MA in Composition
Duration: 1 year full-time, 2.7 years part-time
Entrance Requirements: a good honours degree; evidence of composition specialism
Aim: This modular one-year (full-time) or two-year (part-time) course combines free composition opportunities with the study of modern repertoire and aesthetic issues, composers’ writings and recent works. The emphasis is on training for composition as practice, and there are opportunities to present work to professional performers. Our busy international concert schedule and seminar series provide an important study environment for the MA in
Composition.
Compulsory modules: Composition Skills; Words and Music; Set Works; Composition Portfolio
Optional modules: Composition; Arts Administration; Performance; Project Studio; Manuscript Studies; Independent Study; others are available
Assessment: Continual assessment; portfolio; other as appropriate (eg solo recital)
Funding: MA Funding
Please contact Professor Piers Hellawell if you would like further information on this course. Applicants are advised that interviews for the MA in Composition will normally be completed by the end of May. You are therefore advised to submit supporting material (essays and compositions for the MA in Composition) as soon as it is requested, and to check your email on a regular basis for correspondence regarding your application.
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