Diploma · Other diploma
Professional Performance Diploma
Manhattan School of Music · Manhattan School of Music · Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
- Official award
- Professional Performance Diploma
- Subject
- Music PerformanceInstrument pathways: Piano, Violin, Classical Voice
- Format
- On campustwo-year
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Individualized two-year post-master's diploma for classical performers combining private lessons, ensembles, a graduation recital and career and entrepreneurship coursework.
- Department
- Manhattan School of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Professional Performance Diploma
- Award family
- Other diplomaAnother diploma-level award (conservatory, further-education or vocational), shown with its official title and standing.
- Qualification level
- Diploma
- Qualification standing
- Conservatory award (non-degree)An award made by a conservatory in its own name that is not an academic degree, such as an Artist Diploma.
- Orientation
- Professional orientation
- Genre or tradition
- Classical
- Previous degree required
- Yes
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Instrument and voice pathways
This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.
| Instrument | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Piano, Violin, Classical Voice | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Professional Performance Diploma Majors (Classical)”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- two-year
- Lessons and studio instruction
- private lessons
- Ensembles
- large ensembles
- Recitals
- graduation recital
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Manhattan School of Music campus130 Claremont Avenue, New York, New York 10027
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Master of Music degree or the equivalent
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, audition requirement, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)