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MusM Composition (Instrumental and Vocal music)

University of Manchester

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  • Qualification

    Mmus/MusM - Master of Music

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Our MusM Composition (Instrumental and Vocal) master's course offers intensive training for composers and provides excellent preparation for doctoral work or a career in the professional world. With a strong focus on practical music-making and supported by an outstanding programme of workshops and performances by professional musicians, it offers an invaluable opportunity for composers to hone their skills and develop their personal voice. You will benefit from: links to ensembles as an integral part of the course interaction with the music profession, including the BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata opportunities to develop professional skills, for example through collaborating, rehearsing and networking with professional musicians learning to arrange/orchestrate undertaking outreach opportunities and collaborating in the creation of performances flexibility to develop your own compositional and research interests close ties with electroacoustic composers in NOVARS, and the flexibility to combine electroacoustic course units with those for instrumental and vocal composition.

Tuition fees

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£ 28,400per year

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University information

University of Manchester

  • University League Table

    28th

  • Campus address

    The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    5th out of 80 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    203 91%

    3rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    89.0 89%

    4th

    9
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.91 73%

    71st

    12

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