Music Performance
This two-year Master programme provides an opportunity for students to further consider artistic and technical considerations in their instrument or voice in preparation for a sustainable and fulfilling professional career in music.
| Award Name | Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | University of Dublin |
| NFQ Level | Level 9 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) | Major | University of Dublin | Level 9 NFQ |
Duration
2 years
Entry Requirements
For full details on entry requirements click on the course webpage link below.
Further information
Course fee
€10,700 per annum
Course fee (non-EU/EEA)
€22,500 per annum
BVOF/RIAM Next Generation Awards
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival and the Royal Irish Academy of Music have announced a transformative new music prize to support the studies of two master's students every year at the RIAM
The largest bursary of its kind in Ireland, the BVOF/RIAM Next Generation Awards selects one vocal studies student and one instrumental student to each receive €10,000 annually. This new award will assist each winner to complete their two-year Master in Music Performance programme at the RIAM.
The award is open to vocal and instrumental students worldwide who apply to study on the Masters in Music Performance (MMus) programme at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, with a particular focus on applications from tenor/countertenors for the vocal award. Recipients will be chosen through their RIAM audition to receive the award, which will be provided as €10,000 in Year 1 and €10,000 in Year 2.
More information on how to apply and audition requirements for MMus can be found on riam.ie/apply. Applications submitted by the closing date will be automatically considered for this award. There is no separate application process.
Applications for the academic year 2024/2025 are now open. Applications close on 20 December 2023. Applications cost €100.
MMusPerf Music Performance
The MMusPerf Programme attracts instrumentalists and vocalists who have achieved a high level of technical and musical skills in their undergraduate studies.
This two-year Master programme provides an opportunity for students to further consider artistic and technical considerations in their instrument or voice in preparation for a sustainable and fulfilling professional career in music.
We offer an exceptionally high level of one-to-one contact with the principal study teacher, namely 2 hours of lessons per week, allowing our emerging artists the opportunity to focus on key areas of development.
Master students have performance opportunities in both solo and Chamber Music recitals, competitions, and professionally run orchestra or opera performances as appropriate to their interests. This regular platform experience hones performing skills and techniques, bringing the work in the teaching studio and practice room to life. Weekly performance classes and regular masterclasses from a range of visiting artists further encourage students to develop a distinctive artistic voice, one which can communicate effectively with sound fundamentals.
Those students who wish to include composition or a second instrument into their principal study may do so. RIAM will work with you to divide those principal study hours between faculty and will adjust assessments to work best for your interests.
For more details relevant to your instrument/voice, please see the information below:
1. MMusPerf (Keyboard)
2. MMusPerf (Strings)
3. MMusPerf (Vocal Studies)
4. MMusPerf (Woodwind, Brass & Percussion)
Master in Music Performance - General Information
Programme aims and objectives
The aims and objectives of the programme are:
• To provide further development, at postgraduate level, for exceptionally talented performers who already
• have a sound undergraduate training and who wish to expand their performing skills
• To inculcate sound musicianship through supporting studies, which will deepen and enrich the students’ perception and understanding of the music they perform, both analytically and stylistically
• To provide students with performance opportunities in both solo and chamber music recitals, in order to heighten awareness of performing skills and techniques by allowing them as much experience as possible on the concert platform
• To prepare students to embark upon a professional career in their chosen field
• To prepare Instrumentalists to give solo recitals, enter international competitions, audition for orchestral positions, and join established chamber music groups
• To prepare singers to give solo recitals, audition for opera houses and as soloists in the oratorio repertoire.
This two-year Master programme provides an opportunity for students to further consider artistic and technical considerations in their instrument or voice in preparation for a sustainable and fulfilling professional career in music.
Course accreditation: Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
Telephone: +353 1 6764412
Email: info@riam.ie