Overview
Our close-knit community includes students from more than 40 countries. With a constant flow of visiting artists and teachers from all over the world, diversity and cultural exchange is hard-wired into the experience of all students here.
Advanced Music
Students on the Advanced Music Study Abroad course are fully immersed in the entirety of music studies in the relevant specialist department. (Please note: this is not available in Orchestral Conducting; Orchestral Performance; Multi-Instrument Performance.)
Modules
Please note: A total 120 UK credits are allocated across a year of study. 40 UK credits are available to a Study Abroad student who successfully completes a term of study at the College.
| Duration | 12 weeks |
|---|---|
| Term | Autumn or Spring |
| Module | Advanced Music Performance Portfolio or Advanced Composition Portfolio |
| UK credits | 40 |
During your time here
Advanced Music Performance Students will benefit from:
- Individual lessons in the principal study area
- Accompaniment/coaching sessions (instrumental/vocal)
- Departmental performance classes
- Departmental specialist classes
- Ensemble projects (chamber music/choral ensembles)
- Supporting professional development classes
- Academic skills classes
Advanced Composition Students will benefit from:
- Individual lessons in composition
- Composition techniques
- Working with technology
- Harmony and counterpoint
- Orchestration
- Engraving
- Collaborative creativity classes
- Supporting professional development classes
- Academic skills classes
English language requirements
Applicants who are non-native speakers of English are required to achieve IELTS 5.5 or equivalent, with no lower than 5.5 in any component.
Tuition fees for study abroad
The tuition fees* for 2025/26 academic year are £9,250 per term
*tuition fees to do not apply to reciprocal exchange arrangements (eg Erasmus + / Taith mobilities)
How to apply
All study abroad applications are submitted via Acceptd. You can create an Acceptd account here: Acceptd - Signup (getacceptd.com)
Once you have created an account, please go to https://app.getacceptd.com/rwcmd to start your application and select the following options:
Application type: Other
Department: Study Abroad
Course: Advanced Music
Programme: Choose your specialism (eg Vocal, Composition, Woodwind, Jazz etc)
Supplemental Materials: For Study Abroad students, we are requesting self-tape auditions via Acceptd. Please follow the audition guidance for the “Your Recorded Audition” section (or “Your Portfolio” for Composition) of our audition guidance pages for details of what we require with regards to a self-tape audition:
- Instrumental & Vocal https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/audition-guidance/audition-guidance-music (and please see specific repertoire requirements for your specialism)
- Composition https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/audition-guidance/audition-guidance-composition
- Jazz https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/audition-guidance/audition-guidance-jazz
Deadlines
For Autumn 2025 term – 31st March 2025
For Spring 2026 term – 31st August 2025
If you have any questions please do get in touch with us on admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk
