MA Musical Direction
Leeds, United Kingdom
MA
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 14,400
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Our MA in Musical Direction is designed to fully prepare highly-skilled musicians to embark upon a career as a musical director. With tailored one-to-one classes, students will hone their musicianship and be exposed to a wide range of working practices, working alongside key practitioners, companies, and industry professionals from across the region.
This MA encourages students to interrogate the role of the musical director and redefine it for themselves, through the continued collaborative, student-led development of new work across the year.
With collaboration and individual artistry at the heart of all of our Theatre MAs, students will leave this course not only fully equipped to adapt to the changing face of theatre but also with the skill set and tenacity required to drive that change.
Graduates from the Musical Directing MA will be excellently placed to work as an MD for a wide range of theatre performances and performance projects, and with experience, they will be able to adapt to different-sized and scaled projects. Upon successful completion of the course, students may go on to careers which may include:
- Musical Director
- Assistant Director
- Choral Director
- Composer
- Youth Theatre Director
- Tutor
- Teacher