Prospective Students: Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Performance

The information below will explain the steps to apply as Post-Baccalaureate Diploma student for the Faculty of Music. For general information about the programs, click on Degree and Diploma Programs at the left, or follow this link.

amber eppThe Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music offers a one-year Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Performance for advanced students preparing for further study or professional activity. They may take courses at the Faculty of Music as well as in other faculties and schools at the University of Manitoba.

The Post-Baccalaureate in Performance is a unique program where students (in conjunction with a Faculty Advisor) design their own program of study and tailor it to their own areas of interest.

Admission to the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Performance is by application and audition.  Applicants must posesses a Bachelor of Music degree or a Conservatory Diploma taken in residence (refer to the Post-Baccalaureate Applicant Information Bulletin).


Amber Epp, B. Mus Performance '09, PBDP '12 (Jazz Piano)

*The application deadline for programs beginning in September 2013 is February 15, 2013.

In person auditions are scheduled for March 16, 2013 at the Faculty of Music, or on an as-required basis.

Please note: to be eligible for scholarships or bursaries, students must meet all application deadlines, and audition during regular live audition dates. While in-person auditions are strongly encourage, you may audition via high-quality DVD recording.

Students wishing to study at the POST-BACCALAUREATE level at the Faculty of Music MUST complete the following steps:

1. University of Manitoba application
  Fill out and submit a University of Manitoba application form (download the form on this page).

2. Faculty of Music application 
  Submit a second, separate application to the Faculty of Music, including a personal essay, and two teacher Recommendations:
 
  • These forms must be received by February 15, 2013 for a September 2013 or by June 15, 2013 for a January 2014 start date.
  • Please print out the Recommendation Forms and have them filled out and signed, and mailed directly to the Faculty of Music - Attention: Shelley O'Leary, Room 206, 65 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2.
 

Specific audition repertoire requirements for each discipline are:
 
  • The performance of three works of contrasting styles, and/or historical periods appropriate to the audition medium
 
Please note: Admission may not be possible for all qualified applicants; it is dependent on the number of spaces available, the major practical study area (individual lessons), and instructor availability.

3. Audition 
  Once you have submitted your application to the Faculty of Music, you will be contacted in order to set up an audition time.
 
  • In-person auditions will be scheduled for March 16, 2013 or on a case-by-case basis, once a completed application is received.
  • If you are applying from a distant area, you may (with permission) apply via high-quality DVD recording.
  • The in-person auditions may include sight reading/sight singing as well as a short interview.

Criteria for Selection of Applicants
 

1. Performing ability as demonstrated in the audition

2. Sight-reading ability as demonstrated in the audition

3. Grades

4. Letters of Recommendation

5. Interview

6. Information supplied with application: e.g. personal essay, curriculum vitae.
The criteria above are considered by the jury panel auditioning the applicant. Normally this panel consists of three faculty members, including the major practical study (individual lessons) area teacher. In rare cases, and where distance or availability is an issue, the major practical study teacher may recommend the student for acceptance to the Dean or his/her designate(s) who will review the application.

If you would like to receive a full application packet, please contact
Shelley O'Leary at 204.474.6728 or send an email to musicadmissions@umanitoba.ca. Please indicate your mailing address and area of interest.

Prospective Students

 

Questions? Contact Shelley O'Leary at 204.474.6728 or email musicadmissions@umanitoba.ca

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