find your perfect postgrad program
Search our Database of 30,000 Courses
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire: Orchestral Performance (Strings) PgDip (Full-Time)
| Institution | Royal Birmingham Conservatoire |
|---|---|
| Department | Royal Birmingham Conservatoire |
| Web | https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire |
| conservatoire.admissions@bcu.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +44 (0)121 331 5901 |
| Study type | Taught |
Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Summary
Developed in partnership with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), our MMus and PgDip courses in Orchestral Performance are for advanced level string players considering professional orchestral auditions and on the brink of a professional career.
In addition to one-to-one specialist tuition, you will spend a significant amount of rehearsal time in the CBSO alongside one or more dedicated host players who will act as mentors. You may also be offered opportunities to play at the back of the section to gain further experience. In addition to developing your technical facility, musicianship, interpretative skills and stylistic awareness, you will expand your knowledge of orchestral repertoire, learn how to prepare for rehearsal in the most efficient way, develop strategies which will help you to integrate within your section, and build confidence in preparing for orchestral auditions.
You will also participate in additional performance activities within the Conservatoire’s String Department and the wider Conservatoire, including performance classes, masterclasses, orchestra and chamber music.You'll have full access to our superb £57 million facilities, including our Concert Hall, 150-seat Recital Hall, our black box performance space known as The Lab, and more than 70 practice rooms, ensemble rooms and workshops; all acoustically designed to provide a music-making environment that is world class.
Both PgDip and MMus courses also provide excellent opportunities for you to develop other skills relevant to a future career in the music profession.
A separate postgraduate pathway is available for Instrumental Performers, which includes both solo and chamber music routes for string players (the latter for existing ensembles).
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Honours degree, ideally but not necessarily in Music. Non-UK students should hold a Bachelor's degree or a similar degree-equivalent diploma, ideally but not necessarily in Music |
| Location | Main Site 200 Jennens Road Birmingham B4 7XR |
Fees
| England | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 24950 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 24950 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
Developed in partnership with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), Orchestral Performance courses at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire enable advanced-level string players to focus on their development as orchestral musicians.
In addition to one-to-one specialist tuition, you will spend a significant amount of rehearsal time with the CBSO alongside one or more dedicated host players who will act as mentors. You may also be offered opportunities to play at the back of the section to gain further experience. In addition to developing your technical facility, musicianship, interpretative skills and stylistic awareness, you will expand your knowledge of orchestral repertoire, learn how to prepare for rehearsal in the most efficient way, develop strategies which will help you to integrate within your section, and build confidence in preparing for orchestral auditions.
You will also participate in additional performance activities within the Conservatoire’s String Department and the wider Conservatoire, including performance classes, masterclasses, orchestra and chamber music.
You'll have full access to our superb £57 million facilities, including our Concert Hall, 150-seat Recital Hall, our black box performance space known as The Lab, and more than 70 practice rooms, ensemble rooms and workshops; all acoustically designed to provide a music-making environment that is world class.
At Royal Birmingham Conservatoire we provide a friendly and supportive environment in which you can pursue your postgraduate studies. This is a time when you need to think particularly carefully and strategically about the direction of your developing career as a musician. We therefore encourage you to be ambitious in pursuing your aspirations, and endeavour to provide you with the flexibility to mould your course to your individual needs; both within your Principal Study area and in complementary modules.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Honours degree, ideally but not necessarily in Music. Non-UK students should hold a Bachelor's degree or a similar degree-equivalent diploma, ideally but not necessarily in Music |
| Location | Main Site 200 Jennens Road Birmingham B4 7XR |
Fees
| EU | 11000 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| England | 11000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 11000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 11000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 11000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 11000 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 23600 GBP for Year 1 |
Not what you are looking for?
Browse other courses in Performing arts, Music, Musical analysis, Musicianship, Music performance or Music theory, or search our comprehensive database of postgrad programs.Scholarship Opportunity with Postgrad.com
Are you a PG student at this University or have you applied to study a postgraduate program at a university in Europe? Tell us your plans and qualify for a £500.00 PGS Scholarship.
Click here
