Study Details: MMus 1 Year FT, 2 Years PT
If you aspire to become a professional musical performer or are an instrumental teacher and would like to deepen your knowledge of music performance, this course is ideal. It focuses on performance practice, aesthetics, authenticity, contemporary performance, the psychology of performance and performance preparation leading to recitals. You will receive individual tuition on your instrument or voice from a top professional performer.
Kingston’s MMus in Music Performance aims to create informed, skilled and insightful practitioners across a wide range of musical genres. The course covers issues of performance practice; preparation of performance; aesthetics of musical performance; analysis for performers; the psychology of performance; and performance presentation. You will also be asked to criticise and evaluate your own performances and undertake a project focusing on an aspect of some of the music you choose to perform in your final concert.
Teaching takes place through lectures, workshops, tutorials, masterclasses (recent masterclasses have included Jane Manning and Robert Taub) and individual instrumental or vocal lessons. A range of optional modules allows you to develop your skills in related topics, such as composition, conducting, arranging and ensemble performance. You can also choose one optional module from a wide range of subjects.
Applicants with prior qualifications and learning may be exempt from appropriate parts of a course in accordance with the University’s policy for the assessment of prior learning and prior experiential learning. Contact the faculty office1 for further information.
All non-UK applicants must meet our English language requirements. For this course it is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall, with special conditions2 in all elements. Please make sure you read our full guidance about English language requirements2, which includes details of other qualifications we’ll consider.
Applicants who do not meet the English language requirements may be eligible to join our pre-sessional English language course3.
Applicants from one of the recognised majority English speaking countries (MESCs)4 do not need to meet these requirements.
Home and European Union 2014/15 MMus full time £4,700, MMus part time £2,350. ELQ (Equivalent Lower Qualification) fee 2014/15 MMus full time £5,540, MMus part time £2,770. Overseas (not EU) 2014/15 MMus full time £12,700, MMus part time £6,350
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
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