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Full time
1 year
SEP-25
Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
Piano Playing Music Studies
Taught
Offering a balance of broad-based study and specialist training, this MMus Music master’s course is designed to meet your needs as you deepen your skills as a collaborative pianist and enhance your development as an all-round musician across practice and theory.
You will come away well-versed and well-practised in the practical and academic study of collaborative piano music, performance, and techniques. You will be verbally and technically fluent, fully conversant with a broad range of issues of concern in your field, and able to present your ideas at the piano and across other media.
This degree is also available via the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) mode of study where students with ongoing professional careers take modules over a four or five-year period.
Please note that the ‘Collaborative Piano’ pathway title is for study purposes only and won’t be reflected in your degree title upon graduating. You will graduate with MMus Music.
From time to time, we make changes to our courses to improve the student and learning experience. If we make a significant change to your chosen course, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
From time to time, we make changes to our courses to improve the student and learning experience. If we make a significant change to your chosen course, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
For this course (per year)
£10,600
For this course (per year)
£20,500
2:2 UK Honours degree or equivalent. All applicants must provide an academic essay of 2,500 words on any musical topic. In addition to the academic essay ALL applicants must provide a recording of piano performances of at least three contrasting pieces, minimum 15 minutes, with at least one piece in a collaborative role if possible for the Collaborative Piano pathway.
Royal Holloway is a college within the University of London, located a short distance west of the UK capital. Within a leafy campus based in Egham, Surrey, students will find a wide range of world-class courses, modern facilities and passionate teaching staff with deep experience of their fields. Royal Holloway, University of London placed 37th in the UK according to the 2024 Complete University Guide, reflecting its consistent place among...more
Full time | 1 year | SEP-25