Certificate Programs

“My confidence grew and I trusted my instrument more than ever.”

Certificate Programs

If you’re a musician looking for a full range of training—and the certificate to show for it—you’ve come to the right place.

NEC's School of Continuing Education offers a variety of credit-bearing programs: the Skills Certificate in Music for Media, the Certificate of Merit and Professional Studies Certificate in Composition, Performance, Jazz, Contemporary Improvisation as well as studies in the Sistema Fellowship and Music-in-Education. Weekday evening and Saturday classes make SCE certificates ideal for adults who want a conservatory education and have grown-up lives to accommodate.

Some of our certificate programs provide graduate level training. Others prepare students for undergraduate study at a higher institution (like NEC). Professional musicians may want to refresh or supplement their previous musical education. Avocational musicians with strong music backgrounds may want credentials.

Have questions about your own path? Talk to our Program Coordinator, Jennifer Caraluzzi at 617-585-1701 or continuingeducation@necmusic.edu.

The core of the certificate program is private studio instruction and performance, which is offered for all instruments as well as voice, classical guitar and composition. Most certificates are equal to two years of full-time study; part-time domestic students may extend the curriculum over a period of up to five years, and may also take summer courses to accelerate their program. The Skills Certificate, Jazz Certificate, the Sistema Fellowship, and Music-in-Education programs have their own requirements; see the links for more information.

Students seeking admission into a certificate program must have documentable proficiency as a performing singer, instrumentalist, or composer. Limited scholarship funds are available for certificate students.

Students who have completed the certificate program have been accepted into institutions such as:

Berklee College of Music

Eastman

Longy School of Music

Manhattan School of Music

NEC

NYU

Now accepting applications. Please click on the menu to the left for more information about specific programs—and don’t hesitate to contact us! We’ll be happy to help you sort things out at at 617-585-1701 or continuingeducation@necmusic.edu.

• Skills Certificate
• Certificate of Merit
• Professional Studies Certificate
• Jazz Program
• Sistema Fellows Program 
• Music In Education Certificate

Application Procedure

To apply for NEC's School of Continuing Education certificate program click on one of the following links below for domestic applicants or international applicants and you will be taken to the application page where you will create an account and apply online.  There is $50 non-refundable application fee.

ALL APPLICANTS

1. Online Application

Domestic Students Only: 2012-2013 Certificate Application

International Students Only: 2012-2013 Certificate Application
 

• FALL 2013 DEADLINE FOR DOMESTIC STUDENTS: SEPT. 1, 2013

• FALL 2013 DEADLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: JULY 1, 2013
   

Late applicants will be accepted on a case by case basis and should contact our office for further information.

2. Additional Materials: AFTER completion of the online application

• YouTube video (preferred) or MP3 demonstrating your level of proficiency on two contrasting pieces (contrasting by style, time period, or tempo)
• One-page personal statement describing your interest in pursuing the certificate program and your musical background
• An in-person or web conference interview with NEC Continuing Education Director and/or Assistant Director
• An additional in-person or web conference interview with respective department chair
• A recommendation letter from an academic institution or former teacher which will exhibit your academic performance/personal character and such.
• Copy of transcripts from previous institution (either high school or higher educational institution)
• Copy of a photo I.D.
• Copy of TOEFL exam (International Students only)

Please submit these materials either by email or mailing address:

Email:

ContinuingEducation@necmusic.edu

Mailing address:

NEC School of Continuing Education
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115

FALL 2013 DEADLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: JULY 1, 2013

If you have any questions, please contact our Program Coordinator, Jennifer Caraluzzi at 617-585-1701 continuingeducation@necmusic.edu

New England Conservatory of Music does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or veteran status in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, or other Conservatory-sponsored activities.

2013-03-06