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Master of Music (Performance) - Piano

UK

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What will I learn?

The Piano Faculty attracts talented students from all over the world, making it one of the Academy’s most diverse and exciting departments.

Your Principal Study is the primary focus of your work at the Academy. The requirements differ from department to department.

MASTER OF MUSIC (PERFORMANCE)

The Master of Music in Performance is similar to the Master of Arts but with the addition of a Masters Project; this can be a concert with commentary, a recording-based project, a dissertation or a mixture of these.

Your Project preparation is supported by a team of specialists and provides an opportunity for you to enhance your creative work through specialised academic study and practice-led research. Postgraduate students are a vital part of the Academy’s musical culture, working in a uniquely collaborative performance environment ideally suited to helping talented musicians — from across the globe — to achieve their musical ambitions. Students wishing to prepare applications for doctoral study will normally choose the MMus rather than the MA. The programme path and length can be discussed at the entrance interview and adjusted as appropriate, you are not tied to the option you choose when you submit your application in UCAS Conservatoires.

Which department am I in?

Royal Academy of Music

Study options

Full Time (2 years)

Tuition fees
£34,200.00 (US$ 44,330) per year
This is a fixed fee
Start date

September 2025

Venue

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Marylebone Road,

Westminster,

NW1 5HT, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Performance Requirements: A performance standard at least equivalent to that of a recognised music performance diploma in your Principal Study. Academic Requirements: A good Honours Bachelor degree (normally in Music: RQF Level 6). Otherwise an international qualification of an equivalent standard. IELTS Academic, IELTS Indicator: 7.0 overall with at least 5.5 for reading, writing, listening and speaking. TOEFL iBT: Overall 95 for MMus with minimum scores for Reading: 18, Listening: 17, Speaking: 20, Writing: 17.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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