Certificate in Performer Admission at Northern Illinois University
Applicants for the Performer’s Certificate program should consult with the School of Music director or coordinator of graduate studies. To be eligible for admission, students must normally have completed work equivalent to that required for the M.M. degree at NIU. Applicants are not required to take the GRE general test; however, they will be required either to perform an audition, or submit a cassette recording representative of their performance ability.
In some cases, students who demonstrate exceptional performing abilities, equivalent to a Master of Music level or beyond, and who have completed a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or appropriate diploma from a recognized conservatory or music school, may be recommended by the faculty of the School of Music for admission directly into the Performer’s Certificate program. However, persons admitted to the Performer’s Certificate program in this manner must reapply to the Graduate School if they seek entry into a graduate degree program.
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Related Programs
The Performer’s Certificate is not a graduate degree. The purpose of the Performer’s Certificate program is to permit students to attain greater mastery of their chosen fields than they can achieve in formal study through the master’s degree level. This 24-semester-hour program includes private instruction, research related to performance, and performance experience designed to develop fully independent professional musicians.
The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) is an entry-level degree that prepares individuals for professional practice in the area of audiology. The program of study is designed to meet the minimum academic and clinical requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and state licensure, expose students to basic and applied research, provide practical and research experience, and develop skills in the use of evidence-based practice.
Certificate course in Light Music
One year
Minimum Admission Requirement
A candidate for being eligible for admission to the Certificate course in Light Music must have passed the S.C.C (Std X) examination conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education, Poona, Aurangabad, Nagpur and Mumbai Divisions or an examination of another body recognised as equivalent thereto.
The Performer’s Certificate program requires a minimum of 24 semester hours of credit with a GPA of at least 3.00. The minimum GPA of 3.00 must be earned over all courses required in the student’s program of courses as well as over all graduate courses taken at NIU.
Limitation of Time
The student must fulfill all of the requirements of the Performer’s Certificate program within the six consecutive years immediately preceding the date of the student’s graduation from that program.
If a course taken to complete the requirements for the Performer’s Certificate does not fall within this time limitation, the School of Music
Commercial Music Certificate curriculum has been designed to provide the student with means to acquire valuable knowledge, expertise, and marketable skills with which to obtain employment in the following areas:
Instrumental Performer - (select from the instrumental specialties listed)
Brass
Guitar
Organ
Percussion
Piano
Strings
Woodwinds
Vocal Performer
Orchestrator/Arranger
Music Copyist
Music Technology
Each Certificate is made up of four skill levels. A Skills Certificate will be awarded by the Music Department upon application by the student to the Department showing satisfactory completion of the requirements for each level. A Commercial Music Certificate will be awarded by the Music Department to a student who has successfully completed the four levels required for a
A candidate for being eligible for admission to the certificate course in Music Appreciation and Journalism must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (Std.XII) conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune, or an examination of any other University or body recognised as equivalent thereto. All admissions are subject to selection by interview.
The Department of Music offers post-baccalaureate certificates in piano pedagogy and vocal pedagogy. The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Piano Pedagogy is designed for piano teachers who wish to advance their skills in performance, pedagogy, literature, and theory. The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy is designed for voice teachers who wish to advance their skills in pedagogy and literature. Students who complete the certificate may apply the course work (except MUS 440 and 500A) toward a master’s in Piano Performance or Vocal Performance if accepted into that program.
To find out more about the Piano Pedagogy certificate, contact Dr. Linda Perry (618)
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