Music (Conducting) MMus

Master

In Guildford

£ 4,000 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Guildford

  • Duration

    2 Years

The Conducting pathway of our MMus Music is designed to develop your conducting techniques to a professional level, and to enhance your understanding of relevant theoretical principles. This course is only available part-time.

You will attend conducting classes, including score analysis and preparation, rehearsal techniques, gestural techniques and critical analysis of recordings. You will also contribute to rehearsals with the Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Choir and other ensembles.

Your two compulsory research training modules will be followed by a combination of specialism-related modules and optional modules.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Guildford (Surrey)
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GU2 7XH

Start date

On request

About this course

A conductor puts themselves at the heart of a musical performance.

Our MMus Music (Conducting) is distinctive in its range of musicological, compositional and performance-based elements.

You will benefit from the diversity of our research strengths, our many ensemble performance opportunities and our expertise in a range of musical fields. These include contemporary music for the concert hall, popular music, film music, opera, acoustic, electronic and computer-generated music.

Academics within our Department of Music and graduates of this course are internationally recognised theorists and practitioners in a wide range of musical activity and areas of specialism.

A minimum of a 2:1 UK honours degree, or a recognised equivalent international qualification.

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Subjects

  • Composition
  • Project
  • Part Time
  • Programming
  • Music
  • Project Management
  • Project Finance
  • Project Manager
  • Musicianship
  • Music History
  • Music Project

Course programme

Year 1

Module title
  • COMPOSITION A
  • COMPOSITIONAL PROGRAMMING A
  • CONDUCTING A
  • MUSIC PROJECT A
  • PERFORMANCE A
  • RESEARCH TRAINING FOR PRACTITIONERS A
  • STUDIO TECHNIQUES
  • TOPIC STUDY A
  • COMPOSITION B
  • COMPOSITIONAL PROGRAMMING B
  • CONDUCTING B
  • DIGITAL IMPROVISATION 2
  • MODERNISM AND POSTMODERNISM
  • MUSIC PROJECT B
  • PERFORMANCE A
  • PERFORMANCE B
  • RESEARCH TRAINING FOR PRACTITIONERS B
  • SCREEN MUSIC STUDIES
  • TOPIC STUDY B
Optional modules for Year 1 (part-time) - FHEQ Levels 6 and 7
  • Students select ONE optional module
Year 2 (part-time)Module title
  • COMPOSITION A
  • COMPOSITIONAL PROGRAMMING A
  • MUSIC PROJECT A
  • PERFORMANCE A
  • STUDIO TECHNIQUES
  • TOPIC STUDY A
  • ADVANCED CONDUCTING
  • COMPOSITION B
  • COMPOSITIONAL PROGRAMMING B
  • DIGITAL IMPROVISATION 2
  • MODERNISM AND POSTMODERNISM
  • MUSIC PROJECT B
  • PERFORMANCE A
  • PERFORMANCE B
  • SCREEN MUSIC STUDIES
  • TOPIC STUDY B
Optional modules for Year 2 (part-time) - FHEQ Levels 6 and 7
  • THREE optional modules in Year 2

Additional information

Overseas fees - £8,700

Music (Conducting) MMus

£ 4,000 VAT inc.