Classical String Performance - MA Programme content
Key information
Key information
- Complete full-time over two years
- Delivered on campus
- Modules taught during autumn and spring semesters
- Present a practical Final Presentation at the end of the final semester
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Individual lessons, chamber music coaching and workshops and encounters with visiting artists
- Reflective practice and guided research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers
Programme content - Year 1
Core modules
- Technique, Repertoire and Style 1 (MU5401) develops technical mastery and artistic performance on a classical instrument, preparing students for professional-level public performance.
- Ensemble 1 (MU5411) features training by professional members of the Irish Chamber Orchestra in the genres of string chamber music and larger string ensemble, resulting in a number of public performances.
- Writing and Documentation of Arts Practice (MD6071) will explore a variety of approaches to the documentation of artistic practices, with a focus on documentation through writing.
- Independent Study (MD6051) or another choice from an Elective bundle.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Core modules
- Technique, Repertoire and Style 2 (MU5402)advances technical skills, expands repertoire, and deepens stylistic interpretation through progressive one-to-one tuition.
- Ensemble 2 (MU5412) involves progressive training in string chamber ensembles according to the framework outlined in Ensemble 1.
- Writing and Documentation of Arts Practice 2 (MD6072) explore the creative process in artistic and academic work with a view towards investigating resonance, dissonance, and synchronicity
- Independent Study (MD6052), or another choice from an elective bundle.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Programme content - Year 2
Core modules
- Technique, Repertoire and Style 3 (MU5003)delivers personalized, high‑level performance tuition on the student’s instrument, building on Technique, Repertoire & Style 1 and 2 to refine artistry, technique, and public performance.
- Ensemble 3 (MU5053)advances ensemble performance skills through chamber orchestra training, public concerts, and collaboration with professional musicians.
- Elective (MD5501) - students can select two different fields of interest (3 credits each).
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Core modules
- Final Presentation (MD5522) equips students to perform specialist repertoire at the standard of a public recital or conduct a research project to the level of a master's standard dissertation or a combination of both.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
