Overview
You will be able to study individually either with our excellent Royal Holloway-affiliated performance teachers, or an external teacher of your choice, subject to agreement with the Music department.
You will work towards a final recital performance, with the support of group seminars and individual tuition on your instrument or voice. You'll also be able to take two courses from the MMus Advanced Musical Studies syllabus.
Career opportunities
Our recent graduates from the Music Performance course at Royal Holloway University of London have gone into careers as music teachers, composers and musicians. Others have gone into PhD studies at Royal Holloway or other leading universities, and then into academic careers, with some working in the highest-rated research departments in the country.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Historical Musicology
- Topics in Multimedia and Film Music
- Topics in World Music
- Techniques in Ethnomusicology
- Documenting Performance
- Music of the Americas - Politics, Indigeneity and Performance
- Issues in Popular Music
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
There are no deadlines for postgraduate applications, but popular degrees become full quickly.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Music Music Performance View 246 other Masters in Music in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A Bachelor's Honours degree in Music.
- Normally we require a UK 2:1 (Honours) or equivalent in relevant subjects but we will consider a high 2:2 or relevant work experience. Candidates with professional qualifications in an associated area may be considered. Where a ‘high 2:2’ is considered, we would normally define this as reflecting a profile of 57% or above.
- A mark of Upper Second Class Honors (2:1) in the Performance component is required. Candidates will only be offered places following a successful audition.
- All applicants must submit a recent video recording of at least 3 contrasting pieces, totalling 15-20 minutes in length.
- All teaching at Royal Holloway is in English. You will therefore need to have good enough written and spoken English to cope with your studies right from the start.
Tuition Fee
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International
11470 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11470 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
5400 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5400 GBP per year during 12 months.
Living costs for London
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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