Performance Concentration
The program in Performance at the College of Charleston provides conservatory-level training combined with the College's excellent liberal arts offerings. In addition to individual instruction with the applied professor, students participate in weekly repertory classes and departmental ensembles.
Through the Emily Remington Master Artist Endowment, the Quattlebaum Artist-in-Residence Program, the International Piano Series, and the Monday Night Concert Series, students have the opportunity to hear some of the finest performers of today as well as to work with them in master classes. Leon Fleisher, Abbey Simon, Earl Wild, D'Anna Fortunato, John Wustman, Christopher Parkening, Andres Cardenes, Sonny Fortune, Ann Schein, and Maria Curcio-Diamand are among artists who have been featured.
Our students have won major prizes in many National and Regional Competitions, including the Music Teachers National Association, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the Guitar Foundation of America, and the Schadt String Competitions. They have been soloists with the Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, SC, and Allentown, PA Symphonies.
Recommended Course of Study
Each semester, the student should be enrolled in Applied Music lessons, a Repertory Class, and an ensemble, in addition to the basic Music Theory and Music History courses. At the end of the fourth semester of applied study, the student will take a Junior Standing Jury. The passing grade for this exam is a B+. The student must pass this jury in order to continue in the Performance Concentration. Upon successful completion of the jury, the student will be enrolled in applied music at the 400 level. During the final year, the student should enroll in MUSC 475, Senior Recital, and present a public recital.
| Applied Music MUSP 201-299 | 4 semesters | 8 hours |
| Applied Music MUSP 401-499 | 4 semesters | 8 hours |
| Senior Recital MUSC 475 | 1 or 2 semesters | 3-6 hours |
| Repertory Class MUSC 292-298 | 8 semesters | 8 hours |
| Ensembles MUSC 161, 354-367 | 8 semesters | 8 hours |
The student is encouraged to enroll in classes related to the specific area of study, e.g. Phonetics for Singers, Jazz Theory, Opera Literature.