Music Performance MMus
Kingston UniversityKingston Hill, United Kingdom
Course overview
Master the art of performance Specialise in composition or conducting and refine your knowledge in arranging and ensemble performance. Our MMus in Music Performance could lead to a range of careers, both in the industry and in related fields. Previous graduates have gone on to work in performance, teaching, outreach, composition and more.
If you’re already employed, this programme could seriously accelerate your promotion prospects. During the course, you’ll choose the modules that engage you most and deepen your expertise accordingly. You’ll develop your performance skills across multiple genres, from western classical to popular and world music.
The course also covers issues including performance practice, aesthetics of music performance, analysis for performers, psychology of music performance and performance presentation. Professional performers will be on hand to give you individual tuition on your voice or instrument while you study. You’ll also be able to attend masterclasses and workshops with performers and composers, as well as live performances at London’s major venues throughout the year.
I can't speak highly enough of my time as a postgraduate student at Kingston. For me, studying on the Music Performance MMus course was a time of not only discovery, but also rediscovery of a self that I had forgotten about. Lis Lewis
Key highlights
- Specialise in composition or conducting alongside arranging and ensemble performance
- Develop performance skills across western classical, popular and world music
- Individual voice or instrument tuition from professional performers
- Masterclasses and workshops with performers and composers
- Attend live performances at major London venues throughout the year
- Study performance practice, aesthetics, analysis and psychology of music performance
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
- Additional condition: portfolio — …for Music Performance MMus: Open We will ask you to submit an online portfolio including links to two contrasting video-recorded performances.
Scholarships
Alumni Discount
Award: 10% discount on tuition fees.
Up to 10% of feesChelsea Arts Club Trust MA Award
The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award is a £2,500 bursary, awarded each year to an MA Fashion or MA Sustainable Fashion student.
Up to £2,500Chevening Scholarships
Award: Tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance subsidised.
International Merit-Based scholarships
The scholarships are worth £5,000 towards your first year tuition fees.
Up to £5,000Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship
The scholarship will cover a portion of tuition fees for the applicant, up to the value of £1,000.
Postgraduate Progression Scholarship
The Kingston University Postgraduate Progressions Scholarship offers a 15% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees.
The Kingston Impact Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee contribution to two MBA students.
Up to £5,000The Kingston MBA Scholarship
Kingston University Business School is proud to offer a tuition fee scholarship of £5,000 to self-funded candidates.
Up to £5,000
Careers this course leads to
- Professional musician
- Music teacher
- Composer
- Conductor
- Music outreach officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,700 per year | International: £21,500 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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