Diploma in Professional Music and Song Techniques (Jazz-pop Interpretation)

Tuition is This programme is eligible for the $7,500 annual Parcours scholarship for students residing more than 60 km from the Joliette Cégep..

This programme is for students with a strong interest in jazz-pop music and prior experience playing an instrument. It focuses on developing performance, composition, and arrangement skills across popular music genres. Students study their main instrument and a secondary instrument while building musical expression and artistic sensitivity.

The programme runs over three years and includes individual lessons, ensemble performances, studio work, and courses in music theory, history, and technology. Students participate in concerts, recordings, and live events. The curriculum balances theoretical learning, practical lab work, and personal projects, with increasing emphasis on performance and specialization in later years.

Admission requires an audition and placement tests in music theory. Intakes are offered in the fall and winter terms. Students who start in winter will complete the programme in three and a half years. Graduates can pursue university studies in music or enter careers as performers, composers, producers, or music educators.