Young Artist

This program is designed for young instrumentalists who have passed the Precollege program, but haven’t met the sufficient age/formal education requirements to continue to the Performance Diploma program. Only students who pass the practical examination of the Precollege program with a minimum mark of A- are allowed to join this program. Prospective students who have never attended our Precollege program may also audition for admission, with the same audition materials as the Performance Diploma program. Candidates must also take a music theory test equivalent to the Grade 7 Music Theory final exam.

In this program only practical subjects (including ensembles) are given, there are no theoretical subjects or music history. However, there are several requirements that must be met in each academic year as follows:

The program is completed at the end of the school year when the student is 16 years old, or has obtained a junior high school diploma. Students who have completed this program are encouraged to continue their music education into the Performance Diploma program.