International Student fee is an additional $3,930 per year (includes International Health Fee).
| Tuition and Other Fees | 1st Year | 2nd Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $ 4,256 | $ 4,788 |
| Private Lessons | $ 1,800 | $ 1,800 |
| Student Union | $ 168 | $168 |
| Health Insurance Fee | $410 | $410 |
| Fitness Centre Fee | $80 | $80 |
| Graduation Fee | $ – | $ 90 |
| Total | $ 6,714 | $ 7,336 |
| 1stinstallment due upon first day of class | $ 3,686 | $ 4,042 |
| 2ndinstallment due January 7 | $ 3,028 | $ 3,294 |
Graduates may find employment as performers in concert halls, cruise ships, lounges and theatres, and in film, television and recording studios, or may be self-employed.
Many Holland College programs have degree pathways. For more information, see our Degree Pathways section.
Students come from all over the world to take the Music Performance program. You’ll learn how to interpret, improvise, and perform many contemporary music styles such as country, Celtic, rock, R&B, jazz, world music, and pop. In addition to theory and arranging, you’ll learn the ins and outs of the music business, and the lucrative field of music licensing. You will be taught using Berklee College of Music curriculum.
You’ll develop your performance style on stage in the Florence Simmons Performance Hall and SoPA’s newest rehearsal space, the SoPA Garage.
This program has articulation agreements with some of the best music schools in North America, including Berklee College of Music, York University, St. Francis Xavier University, and Acadia University.
As a student in the Music Performance program, you will receive a membership to Music Prince Edward Island.
By the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to start your career or take your education up an octave by getting your bachelor of music degree from a prestigious university (see degree pathways below).
View a detailed list of courses for this program.
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Auditions are by appointment – please contact Program Manager Liam Corcoran by email at ldcorcoran@hollandcollege.com to schedule your audition. Only those who have applied to the Music Performance program can audition.
For class schedule and to register, please contact Peggy Reddin by email at preddin@confederationcentre.com or by phone at 902-629-1196 for Dance, Theatre, and Performing Arts Foundation or Program Manager Liam Corcoran by email at ldcorcoran@hollandcollege.com for Music Performance.
Watch the most recent Music Performance Showcase.
U.S. Students Note: The Music Performance program is a U.S. Federal Aid approved program. The program curriculum is delivered by Holland College faculty on the Holland College Prince of Wales Campus in Charlottetown.
The Music Performance program uses official curriculum materials from Berklee College of Music in Boston for all core music courses.
The Berklee – Holland College Pathway program: A Unique Opportunity.
The Berklee – Holland College Pathway program provides students who have been accepted to Berklee College of Music with an exciting opportunity to take part in a one- to two-year Music Performance program at Holland College in beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Interested in applying to Berklee? Find out more about interviewing and auditioning for Berklee, and review the audition requirements.
The Holland College School of Performing Arts (SoPA) is a partnership between Holland College and Confederation Centre of the Arts.
