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The Peabody Guitar Department upholds its innovative legacy through a faculty of renowned performers and educators with global recognition. Their collective expertise unites behind a shared mission: to motivate students toward peak musical artistry and maximize their guitar-playing abilities. The Graduate Performance Diploma caters to exceptional graduate-level performers seeking a more concentrated performance focus than the MM or DMA programs provide. As the inaugural guitar department at a top U.S. conservatory, Peabody has spearheaded guitar performance education since the 1960s.
Students matriculating into the Graduate Performance Diploma program should meet the following criteria:
Students must have IELTS Academic Band Score equal to 7, or a minimum score of 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based), and 100 (internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).