Music Universities and Institutions in the UK

Royal Academy of Music

• The Royal Academy of Music is located on Marylebone Road in London, England. In addition to paying an application fee, prospective students must participate in a twenty- to thirty-minute audition to showcase their scales, arpeggios, and select pieces. After the audition, prospective students must also complete a fifty-minute paper including essay questions and music knowledge quizzes.

  The Royal Academy of Music offers studies in most forms of instruments, musical theatre, Classical performance, conducting, and vocals. Fees per annum begin at seventeen thousand pounds for a bachelor's degree.

  You can contact the Royal Academy of Music for more enrollment information:

  Royal Academy of Music
  Marylebone Road
  London NW1 5HT, United Kingdom
  (0)20 7873 7373
  ram.ac.uk

School of Music, University of Leeds

• The School of Music at the University of Leeds offers degrees in music performance abroad, music and industry, and popular world music. Prospective students can choose a degree with their overall post-college career goal in mind. Fees for application and study vary based on the student's eligibility for available scholarships. Students must possess a minimum grade 5 level in music theory and higher for practical music ability.

  The School of Music at the University of Leeds offers music degrees with minors in religion, philosophy, mathematics, and multimedia electronics. It is located on Woodhouse Lane in Leeds, UK, outside of London.

  School of Music, University of Leeds
  Woodhouse Lane
  Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2, United Kingdom
  (0)11 3343 2583
  leeds.ac.uk

Royal College of Music

• The Royal College of Music is located on Prince Consort Road in London, England. Prospective students can audition in London, the United States, or Asia and must display technical abilities with scales and arpeggios, perform an approved audition piece, and demonstrate sight-reading aptitude.

  The Royal College of Music currently offers a bachelor of music degree and a bachelor of science in physics with musical performance degree. Fees range from three thousand pounds for UK residents and can be as much as seventeen thousand pounds for international students, not including room and board.

  You can contact the Royal College of Music for more enrollment information.

  Royal College of Music
  Prince Consort Road
  London SW7 2BS, United Kingdom
  (0)20 7589 3643
  rcm.ac.uk

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

• The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama concentrates on experience and talent as well as grades when auditioning prospective students. Unlike the previous institutions, which required a certain grade level for entrance, the Royal Scottish Academy looks at the overall talent in performance of a potential student during an audition.

  It is far more expensive for a non-UK student to join the Royal Scottish Academy than for a native student; fees begin at fifteen hundred pounds for a UK student whereas prices start at twelve thousand pounds per year for a non-native. The academy offers several music and performance degrees, including contemporary performance practice, music with honors, and production arts.

  You can contact the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama for more enrollment information.

  Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
  100 The Centre
  City Centre, Glasgow G2 3DB, United Kingdom
  (0)14 1332 5057
  rsamd.ac.uk