study, including our PgDip and AdvPgDip courses.
“I've learned a lot from my teachers this year - they are very helpful, friendly and always encouraging and, because of that, my skill and technique are developing very well here. Through rehearsing and performing with the Symphony Orchestra and other ensembles, I have made a lot of friends, all of whom are very nice and friendly (like a family). I never feel that there is too much competition between students, it just feels like we work as a team. The student life within the Conservatoire is absolutely fantastic; I am very much enjoying it and pleased to be here.”
Kevin Lee
Postgraduate bassoon student
Postgraduate bassoon student