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.
Music
Students on the Music Performance Study Abroad Programme are fully immersed in the entirety of music studies in the relevant specialist department.
Modules
Each 13-week programme comprises 12 weeks of specialist tutoring including individual sessions and group classes, as well as an additional ‘Welcome Week’ at the start or a ‘Wrap-Up Week’ at end of programme.
Please note: A total 120 UK credits are allocated across a year of study. The equivalent of 40 UK credits is available to a Study Abroad student who successfully completes a term of study at the College.
| Duration | 12 weeks |
|---|---|
| Term | Autumn or Spring |
| Module | Music Performance Portfolio or Composition Portfolio |
| UK credits | 20 |
| Duration | 12 weeks |
|---|---|
| Term | Autumn or Spring |
| Module | Professional Studies Music |
| UK credits | 20 |
During your time here
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
- Professional development specialist module
- Teaching skills
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: 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 (please see 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 (please follow guidance for BMus 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
