Graduate Diploma Music Performance

The Graduate Diploma in Music Performance is intended for instrumentalists and singers who have already reached an advanced level of technical and artistic proficiency and who are working toward a career as professional musicians. The programme focuses on specialized, intensive performance study beyond the undergraduate level, delivered through in-person training on campus. The diploma is normally completed in one academic year, running from September to April, with a maximum completion period of two years. Admission requires a Bachelor of Music, a four-year honours baccalaureate in music, or an equivalent degree or diploma, together with a minimum 75 percent (B+) undergraduate average. Applicants must also pass a performance audition. Because the University of Ottawa is a bilingual institution, candidates must be able to understand, speak and write fluently in English or French, and must have a passive knowledge of the other official language. The credential awarded on completion is a Graduate Diploma in Music Performance.