Professional Performance - AdvPgDip (post-Masters level 8)
Birmingham City University
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OverviewSupport your developing career as a professional performer with Royal Birmingham Conservatoires post-Masters, Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Performance. You can choose one of seven specialisms: Instrumental Performance, Vocal Performance, Collaborative Piano, Organ Performance, Chamber Music Performance, Opera Repetiteurship or Choral Conducting.Our Advanced Postgraduate Diploma (APD) is at post-masters level and is ideal for you if you are an advanced postgraduate ...Read more

Overview

Support your developing career as a professional performer with Royal Birmingham Conservatoire's post-Masters, Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Performance. You can choose one of seven specialisms: Instrumental Performance, Vocal Performance, Collaborative Piano, Organ Performance, Chamber Music Performance, Opera Repetiteurship or Choral Conducting.

Our Advanced Postgraduate Diploma (APD) is at 'post-masters level' and is ideal for you if you are an advanced postgraduate performer who already has a Masters degree and are beginning to accept professional engagements. The course will help you to raise your performance standards to the next level, with highly specialised one-to-one tuition in the department most relevant to your specialism. You can study full-time over 12 months (September-September) or part-time (2 years).

What's covered in this course?

  • Develops your already advanced skills with high-quality tuition and professional performance opportunities.
  • Leads to a practical and performance-focused post-masters level qualification (Level 8).
  • Helps support and advance your career as a professional musician or performer.
  • Gives you access to specialist, experienced tutors.
  • Provides numerous performance opportunities at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, including ensembles, coaching workshops and masterclasses.

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76/101
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22nd
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92nd
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Louise
04 Oct 24

The worst is how unorganised the schedule is, how we have to work our clashes in our schedule and it feels always last minute. The positive is that it has such good teachers and..Read more

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Jake
15 Dec 23

Good location to Birmingham City. Good student night life. Cheaper uni meals would be..Read more

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Entry requirements

A postgraduate qualification (preferably Masters level), normally (but not necessarily) specialising in performance and/or substantial, verifiable public performance experience at a professional level.

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£12,440 per year

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£27,500 per year

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£27,500 per year

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Louise
04 Oct 24
Professional Performance - AdvPgDip (post-Masters level 8)
The worst is how unorganised the schedule is, how we have to work our clashes in our schedule and it feels always last minute. The positive is that it has such good teachers and...
Read more
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Jake
15 Dec 23
Good location to Birmingham City. Good student night life. Cheaper uni meals would be...
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Birmingham City University
200 Jennens Road Birmingham West Midlands B4 7XR United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Birmingham Moor Street  0.4 miles away
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