Course summary
This course is designed to enable you to pursue music performance at an advanced level, allowing you to specialise in particular areas and genres of music performance as well as develop your skills as a rounded and expert performer. You will do so as part of a vibrant, stimulating and energetic community for music performance at the University of Huddersfield. As well as advancing your technical skills and confidence as a performer, you will work to gain a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the repertoire you perform, develop your intellectual and creative skills required for a high level of performance, and apply research skills with a view to making an original contribution to the professional context of music performance. You may choose to specialise in the following areas, reflecting and drawing upon the expertise within Music and Music Technology at the University of Huddersfield:
- Brass Band performance
- Choral Conducting
- Conducting (1 place per year)
- Historically Informed Performance
- Improvisation
- New Music Performance
- Organ Studies
- Piano Accompaniment
- Popular Music performance
Modules
Core Modules Researching Music Performance 1 Performance in Context Performance 2
Assessment method
Assessed performances will be assessed by a combination of external specialists and internal staff, and feedback on each will be directed toward your improvement and development in future performances. Other assessments will be a combination of written work and review of literature and methods appropriate to performance and your specialism. All these have formative tasks in which you will be able to prepare well for the main assessment and receive support and feedback aimed at maximising your scholarship. All your work is moderated and subject to second marking and external examining. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Entry requirements
You are required to have a good honours degree from a recognised University or equivalent institution. Your application materials (or previous qualifications) and live audition (or documentation of your performance) should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of performance and instrumental/vocal/other technique. Auditions should comprise of two contrasting pieces, one of which should relate to the your proposed specialism in performance.
English language requirements
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent.
Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our 'Where are you from?' information pages.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £660 | Module |
Northern Ireland | £660 | Module |
Scotland | £660 | Module |
Wales | £660 | Module |
Channel Islands | £660 | Module |
Republic of Ireland | £660 | Module |
Additional fee information
Sponsorship information
For further information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding-studies/
Provider information
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 3DH