Artist Diploma

Summary

Develop your career and take your performance skills to a professional level.

Gain the skills you need to become a concert artist of international standard with the two-year Artist Diploma (ArtDip). Supported by one-to-one supervision, you'll focus intensively on your performance skills while gaining a solid musical repertoire suited to your instrument or voice.

Strengthen your technique and develop professional confidence in public performance while gaining an understanding of the historical and social context of the musical repertoire you study.

During your studies, you'll give four 70-minute public recitals, and one of these will include a pre-concert talk of around 30 minutes. You can present this either separately to the concert, or as a lecture-recital of 90 to 100 minutes.

To be eligible for the ArtDip programme, you are normally expected to have completed a Master of Music (MMus) in Performance, with Distinction or Merit. You'll also need to pass an audition. Find out more about what you need to do to apply.

The ArtDip is usually studied over two years but can be completed part-time over a maximum of four years. If you are studying full time, you can expect a workload of at least 40-45 hours a week for much of the year. You can start studying in either March or July of each year.