Overview

What's covered in the course?

Specialist individual tuition.
One or two dedicated CBSO mentors.
Regular opportunities to rehearse within the CBSO.
Access to a range of departmental activities and to masterclasses with distinguished visiting guest artists within the Conservatoire.
Frequent chances to perform within the Conservatoire, including solo, chamber and orchestral opportunities.
A core career development module designed to get your thinking about your future professional plans.
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 researchers or informed practitioner.

The possibility of transferring from PgDip to MMus once you have begun your studies (but before completion of the PgDip).

Why Choose Us?

The opportunity to learn while playing alongside professional players in one of the UK’s leading orchestras is clearly an extremely valuable one.

Furthermore, at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire we provide a friendly and supportive environment in which you can pursue your postgraduate studies.

This is a time when you need to think particularly carefully and strategically about the direction of your developing career as a musician.

We therefore encourage you to be ambitious in pursuing your aspirations, and endeavour to provide you with the flexibility to mould your course to your individual needs, both within your Principal Study area and in complementary modules.Orchestral Performance (Strings) - MMus / PgDip is provided by Birmingham City University.

Programme Structure

Modules include:

Principal Study

Career Development

Professional Development Option

Principal Study
Electives

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-18 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Music Music Performance View 208 other Masters in Music in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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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.

All applicants for this course will be auditioned.

Home student auditions will be scheduled live in Birmingham, while special arrangements will be made for EU/international students unable to travel to the UK.

You will present an extended piece such as the first movement of a concerto, play specific orchestral excerpts, and undertake some sight-reading.

Further details about the audition will be supplied once we have received an application.

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

26195 GBP / year

≈ 26195 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

12075 GBP / year

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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.

Funding

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Overview

What's covered in the course?

Why Choose Us?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Birmingham

Funding

Scholarships Information

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