Description
This Certificate of Achievement in Chamber music offers a course of study for current undergraduate Eastman students interested in gaining additional skills in chamber music performance, public speaking, engaging audiences of all ages, entrepreneurial thinking, grant writing, and concert production. The goal of this certificate program is for students to be able to successfully launch and self-run a chamber music ensemble upon graduation. It is the hope that the student will emerge as a professional small ensemble player ready to contribute to rural or urban life by creating performance and educational opportunities, and discovering ways to use their art to make a difference in the community. The Certificate of Achievement in Chamber Music is only open to ESM undergraduate students.
Admission
Students must apply as a pre-formed group with a history of working together. Only groups of 3 or more players will be eligible, with the exception of piano duos and some guitar groups on a case-by-case basis.
The application requires the completion of the application form, a letter of recommendation from a chamber music coach, and a live audition as a group. Students must complete all degree requirements in CHB before applying for the certificate (Exception: Guitar majors can apply after 2 years of CHB). A sequence of courses for the certificate can be found here: Intended Sequence of Courses.
What are the requirements?
A total of 10 credits are required to complete the Chamber Music Certificate.
CORE REQUIREMENTS: 6 Credits
| Course | Credits |
| CHB 210/215/225/235/240: Chamber Music or CHB 245: Chamber Music Intensive |
3 credits |
| Music for All Included as part of all Spring semester CHB courses |
0 credit |
| ALC 210: Entrepreneurial Thinking (Fall & Spring) or ALC 211: Leadership Issues in Music (Fall only) and ALC 215: Building an Audience (Fall & Spring) |
2 credits |
| CHB 250-1: Chamber Music Certificate Capstone Project | 1 credit |
*Students must take 3 semesters of CHB 210 beyond the applicant’s degree requirement. This requirement is waived for guitarists who already have 8 semesters of CHB/ENS.
ELECTIVES: Minimum of 4 credits; ALC courses used for Core requirements may not also be used for electives.
| Course | Credits |
| Upper level CHB Course Any interdisciplinary upper level course offered by the CHB department in conjunction with TH, HUM, or MHS (Note: these courses are not offered every semester) |
3 credits |
| ALC 219A: Arts Funding – How Do You Get It? (Fall 1/2 Semester) | 1 credit |
| ALC 215: Building An Audience (Fall & Spring) | 1 credit |
| ALC 211: Leadership Issues in Music (Fall) | 1 credit |
| ALC 238: Finance & Budgeting for Musicians (Fall) | 1 credit |
| ALC 216: Community Engagement (Spring) | 1 credit |
Other Information
There will be no retroactive credit for previous participation in Music for All (MFA). One semester of MFA must be completed after acceptance into the certificate program.
Questions?
Elinor Freer
Associate Professor of Piano and Chamber Music
Program Director, Certificate of Achievement in Chamber Music
efreer@esm.rochester.edu