2-year Master of Music Performance

The Barratt Due Master Programme is designed to provide a high-quality academic music education and to produce knowledgeable, independent musicians. 2-year Master of Music performance Solo Instrument is offered in cooperation with The Norwegian Academy of Music. For more information of the programme, press here

The programme is centered on building a repertoire. During the programme, you will plan and execute a Master’s Project: an in-depth study of a chosen topic and/or repertoire area. This is your own artistic project; you select the theme and are responsible for the project’s completion.

The programme will provide the basis for admission to Ph.D. programmes and the Artistic Research Programme.

• Concerts
  The Barratt Due Symphony Orchestra holds concerts twice a year in the Oslo Concert Hall, or the Assembly Hall at the University of Oslo. Chamber concerts and recitals are organised throughout the year. In addition, Barratt Due frequently collaborates with keynote, professional actors in the world of arts and culture. In recent years, this has included the National Touring Concert Institute (Rikskonsertene), the Bergen Music Festival, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

• Chamber music
  We consider chamber music as a core activity in a performing programme, thus we do our best to give each and every student a chance to experience the joy of playing in an ensemble. The Chamber music is fulfilled through the everyday work as as well as in bigger, thematic projects like Scandal – Paris 1920, Passion and Phantasie and Entartete Musik. Features from other branches of art, guest lectures and social arrangements is also a part of this picture.

• Master classes
  Prominent national and international performers and teachers are a source of valuable inspiration. The musicians that have held master classes at the Institute in the past few years include: Mauricio Fuks, Truls Mørk, Almita and Roland Vamos, Susanna Eken, Christian Lindberg, Hans Pålsson and Dora Schwartsberg.

• Productions
  Facing an audience is a universally important part of training, which is why giving the students practical experience of concert production plays a significant role; producing concerts for children and the elderly is a compulsory part of the education programme. Furthermore, Barratt Due considers reaching out to new audiences and exploring new arenas for classical music as an important task for the classically trained musician.

November 1, 2024: Application Form Opens
Register your application in the Søknadsweb and supplementary forms.

December 15, 2024: Application Deadline
The application form closes at 23:59.
Please remember to include the required documentation. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

January 15, 2025: Deadline for Submitting Video Recording
This applies only to applicants outside the Nordic countries who have chosen a digital audition.

February 1, 2025: Deadline for Submitting Proof of Language Proficiency
Deadline for submitting language proficiency documentation for international applicants.

Early February 2025: Invitation to Audition/Interview
Applicants outside the Nordic countries who have chosen a digital audition will receive an invitation to a digital interview.

February 19–23, 2025: In-Person Entrance Examinations
Held at NMH’s premises in Oslo.
Slemdalsveien 11, 0369 Oslo, Norway.

February 28, 2025: Entrance Examination Results
The results will be published in the Søknadsweb, and offer letters will be sent by email.

August 1, 2025: Deadline for Submission of Diploma
Diplomas for education completed in spring 2024 must be submitted by this date.

If you have questions regarding the application form, please contact our student consultant.

Admission to the 2-year Master programme requires a Bachelor’s degree in music with minimum 80 ECTS-credits in performance-related subjects, as well as passed auditions and entrance examinations. A high level of performance skill on your principal instrument is expected, as well as excellent aural skills and good knowledge of music theory.

If your primary language is not English and you graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not English, you must demonstrate your proficiency in the English language. All international students must meet the English requirements listed in the GSU-list.

For applicants with foreign education, the requirements are specified in the GSU-list

You can also meet the English language requirement by completing one of the following tests:

TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language

• minimum score 500 for paper-based test
• minimum score 170 for computer-based test
• minimum score of 60 for Internet-based test

IELTS – British Council’s International English Language Testing Service

• minimum score 5.0 (Academic test)

University of Cambridge examinations

• First Certificate in English
• Certificate in Advanced English
• Certificate of Proficiency in English

You can also meet the English requirements if you:

• have completed at least one year of university education in countries where the medium of instruction is English (Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK, the USA and New Zealand).
• have completed a university degree in the subject English language or English literature.

Test results must be submitted no later than the 1st of March in the year of admission.

Tuition fee for university students outside the EU/EEA

International students from countries outside the EU/EEA must also pay a security certificate
(approx. NOK 380.000) to ensure that living costs are covered for the academic year in Norway.

That is the approximate equivalent of 34.000 USD, 32.000 Euro or 26.600 GBP.
(please note that these figures are subject to change due to currency fluctuation).

Addendum:
In addition to tuition fees comes:

SiO fee (Student Samskipnaden in Oslo) of NOK 690
Copy fee of NOK 300 per semester. The copy fee covers a printing quota of NOK 100, which you can use for printing/copying, as well as the Kopinor agreement for copying/printing material that is copyright protected.

