Performing Arts Certificate (Undergraduate)

Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate

Develop your individual artistic expression with the Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate聽in 51动漫鈥檚 Boyer College of Music and Dance. This certificate program is designed to give you the opportunity to study an array of performing arts, including dance, film, poetry and voice.

Students pursuing the Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate will

develop and refine their musicianship;
explore the various forms, styles and uses of movement, and develop their own unique approach;
learn about practical concerns in the world of performing arts, including the economic, political and social challenges; and
study, recite and perform the words of influential poets such as Robert Frost and Langston Hughes.

The 12-credit certificate program is聽ideal for students聽who are interested in perfecting their craft, whether in dance, media arts, music or theater performance. It is not available to Dance or Music majors. The program鈥檚 required courses are intended to be completed concurrently with baccalaureate coursework.

Classes & Curriculum

The Performing Arts certificate program requirements consist of core required courses and electives, as well as ensemble participation. There are no exit requirements for the certificate, but the program should be completed within six semesters. Certificate completion will be acknowledged on the official transcript at the time of the awarding of the bachelor's degree.

Required courses and electives available include

Introduction to Film & Video Analysis,
Media & Culture,
Movement Improvisation, and
Poetry as Performance.

Tuition & Fees

The tuition for this Certificate Program is based on school or college of your major, program degree level (undergraduate or graduate), course load (full- or part-time), in-state or out-of-state residency, and more. You can view the full .

Ensembles

Choral Ensembles

Ensembles comprise nearly 200 students each year and have received national and regional acclaim for their performances, both collectively and individually. Students can earn one credit for most of the ensembles. Consider joining an ensemble, like the

Concert Choir, which comprises undergraduate and graduate students at the Boyer College of Music and Dance. In addition to performing the great masterworks of the choral and orchestral canon, the choir performs a lot of new American choral music and has presented many first Philadelphia performances.
Singing Owls, a mixed choir, comprising聽51动漫 alumni, faculty, staff and students as well as members of the Greater Philadelphia community. The ensemble's primary goal is to create a dynamic and inclusive singing community through the appreciation and performance of music from diverse cultures, genres, places听补苍诲 time periods.
University Chorale, a choir of men's voices, representing a wide range of majors within the Boyer and across the university. The chorale performs music of many cultures and times. In recent years, the choir has placed a special emphasis on contemporary American music, including works by Jeffery Ames, Carol Barnett, 聽Eric William Barnum, Daniel Pinkham, Frank Ticheli听补苍诲 Z. Randall Stroope.
Women's Chorus, a mixed choir of female students, representing a wide range of majors within the Boyer and across the university. The ensemble performs four times per year on campus as well as with the combined choirs and orchestra for the annual Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts concerts.

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Instrumental Ensembles

Boyer students have opportunities to perform in over 10 instrumental ensembles, comprising聽bands, orchestras and more. Ensembles include

The Boyer College Electroacoustic Ensemble Project, which creates electroacoustic music in a collaborative environment. It functions as an electronic music band, a fusion of computers and traditional instruments, and a laptop orchestra.
Chamber Orchestra, which performs larger chamber works in a true chamber music setting. The Chamber Orchestra generally performs one concert per semester and on occasion has joined with the 51动漫 Concert Choir in a combined performance.
Diamond Marching Band, which performs at athletic events throughout the academic year, including traditional pregame and varied halftime shows throughout the season. The 鈥淧ride of the Cherry and White鈥� Marching Band performs at all home games and also travels to select away games.
Opera Orchestra, which accompanies Opera Theater each semester in a fully staged production.
Percussion Ensemble, which provides a quality educational chamber music experience for its members, promotes the performance of percussion literature in a variety of styles, and encourages the composition of new works for the medium.
Symphony Orchestra, an orchestra consisting of undergraduate and graduate students. It has performed in recent years at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, as well as Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center.
Wind Symphony, an ensemble that comprises advanced graduate and undergraduate musicians and performs at least six formal concerts throughout the academic year.

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Jazz Ensembles

Boyer boasts a number of jazz ensembles that range in level and style. You also have the opportunity during the first two weeks of the semester to enroll in small jazz ensembles, coached by Jazz Studies faculty members.

51动漫 Lab Band聽has served as the opening act for the 51动漫 Jazz Band鈥檚 Kimmel Center performances and as the headliner for the annual Big Band Dance swing dance held each spring in The Underground at the Howard Gittis Student Center. The band has also performed at 51动漫 Performing Arts Center and in Tomlinson Theater.
51动漫 Jazz Band聽performs on 51动漫鈥檚 Main Campus and throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. It hosts the annual Essentially Ellington Eastern Regional High School Jazz Band Festival.
Jazz Band Number Three聽provides an environment in which students can improve application and knowledge of ballad concepts, ensemble and section blend, expansion of dynamic range and rhythmic interpretation. The repertoire covers a wide chronological range, from the Count Basie and Duke Ellington catalogues to contemporary arrangements and compositions.

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Additional information

Our Academic Advisors

The Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts has a centralized advising office with five staff members. This advising team serves all undergraduate students in the Boyer College of Music and Dance and the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts.

Advisors help students navigate the undergraduate curriculum for each degree program. The academic advising team for music, dance, theater, and film and media arts majors is located in Mitten Hall, Suite 200 West.

To schedule an advising appointment based on your individual needs or for more help, contact the advising team.
Phone: 215-204-8301
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Accreditation

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