STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMME

Course Details

The Study Abroad Programme offers you the opportunity to explore and experience the British musical scene while living and studying within the thriving surroundings of an internationally recognised institution that specialises in musical education and professional training for performers and composers.

We will work with you to create a programme to suit your particular needs drawn from the wide range of modules and components within the BMus (Hons) programme. You can take the Study Abroad Programme as either a Junior Year or Senior Year. You can earn 120 UK credits for one full-time year of study.

Depending on the agreed programme of study you may expect to study from the following options:

• Principal Study
• Principal Study Enhancement
• Departmental Classes
• Engaging Audiences
• Large Ensemble (depending on instrument)
• Chamber Music (depending on instrument)
• CoLab
• Musical Studies
• Applied Musicianship
• Specialist Options – Orchestration, Harmony and Counterpoint, Conducting, Musical Form and Analysis, Jazz Improvisation for Non-Jazz Musicians, Cultural Studies, Public Performance and Presentation, Essential Performing Practice, Arrangement, Jazz Composition

Teaching

Study Abroad students are fully integrated with our resident students and faculty, and will experience the full range of performance opportunities, teaching and resources the Conservatoire has to offer.

Learning takes place through a combination of formal tuition, experiential learning and personal study. Instrumental/composition/vocal tuition is the central element of provision consisting of individual tuition, group tuition, rehearsals, workshops, seminars and masterclasses. You will develop and contextualize your individual tuition within a broad range of solo, small group/chamber and large ensemble activities. Visiting artists, ensemble directors and lecturers will expose you to a variety of views and approaches current within the profession. For students taking the programme for a year, CoLab is an integral element of performance studies and is a ring-fenced period of the academic year where students work together to create and develop creative projects and where artistic risks and innovation are encouraged. Most tuition in academic study is delivered in small groups where practical experience is blended with theoretical knowledge to develop musicianship, informed performers and employability skills. Large lectures are also given in some components such as the History and Context of Music, The Artist as Educator, and The Artist as Entrepreneur.

The programme aims to enable you to develop independent learning strategies for lifelong learning. Your tutors will regularly encourage you to reflect on learning and to formulate personal programmes of study and targets for learning.

Specific modules/components in the programme may involve you studying with another student or students in a collaborative way (e.g. with other musicians, dancers or other artists in a working relationship). Collaboration is considered to be at the heart of professional artistic life and as such, opportunities such as these represent valued learning experiences.

Alumni Destinations

Our graduates go on to follow careers in solo, ensemble and orchestral performance, composition and arranging, creative project work, instrumental/vocal teaching, community project work, collaborative projects with other media/art forms, postgraduate performance/composition study, other related postgraduate study or PGCE.

Assessment

Assessment methods mirror professional contexts as far as possible. In Professional Studies, assessments for performance/composition activities include a combination of solo, chamber/small ensemble, large ensemble and technical work. These will be supplemented by written/oral assignments that require critical reflection on a range of contextual matters (the wider profession, audience, the concept of the informed performer etc). Other modules feature a blend of written and practical assessments relating to performance practice, contextual and historical knowledge, and musicianship; elective assessments will focus on employability skills and knowledge. Attendance is assessed for some performance activities.

Entry Requirements

Entrance is subject to application (via UCAS Conservatoires) and recorded auditions (via Embark).

Once you have completed your application through UCAS Conservatoires, please provide us with the following information:

• Transcripts of your studies to date
• An overview/programme specification of the programme you are currently enrolled on.
• An indication of how long you wish to study with us (one term or a complete year).
• Confirmation from your home institution that they approve your application to Trinity Laban and the number of credits they require; this can be an email from your International Office to admissions@trinitylaban.ac.uk
• English language competency requirements also apply, if you are not studying in a majority English speaking country.

Once you have completed the UCAS Conservatoires application, you should proceed to Embark to submit your video recording. Where possible, the panel will prefer to see a video recording of your speech and performance instead of listening to an audio recording. There should be two elements to your recording a) a speech and b) a performance.

a)  for the speech, you should record a passage of yourself speaking in English. First identify yourself by name and then say something about your musical background and the training you have had, your musical ambitions and your reasons for applying for the programme of study.

b)  for the performance, you should record two to three works (or extracts). Please note that the panel will wish to have some idea of the range of your ability, so provide works that provide contrasts of musical style and instrumental/vocal technique. Your performance must not be longer than 15 minutes in total. You can upload multiple files for this.

For more information about recorded auditions, please refer to this link.

English language requirements (if applicable):

International students whose first language is not English will be required to take an English Language Assessment prior to enrolment. We accept IELTS Band 6 or equivalent. You can find more information here.

If you require a Student visa to study in the UK you may need a Secure English Language Test (SELT). More information can be found at gov.uk.

Please contact admissions@trinitylaban.ac.uk if you have any queries.

Fees and Finance

Fees for September 2024 entrants will be updated soon.

Fees for September 2023 entrants

Fees are reviewed annually and may increase by up to 5% each year. The following fees are confirmed

Mode of Study	All students
Full year	£19,320
One term	£7,890
Two Terms	£14,220

Fees for September 2022 entrants

Fees are reviewed annually and may increase by up to 5% each year. The following fees are confirmed

Mode of Study	All students
Full year	£18,580
One term	£7,590
Two Terms	£13,670

You can also view our Current and Past Fees.

Accommodation and Living Costs

This information can be found on our Costs of Living page.

Financial Support

Read about financial awards and external funding opportunities in the Fees and Finance section.