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MMus/MA Accompaniment

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What will I learn?

Piano Accompaniment is a varied and challenging postgraduate programme which will prepare you for a demanding profession.

Overview

Alongside a team of highly experienced professional accompanists and chamber musicians, you will engage in a range of collaborative opportunities to prepare you for this demanding profession working with students and lecturers from all departments at RCS.

Developing core accompaniment skills form the foundation of the Accompaniment programme. In addition to the extensive development of standard accompaniment repertoire, additional supporting skills are also cultivated in regular group classes including; sight-reading, orchestral reductions, transposition, figured bass, choral accompaniment, vocal and instrumental coaching and languages.

MMus Accompanists also enjoy extensive performing opportunities, whether in concerts, competitions or accompanying students. The programme provides a wide range of choices for assessment, including studio recordings, commissions of new collaborative works, independent projects and full-length recitals.

Students who have graduated in this course have gone on to have professional careers as accompanists and work for a wide range of institutions and organisations throughout the world. Graduates also work in the fields of music education, arts management and administration, and music in the community, where an MMus degree is highly valued.

Which department am I in?

School of Music

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
£35,090.00 (US$ 45,452) per year
This is a fixed fee
Application deadline

1 December 2024

Start date

September 2025

Venue

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

100 Renfrew Street,

Glasgow,

Glasgow, City Of,

G2 3DB, Scotland

Entry requirements

For international students

Candidates are normally expected to hold a good honours (at least 2:2) degree, or its overseas equivalent, in a subject area relevant to the demands of the programme. We accept the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Level 6.0 (with a minimum score of 5.5 in each component) is required of applicants to the School of Music. TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 80, with minimum scores of: Reading - 18, Listening - 17, Speaking - 20, Writing - 17.

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

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