When paired with a graduate music degree, the Conducting Certificate offers graduate students in a non-conducting graduate degree program with a distinctive credential for their next professional goal, whether if be employment in the music field or doctoral-level studies in music.
Conducting
Graduate Certificate
Conducting Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Conducting Certificate prepares students to be effective conductors. The program benefits those students seeking to teach music in public schools, perform, or study conducting at the graduate level by providing in-depth skill development in manual technique, rehearsal skills, score study, repertoire and programming knowledge, ear training, and error detection. This provides an additional skill that can increase a graduate's marketability.
Career Marketability with a Conducting Certificate
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Admission to the Certificate
Admission requires an undergraduate degree in music, enrollment in the graduate music program, and an application interview with the certificate director.
English Proficiency Requirement: Please review information about Ohio University's minimum English Language Proficiency requirements for graduate study.
International Students: An I-20 may not be issued base An I-20 may not be issued based on admission to this program, but it may be added to another residential graduate degree.
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Courses & Curriculum
Students must complete 9 credit hours, including two core courses — MUS 5590 Advanced Instrumental Conducting and MUS 5592 Applied Conducting — plus music literature and elective courses.
View Courses & Requirements in the Official Academic Catalog
Our Faculty Expertise
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Peter Allen Haley
Dr. Haley serves as Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor Music at Ohio University, where he conducts the Ohio University Singers and Singing Men of Ohio and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting, choral literature, and music education.
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William Talley
William Talley is the Director of Bands at Ohio University, where he directs the wind symphony and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting and wind literature.
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Jose Rocha
Recognized as a vibrant cellist and educator, Jose Rocha, Director of Orchestral Activities, has enjoyed a diverse musical career that includes collaborations with Ray Charles, Bobby Mcferrin, Ben Folds, Marvin Hamlisch, Johnny Mathis, Ray Price, Glenn Frey, Frank Sinatra Jr., The Knights, and Time for Three, among others.
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Contact Us
If you'd like more information about the conducting program, reach out to Dr. William Talley, Chair of Conducting & Ensembles, at wtalley@ohio.edu.
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Music Performance – Performance/Pedagogy (Master of Music)Within the area of Performance, students may elect a master's degree with an emphasis in pedagogy to prepare for college level teaching or public school teaching.