Diploma

Details and Requirements

The Diploma is given upon completion of a minimum of 70 semester hours (s.h.), as outlined below. A minimum two-year residency is required.

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General Requirements

Performance 16 s.h.
Major lesson 16 s.h.
Additional departmental requirements (listed below)
Musical Studies 43 s.h.
Core Studies I, II, III, IV 12 s.h.
Post-Tonal Harmony 3 s.h.
Form 2 s.h.
Keyboard Studies I, II, III, IV 4 s.h.
Supplementary Piano I, II, III, IV 2 s.h.
Solfege I, II, III, IV 8 s.h.
Advanced Dictation 2 s.h.
Music History I, II, III, IV 8 s.h.
Music History Elective 2 s.h.
(Some majors require additional performance and musical studies courses:
See Additional Departmental Requirements, below.)
Career Studies 1 s.h.
Social Entrepreneur 1 s.h.
Liberal Arts
No specific requirements

Additional Departmental Requirements

  • Composition Majors
    Performance 14 s.h.
    Composition Seminars 12 s.h.
    Supplementary Piano 2 s.h.
  • Keyboard Majors

    (Major Requirements: P=Piano, O=Organ)

    Performance 10 s.h.
    Chamber Music 4 s.h. (P, O)
    Piano Repertoire Seminar 4 s.h. (P)
    Supplementary Piano 2 s.h. (O)
    Graduation Recital – Required (P, O)
    Organ Class 4 s.h. (O)
    Early Music Performance 4 s.h.
    Musical Studies 4 s.h.
    Keyboard Studies V, VI 4 s.h.
    Career Studies 2 s.h.
    Sacred Music Seminar 2 s.h. (O)
  • Orchestral Instrument Majors

    (Major Requirements: T=Timpani/Percussion, Va.=Viola, Clo.=Cello, Vn.=Violin)

    Performance 22 s.h.
    Chamber Music 4 s.h.
    Orchestra 12 s.h. (age sixteen and older)
    Orchestral Repertoire Class/Sectionals 4 s.h. (string, woodwind, brass, or percussion)
    Performance – Required (T)
    Graduation Recital – Required Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Timpani/Percussion
  • Guitar Majors
    Performance 8 s.h.
    Chamber Music 4 s.h.
    Guitar Seminar 4 s.h.
    Graduation Recital – Required
  • Voice Majors
    Performance 28 s.h.
    Opera Stagings 12 s.h.
    Diction Coachings 4 s.h.
    Vocal Performance Seminar 4 s.h.
    Vocal Repertoire Coaching 8 s.h.

Upon Acceptance to the Curtis Institute of Music

All entering students must request that their official final transcripts and any applicable test score reports are sent to the Registrar’s Office at Curtis by July 15.