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Royal College of Music: Master of Composition - Composition

Institution Royal College of Music
Department Composition
Web http://www.rcm.ac.uk
Email admissions@rcm.ac.uk
Telephone 020 7591 4362
Study type Taught

Summary

The Royal College of Music offers a diverse two-year Masters Programme with multiple study routes, allowing students to work towards the qualification most suited to their needs. The Master of Composition (MComp) qualification develops your composition skills to a professional level through a range of intensive training and varied performance opportunities.

The Composition Faculty at the Royal College of Music focuses on both the creative and commercial aspects of being a composer. We aim to build and sustain your craft, be it composition for the concert hall, the opera house or for film, television and media. Composition at the RCM is about partnerships between talented composers who want to write music and gifted instrumentalists who want to perform music. Composers are offered a wholly exceptional performance environment in which they have the opportunity to hear their compositions played by resident and visiting musicians, RCM orchestras, ensembles and fellow students of the highest technical and musical ability. Individual lessons and visits from established composers provide an unrivalled opportunity for students to develop creative and technical skills, as well as a distinctive compositional voice. Composers will have the opportunity to benefit from a range of collaborations with artistic organisations in London and beyond.

This course is also available on a part-time basis over 3 years upon request.

Most students have the option of taking a second study on this course. Second study allows students to receive tuition in a second specialism, taught and assessed at a lower intensity than their principal study, in an area that does not qualify for related study. Second study specialisms are subject to successful audition and the agreement of the relevant Head of Faculty. Auditions take place during the first few weeks of the course, and students will have the opportunity to register for these auditions shortly before the start of the academic year. There is no need to inform the RCM at the point of application.

Master of Composition - MComp

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