Music is a discipline that stretches back to the ancient world. One of the seven original liberal arts, music maintains a place in the university as a subject of broad and passionate interest to composers, musicologists, performers, technologists, and theorists. Performing Arts at Trinity was ranked in the top 100 subjects worldwide in the QS Rankings 2022, reflecting the quality of our teaching and learning. Trinity’s Music Department is Ireland’s oldest and most internationally renowned venue for the study of music. With a distinguished team of academics and practitioners, the department attracts Irish and international students of the highest calibre. Alumni include Derek Bell, harpist in the Chieftains Niall Doyle, Head of Music at the Arts Council Deborah Kelleher, Director of the Royal Irish Academy of Music Kerry Houston, Head of Academic Studies, TU Dublin Conservatoire Donnacha Dennehy, composer and Professor of Music at Princeton University Eleanor McEvoy, singer-songwriter and Fergus Sheil, founding artistic director of Irish National Opera. A particular strength is the department’s commitment to small-group teaching, with some subjects taught in groups of ten students or fewer.
Which department am I in?
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Study options
Full Time
(4 Years)
Tuition fees
€22,070.00 (19,95,660)
per year
Accommodation (Kavanagh Court) - €305 per week.
Start date
September 2027
Venue
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
College Green,
Dublin 2,
Dublin 2,
Dublin,
D02 PN40, Leinster, Republic of Ireland
Entry requirements
For international students
Applicants must have completed a high school qualification equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate Though desirable, formal musical training is not a prerequisite for entry, but candidates should have a good ear and the ability to read and notate music to a rudimentary level.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.