Composition MMus
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
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Mmus/MusM - Master of Music

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Birmingham Conservatoire

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Birmingham Conservatoire

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OverviewUnlike many composition courses at this level, the course actively celebrates the diversity of todays musical genres, and fosters artists who challenge, innovate and transform notions of artistic practice today. Youll spend most of your time writing music for professional and student ensembles, whether you choose to respond to our set briefs or work on your own projects.Youll be encouraged to express yourself in multiple musical and artistic genres.By studying composition within a ...Read more

Overview

Unlike many composition courses at this level, the course actively celebrates the diversity of today's musical genres, and fosters artists who challenge, innovate and transform notions of artistic practice today. You'll spend most of your time writing music for professional and student ensembles, whether you choose to respond to our set briefs or work on your own projects.

You'll be encouraged to express yourself in multiple musical and artistic genres.

By studying composition within a thriving conservatoire setting, you'll have excellent opportunities to collaborate with performers and to have your works performed.

Alongside your focus on composition, our course provides opportunities for you to develop other skills relevant to a future career in the music profession.

What's covered in the course?

  • Regular individual tuition in composition from internationally recognised composers.
  • A chance to develop a distinctive compositional voice within the context of a broadly based course, enhancing your employability.
  • The opportunity to participate in a wide variety of creative projects, including interdisciplinary collaborations.
  • Regular forums, seminars and masterclasses with distinguished visiting composers and performers.
  • Opportunities to have works performed/workshopped by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and other leading professional ensembles and musicians.

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Entry 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.

Tuition fees

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£11,500 per year

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Students from Domestic

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This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

£24,950 per year

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PgDIp: £24,950

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road Birmingham B4 7XR United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Birmingham New Street  0.2 miles away
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