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Master’s degree · Other master’s award

Master of Performance (MPerf)

Royal College of Music · Royal College of Music · London, England, United Kingdom

Official program pageRequest information
Official award
Master of PerformanceMPerf
Subject
Music PerformanceEarly Music and Historical Performance (concentration)Conducting (concentration)
Format
On campus2 years full-time, 3 years part-time (part-time not available in Vocal & Opera)
Tuition
Not published

About this program

A two-year advanced performance degree with tailored tuition across brass, conducting, historical performance, keyboard, percussion, strings, vocal and woodwind faculties.

Department
Royal College of Music
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Award and subject

The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.

Official award
Master of PerformanceMPerf
Award family
Other master’s awardAnother earned master’s-level award, such as MMusEd, MRes, MPhil, Diplom or a locally named qualification, shown with its official title.
Qualification level
Master’s degree
Qualification standing
Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
Orientation
Professional orientation
Previous degree required
Not published
Subject links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
Music PerformanceDedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject.
Early Music and Historical PerformanceDocumented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject.Historical PerformanceHow students choose it is not published“Historical Performance: 702F”Source
ConductingDocumented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject.ConductingHow students choose it is not published“Conducting: 701F”Source

Accreditation, validation and recognition

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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
2 years full-time, 3 years part-time (part-time not available in Vocal & Opera)
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.

Admissions

Audition
Audition requirement not published
Portfolio
Portfolio requirement not published
Interview
Not published
Deadlines
  • 1 October 2026 · this date has passed; check the current cycle

Fees and costs

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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.

Sources and how this was checked

Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.

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