2-year Master of Music Performance

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.

Application deadline 15th of December for entrance the following academic year. 

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.

Audition fees

The following fees apply:

Application fee: NOK 480,-; this applies to all applicants, for any course.

Tuition fee
The tuition fee at Barratt Due Institute of Music is for the academic year 2019/2020 NOK 19.000/year. An estimated monthly cost for students living in Oslo is approx. NOK 10.000.

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/

Students have to arrange for accommodation themselves. But we are of course happy to assist you in the process of finding suitable accommodation. As a student at Barratt Due, you automatically become a member of The Foundation for Student Life in Oslo (SiO), which provides subsidized housing, healthcare, counselling, kindergartens, sports facilities and other services. For more information, see www.sio.no

Contact our student consultant