Music: Collaborative Piano pathway MMus at Royal Holloway, University of London

Programme overview

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.

Department: Music | Duration: 1 year full time or 2 years part time | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Skills in Advanced Musical Studies, The Collaborative Pianist & Vocal Coach, Academic Integrity, Special Study: Performance. Optional modules: Techniques of Performance Studies, Short Recital, Music Pedagogy, Documenting Performance, Historical Musicology 1 and others.

Career pathways

Our recent graduates have gone into careers as music teachers, composers and musicians. Others have gone into PhD studies at Royal Holloway or other leading universities, and then into academic careers, with some working in the highest-rated research departments in the country.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum 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. When applying for the MMus Music: Collaborative Piano please select MMus Music from the list of courses and then select Collaborative Piano from the pathway menu. English language: IELTS: 6.5 overall. No subscore lower than 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,500 a year (2027/28). Full-time rate; standard two-year part-time study is charged at 50% of the full-time fee per study year. Source

International applicants: GBP 24,000 a year (2027/28). Full-time rate; standard two-year part-time study is charged at 50% of the full-time fee per study year. Source

Duration: 1 year full time or 2 years part time

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