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MMus PG Dip PG Cert Instrumental Performance

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    MMus/PGDip/PGCert Full Time/Part Time

Course Description

Advance your skills as a performer with a postgraduate course in Instrumental Performance at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Whether you’re a recent graduate or returning to study after a break, our postgraduate courses in Instrumental Performance provide you with advanced-level training in your principal study area, preparing you for a solo, chamber or orchestral career, alongside excellent opportunities to develop other skills relevant to a future career in the music profession.

These courses are open to students pursuing orchestral instruments, keyboard instruments and other solo instruments such as recorder, guitar and saxophone. There is also a Chamber Music route for string ensembles.

What’s covered in this course?
  • Regular individual tuition in your Principal Study area from leading UK and internationally renowned performers and teachers.
  • Regular departmental activities and access to masterclasses with distinguished visiting guest artists
  • Frequent chances to perform, including solo, chamber and orchestral opportunities
  • In PgDip and MMus, a core career development module designed to get you thinking about your future professional plans.
  • In PgDip and MMus, the flexibility to choose from a broad menu of Professional Development modules designed to help you work towards achieving your personal career aspirations.
  • In MMus, a core module designed to develop your skills as a researcher or informed practitioner.
  • In PgCert, the ability to focus wholly on the Principal Study area.
  • The possibility of transferring between PgCert, PgDip and/or MMus (as appropriate) once you have begun your studies (but before completion of your original course).

Entry Requirements

Essential

  • UK students should normally hold an honours degree, ideally but not necessarily in Music.
  • Non-UK students should hold a Bachelor’s degree or a similar degree-equivalent diploma, ideally but not necessarily in Music.

Audition requirements

  • All applicants for this course will be auditioned.
  • Home student auditions will be scheduled live in Birmingham.
  • EU/international students outside the UK at the time of application may submit a recording or may travel to one of our International Audition Centres.
  • Most Instrumental Performance candidates will be asked to present a varied programme of about 15 minutes duration.
  • Depending on your area of study, you may be required to include orchestral excerpts, an extended piece and/or specified material.
  • Applicants for the string chamber route must audition as an ensemble and individually.
  • Full details of audition requirements are available from the Admissions Team.
  • For full details, audition requirements and audition advice, please visit the Music Auditions section of the Conservatoire website.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are various funding options, including loans, scholarships and bursaries.

Student Destinations

You’ll receive specialist tuition from leading UK and internationally renowned performers and teachers. In addition, you’ll enjoy regular performance opportunities, both within Departments and in concerts, as well as having the chance to participate in masterclasses led by distinguished guest artists.

You’ll have full access to our superb £57 million facilities, including our Concert Hall, 150-seat Recital Hall, our black box performance space known as The Lab, and more than 70 practice rooms, ensemble rooms and workshops; all acoustically designed to provide a music-making environment that is world class.

Module Details

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