Certificate Programs

“My confidence grew and I trusted my instrument more than ever.”

What’s your next step?

If you’re a musician looking for a full range of training—and the certificate to show for it—you’ve come to the right place.

NEC's School of Continuing Education offers a variety of credit-bearing programs: the Certificate of Merit and Professional Studies Certificate in Composition, Performance, or Jazz, as well as studies in the Kodály Institute, the Abreu Fellowship, and Music-in-Education. Weekday evening and Saturday classes make SCE certificates ideal for adults who want a conservatory education and have grown-up lives to accommodate.

Some of our certificate programs provide graduate level training. Others prepare students for undergraduate study at a higher institution (like NEC). Professional musicians may want to refresh or supplement their previous musical education. Avocational musicians with strong music backgrounds may want credentials.

Have questions about your own path? Talk to us at 617-585-1130 or continuingeducation@necmusic.edu.

The core of the certificate program is private studio instruction and performance, which is offered for all instruments as well as voice, classical guitar and composition. Most certificates are equal to two years of full-time study; part-time domestic students may extend the curriculum over a period of up to five years, and may also take summer courses to accelerate their program. The Kodály Institute, the Abreu Fellowship and Music-in-Education programs have their own requirements; see the links for more information.

Students seeking admission into a certificate program must have documentable proficiency as a performing singer, instrumentalist, or composer. Scholarship funds are available for certificate students.

Please click on the menu to the left for more information about specific programs—and don’t hesitate to contact us! We’ll be happy to help you sort things out at at 617-585-1130 or continuingeducation@necmusic.edu.

• Certificate of Merit
• Professional Studies Certificate
• Jazz Program
• Kodàly Music Institute
• Abreu Fellows Program 
• Music In Education Certificate

New England Conservatory of Music does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or veteran status in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, or other Conservatory-sponsored activities.

2011-02-28