Royal Academy of Music, University of London

What you'll study

Core teaching emphasises practical and critical development through a variety of modes:

• Performance classes — forums to present work‑in‑progress and receive feedback from staff and peers.
• Masterclasses — public sessions that broaden interpretative input beyond one‑to‑one tuition.
• Academic supervisions — ongoing specialist guidance to develop and critique the Portfolio.
• Ensemble and Directed Ensemble coaching — preparation for concerts with small or large ensembles.
• Lectures and seminars — to establish knowledge, analytical skills and debate.

Students choose from a rotating set of elective modules; examples given include:

• Contemporary Music Workshop (collaborative composer‑performer projects)
• Analysis and Aesthetics
• Artist Development (practical career skills and assessed via portfolio)
• Attentive Listening
• Concert Programmes and Programming; Concert Workshop
• Creative Collaboration (intensive projects, e.g. with Glyndebourne)
• Creating your own performance projects; Creative Programming and Research
• Enhanced Performance Techniques; Historical Performance
• The Interpreter’s Workshop; Open Academy (participation and community work)
• Performing Experimental Music; The Pianist’s Heritage
• Principles of Chamber Music; Thinking about recording / The self‑directed recording artist
• Transcription and Arrangement

Assessment for composers is centred on a composition Portfolio submitted at the end of the year.

Entry requirements

The course page does not list specific entry requirements. Applicants should consult the institution for formal entry criteria and audition/application guidance.

Career prospects

The programme is designed to prepare composers for professional activity that may include composing, collaborative projects with performers and ensembles, self‑produced recordings and roles requiring programming or community engagement. The Artist Development provision supports practical skills that feed into freelance and portfolio careers in the music profession.

Scholarships & funding angle

No specific scholarships are detailed on the provided text. Prospective students should investigate the Academy’s central funding and scholarship pages and consider how the programme’s portfolio, performance opportunities and Artist Development activities could strengthen external funding or residency applications.