Overview

Instrumental Performance from Birmingham City University specialism prepares you for a solo, chamber or orchestral career.

Key facts

It is available to students pursuing orchestral instruments, keyboard instruments and other solo instruments such as recorder, guitar, and saxophone, with a route also offered for bowed string and guitar ensembles. We also welcome instrumentalists and singers who are developing fusions of folk music with other genres, students wishing to focus on song writing, and woodwind players who do not wish to follow the traditional orchestral route but would prefer to pursue a career as a multi-instrumentalist in musical theatre.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Teaching Matters: Principles and Practice

Historical Performance Practice

Issues in Contemporary Music Composition and Performance

Music Technology Contexts

Concepts in Jazz Improvisation

Instrumental/Vocal Teaching Placement

Music, Community and Wellbeing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2028-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-10-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

105

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TOEFL^® IBT

OR

72

OR

4

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

140 alternative credits

PgCert - 60

PgDi - 80

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Music Music Performance View 193 other Masters in Music in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

105

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TOEFL^® IBT

OR

72

OR

4

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PTE Academic

59

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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Other requirements

General requirements

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.

MMus Intensive applicants must be at Level 7 standard in their Principal Study Area and be well-suited to the intensive period of study.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

29460 GBP / year

≈ 29460 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

13330 GBP / year

≈ 13330 GBP / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United Kingdom

765 - 1134 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key facts

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Birmingham

Funding

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