Master of Music (MMus) / PG Dip

Introduction

The RSAMD offers a flexible range of exciting postgraduate programmes, designed to offer highlevel training that will be a springboard to a professional career or further study. With its Opera School and thriving performance-based research community, the Academy offers the ideal environment for postgraduate study.

Taught postgraduate programmes in the School of Music lead to a postgraduate Certificate (PGCert); Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip); Master of Music (MMus) or Master of Opera (MOpera) depending on the duration of study, allowing students to progress seamlessly through a range of options depending on individual need, ability and aspiration. The programmes are aimed at graduates from conservatoires and universitiesor at individuals of equivalent standard from related experience. All may involve rehearsal and performance in a wide range of contexts.

Programmes are flexible, and studies in Performance (including all string, woodwind and brass instruments, and in guitar, timpani and percussion, piano solo, piano ensemble, piano repetiteur, harpsichord and concert singing), Scottish Music, Opera Studies, Composition, Conducting, Advanced Accompaniment, Repetiteur and Pianist for Dance are available, as are other options including Research Preparation for those intending to continue to doctoral level studies.

More information on the Conducting, Composition and Opera Studies programmes is given opposite.