Ensemble Leadership Certificate
This certificate will help educators interested in deepening their knowledge and understanding of leadership within instrumental and choral ensembles such as Concert Band, Choir, Orchestra, and Jazz Band. Courses in LVC’s Ensemble Leadership Certificate program highlight advanced conducting, programming, musician and educator Wellness, orchestration and arranging, and organizational leadership.
The Ensemble Leadership certificate, as a stand-alone certificate or requirements towards the Master of Music Education or Master of Education degrees, will aid educators in choosing what music they can program for their ensembles—whether self-arranged or by others—and how to take care of their students’ and personal mental well-being. Courses are taught by faculty with extensive academic and professional experience, who will assist you with developing leadership skills to become an effective ensemble leader and the finer details of advanced conducting for your specific discipline.
This 12-credit graduate certificate is offered online and culminates with a two-week summer residency, including a conducting symposium.
Becoming a Musical Leader
LVC has produced countless music graduates who have gone on to successful careers regionally, nationally, and internationally since the program’s founding in 1866. The Ensemble Leadership Certificate is a budget-friendly way for you to apply your new knowledge into any student group or ensemble.
- Ensemble leadership skills help you implement the most effective practices and techniques for your students to learn and perform music in ensemble contexts.
- Ensemble leadership courses help you establish a leadership style that begins with students’—and your—mental well-being at the forefront.
- Courses and proven practices that enable you to expand your academic credentials and opportunities for career advancement.
Applicants who possess a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university will be considered for admission pending a review of the following requirements:
- Complete an online application.
- Upload or send your résumé and personal statement.
- Provide official transcripts from your undergraduate college or university showing a recommended minimum college GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale).
- Bachelor’s degree required to begin coursework.
- Institutions outside of the United States must be recognized as a degree-granting institution in its home country. A course-by-course evaluation of all foreign university transcripts by an independent service based in the United States is required. World Education Services (WES) and SpanTran Evaluation Services are two suggested evaluators. Please have your official evaluation sent directly to Lebanon Valley College.
Application materials can be uploaded in the Graduate Application Portal, submitted to graduateadmission@lvc.edu, or mailed to:
Graduate Admission
Lebanon Valley College
101 N. College Ave.
Annville, PA 17003
We strongly encourage you to complete your application at least two weeks before your desired start. If you are within two weeks of when you would like to begin the program, don’t hesitate to contact graduateadmission@lvc.edu for assistance, and we will do our best to accommodate you.
