119 Master's in Music Performance in Europe

The London Performing Academy of Music offers a Master’s degree in Performance or Composition (M.Mus) designed for aspiring musicians. This immersive programme typically spans two years, allowing students to engage in practical and theoretical studies that prepare them for a successful career in music, whether as performers or composers.

The Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research program from Goethe University Frankfurt is currently offered by five European universities. It is designed for students interested in employment in international and intercultural contexts such as festivals, co-productions, exchange programs, and collaborations.  

The Instrumental Performance programme at Birmingham City University is suitable for both recent graduates and suitably qualified mature students, with a range of support to ensure that you leave Royal Birmingham Conservatoire ready to pursue a musical career.

The Music Performance Studies programme at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) aims to give our students good basis to develop their artistic expression and competence on their instrument, an individual expression and different ways of expressing this.

The Advanced Performance course, offered as a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) at the University of Chichester, is designed for those aiming to specialise in instrumental, vocal, orchestral, or musical theatre performance. The programme duration is one year and is available for full-time study.

The Nordic Performance Master in Folk Music is offered by Royal College Of Music. The Master's Programme in Nordic Folk Music gives a high level of artistic skills in ensemble playing based on folk music traditions in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway.

The Audiences, Engagement, Participation PGDip at the University of Leeds is a one-year full-time programme designed to explore cultural participation and engagement. This degree aims to enhance your understanding of audience dynamics and is delivered on campus, providing a comprehensive learning experience.

At the Innovative Music Performance program offered by Oulu University of Applied Sciences you willl learn to execute creative shows in unique live events! Innovative Music Performance is a one-year graduate master’s degree programme that combines various disciplines to amplify the performance abilities of musicians and foster their research capabilities.

Create innovative new theatre by cultivating your dramaturgical skills, performance training and critical thinking. Gain confidence in facilitation and community engagement to reach your audiences. Build your networks and industry knowledge through placement study. Emerge with a well-rounded skillset that prepares you to make, perform and facilitate creative work for the contemporary cultural environment.

Experimental Performance at Birmingham City University course is to provide you with knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed in your chosen branch(es) of the music profession, giving you a head-start in addressing the challenges involved in becoming a professional musician.

The Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration) program from Berklee College of Music (Valencia Campus) is designed to give advanced instrumentalists and vocalists of any style the confidence and skills in performance and production technology to take their careers to the next level.

Music, Improvisation and World Music performance from University of Gothenburg provides a creative and innovative learning environment for you to pursue your ideas. As a student of the programme, you will join a group of diverse students, supporting each other as you develop your individual work.

The Master of Music Performance (MMusPerf) at the Royal Irish Academy of Music is a two-year programme designed for instrumentalists and vocalists aiming to refine their skills. This course offers an intensive learning experience with a focus on artistic and technical development, ensuring students are well-prepared for a successful career in music.

Performance is about connection. It’s the moment technique meets emotion, when music becomes something shared. This Music Performance course at University of Huddersfield helps you deepen that connection and grow as an expressive, confident performer.

The Yasar University offers a degree in Music and Performing Arts. In our country, Music and Performing Arts Graduate Programs are programs established to provide students with a general art education and to train music academics.

Develop your dance practice and performance skills by approaching them as research processes on this this Dance Practice and Performance programme from University of Roehampton.

Combine intensive instrumental study with critical self-reflection. Develop your artistic identity and become an accomplished and expressive player. The Music Performance - Instrumental Studies programme is offered at University of York.

A Masters for the modern musician that combines advanced performance skills with essential business and management practices. The Music Performance with Management programme is offered at University of York.

The Music Performance programme at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama offers advanced training for vocalists and instrumentalists. This M.Sc. level course features intensive 13-month or two-year full-time study modes, providing specialist tuition and world-class stage opportunities in a professional environment.