Artist Diploma

Are you aiming for an artistic career as a soloist or chamber musician at a high international level? Artist diploma is an exclusive musician education that trains instrumentalists with very high artistic and professional ability. If you already have a bachelor's degree in music, with this one-year course at the Ingesund Academy of Music outside Arvika, you can find a basis for developing your repertoire and your artistic abilities. Application to the course is open from 1 December to 15 January. DESCRIPTION Artist diploma is a one-year course in repertoire studies and interpretation at advanced level which is aimed at particularly talented musicians with very high artistic and professional ability. The course prepares an artist career with a focus on developing professional abilities to become active internationally as soloists and chamber musicians. After completing your studies, you have developed the ability to independently prepare public concerts and recordings at an international level. You will also have well-developed knowledge and skills in repertoire rehearsal to be able to work with qualified tasks as a soloist or chamber musician at a high artistic level. Freedom and flexibility have been built into the design of the course to match the demands of a musician with an active performing schedule. The course is open to the instruments: piano, voice, violin, viola, cello and double bass. Unlike bachelor's or master's programs, this independent advanced level course does not have an accredited degree. If the course is approved, a course certificate is issued in the form of a diploma called Artist Diploma. Internationalization is an important part of the course, with contact opportunities and collaborations with international/Nordic courses, festivals and concert arenas. The course's examination includes a diploma project, including a diploma concert. Also included is a professional video recording of a full concert program. ENTRANCE EXAMS The entrance tests take place through the submission of work tests on video. You demonstrate your technical playing skills along with your artistic expressiveness by recording video of your main instrument. Repertoire requirements: Three films with different pieces of music. The repertoire must be varied with different characters and from different eras and styles. The total time for the films should be around 10-25 min. Upload films no later than: 11 February 2026 4pm A link with information on how to upload films will be sent to the e-mail you have linked to UniversityAdmissions.se INSTRUCTIONS AND CRITERIA FOR VIDEOS - For the video to be considered valid, your face and hands must be visible at all the time. - Each video should have a maximum of six minutes. If any of your pieces are longer than that, you may yourself choose the 6 minutes what best represents your talents and skills. - Each video should be filmed in one shooting. No clips or other technical edits are allowed. - The sound has to be in good quality, and you as main player has to be heard clearly all the time. - Good image quality with light and good sharpness. - The recordings should be uploaded in MP4 or MOV formats.