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Conducting Certificate
Degree
Conducting Certificate
Department
At a Glance
Are you an in-service music educator who wants practical, music-specific professional development? TCNJ’s graduate certificate in conducting (instrumental and choral tracks) pairs educators with TCNJ’s world-class conducting faculty for a unique, highly personalized program. Refine your physical gesture, develop your rehearsal technique, explore score study, and advance your conducting career. The program includes a capstone conducting recital, with the option for it to be completed with a TCNJ large ensemble or your own school ensemble.
Program Coordinator: Eric Laprade, lapradee@tcnj.edu
Duration
9 months
Availability
hybrid
4–5
courses
12–15
credits
$1170.17
per credit
Who Should Pursue This Program?
With a flexible 12–15 credit curriculum, TCNJ’s unique graduate certificate in conducting is designed to meet your goals and is available to educators with an earned bachelor’s or master’s degree:
- Already have a graduate degree? Earn 15 credits of music-specific training and move up the pay scale.
- Earn a 30-credit master’s degree at TCNJ by stacking the conducting certificate with another one of TCNJ’s graduate certificates.
- Prepare for and become more competitive for professional and graduate conducting degree auditions.
Curriculum
Required (12 credits):
- MUSC 527: Conducting Lessons (3 semesters)
- MUSC 697: Independent Study / Recital
Optional (3 credits):
- MUSC 658: Social Justice, Music, Education
Application Requirements
For your application to be considered complete, you must submit the online application as well as all supplemental documents.
- An official transcript from each college you have attended other than TCNJ is required.
- References from two individuals who can evaluate your academic performance, relevant work experience, and/or ability to pursue graduate study.
- Resume/CV (with a bulleted list of activities with participation dates).
- Links to recent (last 5 years) conducting and rehearsal footage, in which the conductor is facing the camera. Video submissions should include: Ca. 5-10 minutes of rehearsal footage and ca. Ca. 5-10 minutes of performance footage that demonstrates a variety of styles. Please do not submit more than 20 minutes of footage total. Please make sure the video links are set up so anyone can view them.
Faculty
Eric Laprade, Co-Chair, Department of Music, Associate Professor of Music, Director of Bands
John Leonard, Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities | Co-Director, Faculty-Student Collaboration
