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Music Performance degrees abroad
Music performance programs are designed to equip students with the tools, confidence, and experience they’ll need to become successful professional musicians.
You’ll study the art of performance and work towards mastering your instrument. Alongside developing a detailed understanding of topics including composition, musicology, songwriting, and audio production, you’ll get to grips with industry-standard recording equipment and top-notch music software.
Studying abroad is a great opportunity to explore a range of musical styles, genres, and cultures in their original environments. You’ll see first-hand how the music industry operates across the globe, sharpen your performance skills, and make lasting friendships and memories.
Music Performance program structure
At the undergraduate level, you can study music performance as either a BA or a BMus. A BA lasts for a minimum of three years and includes a wide variety of music-related topics. A BMus is a more specialized four-year program that is highly structured around performance-focused modules.
If you’ve always wanted to study in the US, you’ll probably select music performance as your undergraduate major. In the US educational system, you must spend the first two years of your degree taking general education classes, before focusing on music-specific courses for the remaining half of the program.
Those wanting to pursue a postgraduate qualification can enroll in a master’s program. An MA is normally studied on a full-time basis over one year. By contrast, an MMus requires two years of full-time study because students are expected to complete an additional year-long research project.
If you’re aiming to get the highest qualification possible, you can follow a doctorate program. A research-based PhD typically takes between four and seven years to complete.
Teaching methods on music performance degrees include lectures, seminars, tutorials, ensemble rehearsals, performance classes, and hands-on studio sessions. You’ll likely be assessed through a combination of exams, essays, reports, independent research projects, practical assessments, and live performances.
Music performance is a highly flexible program and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to tailor your degree to reflect your strengths and interests. While program content will differ between students and universities, most institutions will cover these core areas:
- Understanding music
- Performance skills and techniques
- Composition
- Sound, technology, and music
- Music in context
- Improvisation in performance
- Ensemble performance
- Music research skills
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Music Performance study abroad programs
Music performance undergraduate programs
Bachelor's in music performance
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Music - Performance - BM Alma College, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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42,352 USD
Fee in university's local currency 42,352 USD
- Start date
- August, January
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Music Performance - BM University of the Pacific, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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50,370 USD
Fee in university's local currency 50,370 USD
- Start date
- August, January, May
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Music Performance - BMus University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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29,800 USD
Fee in university's local currency 29,800 USD
- Start date
- August, January, May
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Music Performance - BM University of South Carolina, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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33,928 USD
Fee in university's local currency 33,928 USD
- Start date
- August, January
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Music Performance - BA Hope College, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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36,400 USD
Fee in university's local currency 36,400 USD
- Start date
- January, August
Associate in music performance
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Commercial Music Performance - AA Diablo Valley College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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8,304 USD
Fee in university's local currency 8,304 USD
- Start date
- August, January
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Music Performance - AA Cuesta College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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10,650 USD
Fee in university's local currency 10,650 USD
- Start date
- August, January
Certificate in music performance
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Popular Music Performance (Keyboards) - Cert HE The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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17,138 USD
Fee in university's local currency 13,750 GBP
- Start date
- September
Pathway in music performance
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Music Performance & Production (Foundation) - FD Leeds Beckett University, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate pathway
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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14,583 USD
Fee in university's local currency 11,700 GBP
- Start date
- September, January
Music performance graduate programs
Master's in music performance
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Classical String Performance - MA University of Limerick, Ireland
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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11,819 USD
Fee in university's local currency 11,173 EUR
- Start date
- September
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Music (Performance) - MA Long Island University Post, USA
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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44,100 USD
Fee in university's local currency 44,100 USD
- Start date
- September, January
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Music Performance - MA Bath Spa University, UK
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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17,823 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,300 GBP
- Start date
- January, February
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Music Performance - MMus University of Southern Mississippi, USA
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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10,770 USD
Fee in university's local currency 10,770 USD
- Start date
- August, January
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Music Performance - MM Arizona State University, USA
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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25,200 USD
Fee in university's local currency 25,200 USD
- Start date
- August, January
Certificate in music performance
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Music: Performance - GradCert Portland State University, USA
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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19,494 USD
Fee in university's local currency 19,494 USD
- Start date
- September, January, March
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Future music performance careers
As a music performance graduate, you’ll be poised to start a successful career within the music industry and beyond. Your communication, collaboration, and technical skills will be transferable across a wide range of sectors and roles, including:
- Professional musician
- Music producer
- Music therapist
- Music teacher
- Studio manager
- Composer
- Sound engineer
- Conductor
Securing some work experience during the university holidays is helpful for those looking to take their employability to the next level. Getting involved in your university’s music societies, radio show, or bands will also demonstrate your passion and talent to potential employers.
