Entry Requirements (Postgraduate)

You should have attained a 2:1 or higher in your undergraduate degree, which need not be in music performance.  

If you do not have an undergraduate degree, you are eligible to apply at postgraduate level. In this case you can be assessed though the recognition of prior learning process. For more information on this, please check the RIAM Recognition of Prior Learning Policy.  

We teach all classes through English. If your first language is not English and you have not been educated through the medium of English, you must have one of the following English language qualifications: 

Master's Degree

  • Cambridge English Qualifications  - Minimum overall score of 165 on the Cambridge English scale, i.e. minimum Grade B2 First or Proficiency Certificate (Master  courses) 
  • Duolingo English Test Minimum overall score of 95, no individual sub-scores below 90 (Master courses)
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) IELTS 5.5 for (Master courses). Minimum overall score of 5.5, no individual band below 5.5
  • Pearson English International Certification Minimum overall score of 45, no section scores below 40 (Master Courses)
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) Minimum overall score of 46 with a minimum score in writing of 14 (Master Courses) 
  • Trinity College London - Trinity ISE II (B2) with at least merit in each skill category (Master Courses) 

Doctorate

  • Cambridge English Qualifications - Minimum overall score of 180 on the Cambridge English scale, i.e. minimum Grade C1 in Advanced or Proficiency Certificate (Doctorate course)
  • Duolingo English Test:  Minimum overall score of 110/160, no individual sub-scores below 105 (Doctorate course)
  • IELTS 5.5 for Diploma, Bachelor and Master students – Change to International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) IELTS 6.5 for Access, Diploma, and Bachelor students. Minimum overall score of 6.5 (Doctorate), no individual band below 6 (Doctorate course)
  • Pearson English International Certification Minimum overall score of 58, no section scores below 55 (Doctorate Course)
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) Minimum overall score of 79 with a minimum score in writing of 21 (Doctorate Course)
  • Trinity College London - Trinity ISE III (C1) with at least merit in each skill category 9 (Doctorate course) 

Successful postgraduate candidates will normally give a performance at audition that tackles challenging repertoire, is technically assured, and demonstrates some individuality of musical ideas.