Overview

In this Performance program at Ithaca College, you'll continue to gain expertise by participating in a wide range of ensembles, having weekly private lessons with a faculty member, and attending a weekly repertoire class, where you will perform and discuss instrumental literature with your peers.

If you are a piano major, you can choose to specialize in accompanying. With this emphasis, you'll be expected to meet the same requirements as a piano major and will be ready for further study in collaborative keyboard at the graduate level.

Key Features

They don't need to tell you that practice makes perfect. But have you heard that performance makes perfect? They believe that the frequent performance opportunities you'll find at Ithaca are your keys to success. Consider:

In addition to performing for your teacher during your weekly lesson, you will play for your peers and professor in a weekly repertoire class where you'll critique each other in a supportive atmosphere, learn from each other's strengths, and establish lifelong professional contacts. You will also have the opportunity to review performance techniques and meet guest artists.

You'll participate in at least one ensemble per semester, further increasing your time in front of an audience.

Your growing expertise will be showcased by giving a minimum of two recitals. You will possibly collaborate with other Ithaca students on projects, such as a recent operatic treatment of The Scarlet Letter, which was written and conducted by a composition student.

Tours may take you to cities in the East, such as New York and Washington, or even overseas. The ensembles have won critical acclaim for their work in New York City at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center's Alice Tully and Avery Fisher Halls, Symphony Space, and St. Patrick's Cathedral. They've also performed at the Royal Academy of Music in London; at medieval churches and concert venues in Ireland, including the National Concert Hall in Dublin; and in St. Petersburg, Russia.

You may perform off campus as a soloist or in area ensembles, as well as at regional and national conferences and festivals.

Why so much emphasis on performance? The opportunity to make music for an increasingly wider audience is an integral part of your training and pushes you to new heights as a musician.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Private Studio Performance Class

Voice

Performance Diction: IPA and English Lyric Diction

Performance Diction: Italian and Spanish Lyric Diction

Performance Diction: German Lyric Diction

Performance Diction: French Lyric Diction

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

More details

Spring Admission: priority consideration

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ithaca, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

The Financial Aid Application in IC Connect.

An official secondary school transcript that displays courses and grades for all years of secondary school attended. Applicants must also submit official leaving exam results and official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities attended, if applicable.

All documents written in a world language must be accompanied by a certified English translation. Please note that both documents are required—the original in your first language and the English translation.

A letter of recommendation is optional. If submitted, it must be from the principal, school head, or college counselor, sent directly from your school to Ithaca College.

Proof of English proficiency

SAT or ACT with Writing test results (optional)

Tuition Fees

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56752 USD / year

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Out-of-State

56752 USD / year

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56752 USD / year

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Living costs

Ithaca

United States

1128 - 2460 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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