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Schools and Courses

This is where you can find out all you need to know about studying at the RNCM. Click on Undergraduate or Graduate programmes to discover what our courses have to offer.

Undergraduate

At undergraduate level, we offer:

Graduate School

The RNCM offers a superb environment for advanced musical studies in performance (including conducting) and composition. The Graduate School provides a rich variety of courses of study which train instrumentalists, singers, conductors, composers and musicologists up to a fully professional level.


RNCM Postgraduate International Artist Diploma

The RNCM Postgraduate International Artist Diploma represents the pinnacle of achievement in performance at the College, and is designed for a small number of top level performers identified as having the potential to progress to an international career in their chosen field. Training is delivered through intensive instrumental or vocal tuition with coaching from renowned international teachers, a range of high-profile public performance opportunities and a variety of specialist classes.

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Hallé/RNCM Strings Leadership Course

This one-year course enables students to develop their individual performing and orchestral skills through one-to-one tuition and high-profile external performance opportunities with the Halle. It includes a guarantee of £10,000 paid work and provides an effective transition from advances studies towards entry to the music profession.

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Principal Study

All students work within a Principal Study school. For more details about what it is like to pursue your own specialism at the RNCM, please select your chosen school below:

Practical activity is placed into context in Academic Studies, professional skills training and work-related learning.