MMus/MA Joint Principal Study

The MMus/MA Joint Principal Study (JPS) degree is intended for exceptional students who are capable of performing at masters level in more than one discipline. Your study will be shared between two departments, with both individual lessons and supporting classes split between disciplines.

Possible combinations include:

Two instruments from different families within the performance strand, e.g. piano and cello
Two genres, such as jazz and traditional music; jazz and (classical) performance; or traditional music and (classical) performance
Two disciplines, such as composition and percussion
Please note: it is not possible to study two instruments from the same family. e.g. viola and violin

The following strands are self-contained specialisms, and may not be combined with another strand as part of a JPS route:

Chamber Music
Conducting
Performance and Pedagogy
Performance and Musicology
Piano for Dance
Repetiteurship

The following cases do not constitute joint principal study:

Students pursuing two instruments within the same family e.g. violin and viola, piano and harpsichord, flute and piccolo, and similar doublings
Jazz and Traditional students who both perform and compose as part of their discipline

Acceptance onto the Joint Principal Study strand is exceptional, and is only offered to students who are able to demonstrate the requisite level of skill and commitment across both areas.