Artist Diploma
TCU’s artist diploma provides intensive study and performance opportunities under the guidance of master teachers in preparation for a concert career. This program accepts only the most advanced and gifted performers who demonstrate serious potential to become concert artists through their performance and credentials.
The artist diploma is a three-year program (*two-year in Voice/Opera) available in both a pre-baccalaureate and a post-baccalaureate track. *The TCU/Fort Worth Opera Young Artist Diploma Program is a collaborative, two-year, post-baccalaureate program for students displaying exceptional talent and potential for opera careers. TCU provides continued study in performance-related fields and Fort Worth Opera provides professional experience.
An audition is required. Admission to the program is allowed only upon the recommendation of the appropriate applied studio faculty and the approval of the School of Music director.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required to maintain satisfactory academic progress in this program.
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For more information about the Artist Diploma program at TCU, contact:
Paul Cortese
Assistant Director for Operations
817-257-7098
p.cortese@tcu.edu
Step 1:
Complete the School of Music online Audition Request Application and upload your prescreening video, résumé and essay. Applications will open on September 1.
- Applicant will submit a prescreening video performance for review; those that qualify receive an invitation to perform a live audition.
- All international applicants must submit a TOEFL score. Those scoring below a 75 will be required to interview with a faculty committee in the area, either in person or via Skype, as a part of the admissions decision.
Application Deadline is February 15, 2020.
Step 2:
Download, print and return by mail the TCU Artist Diploma Application 2018-2019 with the required $50 application fee – use one of the services below:
via U.S. Postal Service
TCU School of Music Non-Degree Programs
Attn: Paul Cortese
TCU Box 297500
Fort Worth, TX 76129
via Courier Service (DHL, FedEx, UPS)
TCU School of Music Non-Degree Programs
Attn: Paul Cortese
2800 S. University Drive
Ed Landreth Hall, Suite 120
Fort Worth, TX 76129
If using the U. S. Postal Service, the School of Music recommends that applicants send their materials First Class Mail and utilize the USPS’s Delivery Confirmation Service.