– Everyone is given room to be themselves, and we’re good at looking out for each other and showing up to support one another at concerts and projects
Krister Wollen
Read the interviewMusic performance - master
Musikkutøving - master
Application deadline
- Nordic applicants: 15 December
- EU/EEA + Swiss applicants: 15 December
- Non-EU/EEA applicants: 15 November
About the study
The study programme offers you a broad range of instruments and genres within classical, popular, and electronic music. This variety provides excellent opportunities for professional development and collaboration across genres and musical styles.
What will you learn?
As a student, you will have the opportunity to further develop your instrumental and musical skills, your artistic profile, and your ability to reflect independently on your artistic work.
You will be able to explore one or more topics of your choice related to your own work as a musician.
Performing music at a high artistic level, combined with reflection on your own artistic practice, will deepen your understanding of the processes and methods that characterise artistic research.
Student life
What can you become?
Through the master in music performance students will acquire competences and qualifications for work as professional performers both within artistic and cultural institutions, and as freelancers.
The programme can also form part of a study programme together with the graduate programme in teacher training (PPU) which will provide teaching competences and qualifications for employment as a music teacher in:
- schools
- community music schools
- upper secondary schools
- and in further and higher education institutions
Career opportunities
Access to further studies
The programme meets the prerequisites for PhD programmes in artistic research.Programme structure
How is the teaching organized?
The programme consists of individual teaching and supervision, group work, seminars, projects, and masterclasses.
Parts of the theory teaching will take place as lectures.
The majority of the your study time will be spent on practising and developing your masters project.
Language of instruction
Language of instruction and examinations: English and Norwegian.
It is possible to complete the coursework requirements and exams in either English or Norwegian.
Programme structure
See the subjects you can take in this study programStudy plan
Outgoing exchange
It is possible to undertake an exchange in the 3rd semester.
Musikkonservatoriet has several exchange agreements with institutions in the Nordic region and Europe through Nordplus and Erasmus programmes.
Destinations for studies abroad
Admission requirements
Bachelor’s degree in music performance or equivalent education with at least 80 credits of performance specialisation on the applicant's main instrument.
In addition to the online application, there will be an audition procedure consisting of:
- A performance audition
- Interview including presentation of the draft of the master's project description
Admission capacity
10 places
Applicants from Norway or Nordic countries:
Her finner du all informasjon knyttet til søking og opptak.
Applicants within EU/EEA/Switzerland:
You will find more information about admission for EU/EAA applicants here.
Applicants outside EU/EEA/Switzerland and the Nordic countries:
You will find more information about admission for Non-EU/EEA applicants here
Non-EU students must be prepared to pay tuition fees
Do you have any questions?
You might also be interested in
Musikkutøving - bachelor
Lidenskap for musikk? På bachelorstudiet i musikk kan du utvikle dine musikalske ferdigheter i en re...
Tromsø,
Hvordan er det å være student i nord?
Følg @uitstudent på Instagram eller TikTok for å få et enda bedre innblikk i hvordan det er å studere på UiT. Her viser studentene fram sin studiehverdag, deler tips og nyttig informasjon, og du kan stille spørsmål om alt du måtte lure på.
Sjekk også @uitnorgesarktiske på Instagram eller TikTok for info om studier, jobbmuligheter og forskning.