Application fee.
All applicants must pay an application fee. This fee is non-refundable, even if you are not accepted.
Barratt Due music institute does not offer scholarships for foreign students.

An estimated monthly cost for students living in Oslo is approx. NOK 13.500.

Unfortunately, we do not offer any scholarships. As a general rule, international students cannot expect loans or subsidies from The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund. 

All students who plan to stay in Norway for more than three months, will need a student residence permit.

Visa requirements are regulated by the Norwegian Immigration Authorities and details are to be found in the GSU-list

For students who need to document sufficient funding in order to obtain a student visa, The Barratt Due Institute of Music has a deposit account where the funds can be deposited until a Norwegian bank account has been opened. Please contact us for further details.

For more information, please see:
http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate-of-Immigration/Central-topics/Studies
http://www.studyinnorway.no/

Exemptions

There are specific exemptions to the tuition fee requirement. Below is a list of exemption categories for various groups of applicants.

Permanent Residence Permit
The student holds a permanent residence permit in Norway.

Compelling Humanitarian Grounds or Strong Connection to Norway
The student has a residence permit in Norway based on compelling humanitarian grounds or a particularly strong connection to Norway (udi.no).

Asylum
The student has been granted protection (asylum) in Norway.

Marriage to a Norwegian Citizen
The student is married to, or cohabits with and has a child with, a Norwegian citizen. Both the student and their spouse/cohabiting partner reside in Norway.

Family Member of an EEA Citizen Residing in Norway
The student has a right of residence in Norway as a family member of an EEA citizen. The EEA citizen must have a residence basis in Norway other than education. Family members include father, mother, spouse, or cohabiting partner with whom the student has a child.

Documentation Requirements:

• A copy of the student’s current residence permit.
• A copy of the decision from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) or the police showing that the student has a family immigration permit with a family member holding a residence permit in Norway. The family immigration decision must be submitted even if the student now has a permanent residence permit.
• A copy of the current residence permit or registration certificate for the individual with whom the student has family immigration rights.

British Citizens
During the transition period ending in 2020, British citizens were treated as if the United Kingdom were still a member of the EU and EEA.
If the student is a British citizen, they may be exempt from the tuition fee requirement if they had residency rights in Norway according to the EEA agreement before the end of the transition period (31 December 2020). The student must also have been residing in Norway.
If the student arrived in Norway on or after 1 January 2021, they must meet the other exemption requirements applicable to citizens from outside the EU to qualify for a tuition fee exemption.

Family Immigration
The student holds a residence permit on the basis of family immigration. The person with whom the student is reunited must either be a Norwegian citizen or a foreign national with a residence basis in Norway other than education.

Full-time Employment
The student has been residing in Norway and engaged in continuous full-time employment for at least 24 months directly prior to the start of their studies.
The student must have held a residence permit as a worker and paid taxes to Norway during the 24-month period of accrual. There must be no interruptions in the accrual period or between the accrual period and the start of studies requiring tuition payment. Exceptions may be made for absences of up to one year due to illness or childbirth. Annual leave of five weeks per year is accepted as part of the accrual period, as are parental leave periods connected with employment.
Work as an au pair is not considered full-time employment and does not qualify for a tuition fee exemption.

Documentation Requirements:

• Confirmation from employer(s) showing that the student has engaged in continuous full-time employment in Norway for at least 24 months before the start of their studies (with dates). The confirmation(s) must include the position percentage and be signed by the employer on official letterhead or stamped with the employer’s seal.
• Documentation showing that the student has paid taxes to Norway in the 24 months preceding the start of studies. Acceptable forms of documentation include tax assessment transcripts, payroll and withholding statements, or payslips.

Education in Norway
The student has completed at least three consecutive years of education in Norway, achieving the equivalent of at least three years of full-time studies (180 ECTS credits).
There must be no breaks in the accrual period or between the accrual period and the start of studies requiring tuition payment. Exceptions may be made for breaks of up to one year due to illness or childbirth.
During this period, the student must not have received loans or grants from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund, public educational support from other countries (such as the Swedish Board of Student Finance or the Danish Agency for Higher Education), or Norwegian development support schemes (such as Norad, NUFU, or NORHED).

Documentation Requirements:
The student must submit a transcript or diploma for education undertaken in Norway. The transcript must be stamped and signed by the institution.

Applications regarding housing students during the study period are made through the Student Union in Oslo (SiO). To find an overview of student accommodation that SiO offers, please follow the link below: https://bolig.sio.no/find-housing

Furthermore, you can also look at the location of the student accommodation SiO offers by clicking the link below:
https://bolig.sio.no/en/areas-with-student-housing.

The homes are of different sizes and you can apply as one person, a couple or a family with children.

For more information or help with looking for housing, please contact SiO here.

Contact our student consultant