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Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Music

New Zealand

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What will I learn?

The Graduate Certificate will cover to an advanced level, the theoretical and practical skills required for students to create, play or sing contemporary music in an industry setting. The programme will include knowledge of musical concepts, principles and techniques to identify chords, scales and modes in order to provide solutions for issues and problems associated with instrumental soloing. Students can demonstrate knowledge of a targeted area of their own choice, in the field of contemporary music. The programme will include knowledge of musical concepts, principles and techniques to identify chords, scales and modes in order to provide solutions for issues and problems associated with instrumental soloing. Students can demonstrate knowledge of a targeted area of their own choice, in the field of contemporary music. The overall aim of the Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Music programme is to equip graduates, who may have majored in a different discipline, with the skills and knowledge that fulfil the expectations of the contemporary music industry, its practitioners and clients. Graduate Certificate students will broaden their knowledge and focus on a targeted area of Contemporary Music which will enhance their professional skills or allow them to staircase to further study.

Study options

Full Time (20 Weeks)

Tuition fees
Information not available
Start date

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Venue

Southern Institute of Technology

Invercargill Campus,

133 Tay Street,

INVERCARGILL,

Invercargill Central,

9810, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

Entry is open to degree graduates, however those who are able to demonstrate equivalent practical, professional or educational experience of an appropriate kind, may be granted admission.

In addition, all applicants must gain approval from the Programme Manager regarding paper selection, and any applicable prerequisite requirements. Where the requisite knowledge or skill does not exist to allow direct entry into a Level 6 or 7 paper, some Level 5 study may be required in addition to the credit requirements.

Additional Criteria

The following requirements apply to applicants in all admissions categories:

All applicants are required to attend a live audition, or send links to a prepared audition in an online format such as Dropbox, Google drive or Youtube. The audition performance should be of 10 to 15 minutes duration, and display the performers ability in three contrasting pieces and/or styles on one or more chosen instruments of specialisation and/or voice

Applicants are required to provide two confidential references from people who are able to affirm that the applicant is of good character and reputation

English Language Requirements

IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill.
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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