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Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
Liverpool Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
12 Months
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Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
Liverpool Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
12 Months
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This programme provides you with the skills and experience needed to progress your music performance to the next level. With support from professionals in the industry and the expert guidance of our lecturers, you will develop your craft as a prospective professional musician.IntroductionOur MMus Music Performance and Education develops solo and ensemble performance, teaching, and research skills appropriate to performance.Here at Liverpool you will learn in an interdisciplinary teaching and research environment and with a diverse and international student community.With dedicated small group and one-on-one teaching, the department offers a vibrant and active performance environment, and opportunities to develop connections with local and national music institutions.You will have access to excellent studio and practice facilities and will perform in the Tung Auditorium (opened 2022) a cutting edge 400-seat, acoustically-optimised music performance space that has two top-of-the-range Steinways.What you'll learnYou will develop key performance skills in both a solo and ensemble capacity, enabling you to improve your musicianship and confidence in concert or gig environments.You will learn music teaching techniques and professional practice to help equip you with skills that you need to move forward in a career teaching music.You’ll learn how to engage with and effectively produce research related to performance, with a view to developing as a distinctive, enquiring practitioner.You will learn how to prepare professionally and will have opportunities to perform with members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra or professional jazz performers for performance assessments.Teaching will adapt to your specialism, so whether you are a classical or jazz musician, you will have opportunities to undertake performance work beyond standard recitals.
We accept a 2:2 honours degree from a UK university, or an equivalent academic qualification from a similar non-UK institution. This degree should be in Music or an Arts, Humanities or Social Science subject. Joint-honours degrees, where music or a related subject is combined with another, are accepted.
An interview usually forms part of the selection process.
We look at the individual qualities of applicants and encourage applications from those with first degrees obtained from music conservatories and mature students with non-traditional backgrounds.
You will be required to submit evidence of your performance skills. This should take the form of a video where you are performing classical or jazz music for 15-20 minutes. Please include a link to the performance demo in your supporting statement.
Students living in
Domestic
£1,042 month
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£1,042 month
Students from Channel Islands
£2,333 month
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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