Creative Music Performance

Entry requirements

For admission to the MA in Creative Music Performance, successful applicants will have:

A recognised honours primary degree (NFQ Level 8) in Music or a degree in which Music is a subject, with a minimum of Second Class Honours (H2:2).

Applicants from other disciplines may be considered where they demonstrate appropriate musical competence (e.g. Grade 8 / Diploma in Performance and Grade 5 theory).

International candidates who are non-native speakers of English must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language.

All applicants are required to undertake an audition and interview.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Want to deepen your musicianship, collaborate across genres, develop your own creative voice, and perform at an advanced level?

Designed for accomplished performers ready to push their creativity further, the MA in Creative Music Performance at DCU is a one-year programme that brings together musicians from classical, jazz, rock and traditional backgrounds. Through collaboration, research and performance, students refine their craft while developing a distinctive artistic voice for today’s diverse musical world and tomorrow’s creative industries.

Students will deepen their technical skills, collaborate with other creative performers from different backgrounds and have opportunities to showcase their work. With musicians from classical, jazz, rock and traditional Irish music backgrounds learning together, the course offers a unique cross-genre environment where collaboration and creative experimentation are central.

This programme is subject to final approval.