  {"id":17971,"date":"2025-11-26T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/?page_id=17971"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:57:05","slug":"ad-classical-performance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/ad-classical-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Diploma in Classical Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2026\/01\/Adv-Cert-scaled.jpeg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; height=&#8221;550px&#8221; max_height=&#8221;550px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;arrow2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;8%||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;Advanced Diploma in Classical Performance&#8221; color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;none&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; min_height=&#8221;109px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;26px||||false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_color_tablet=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.39)&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_enable_color_tablet=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;51%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;Advanced Diploma in Classical Performance&#8221; text_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;none&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||36px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||12px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/owa\/calendar\/ACSMOffice1@CUNY907.onmicrosoft.com\/bookings\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Schedule an Information Session in Person or on Zoom&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||35px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;text-decoration: none;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; button_text_color__hover=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; button_bg_color__hover=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_bg_enable_color__hover=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Advanced Diploma in Classical Performance is open to students holding a master\u2019s degree in music, but who are not yet ready to enroll in a doctoral degree. The classes taken by students in this program are exclusively focused on performance: individual lessons, repertoire classes, ensembles, and chamber groups. The Advanced Diploma is ideally suited for students who wish to develop their performance skills without the broader intellectual program of a doctoral degree or for students who wish to improve their performance skills before auditioning for doctoral programs in performance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:6,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"84\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qc-graduate.catalog.cuny.edu\/programs\/MUSPERF-AD\">Requirements for the Advanced Diploma in Classical Performance<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:6,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"84\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a style=\"font-size: 14px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/graduate-non-curricular-requirements\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Non-Curricular Requirements<\/span> <\/a><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:6,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"84\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/graduate-admissions\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Apply here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW146159410 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146159410 BCX4\">Students who hold a bachelor\u2019s degree in performance but not a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146159410 BCX4\">masters\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146159410 BCX4\"> degree should consider the <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW146159410 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146159410 BCX4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/ac-classical-performance\/\">Advanced Certificate in Classical Performance<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW146159410 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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