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What will I learn?

The Strings department offers outstanding opportunities to explore your musical passions. With a high staff-student ratio, we have a dynamic and supportive learning environment which is tailored to support the needs and aspirations of each individual student.

Overview

The Strings department offers a vibrant and collaborative environment for our international student body. We encourage our students to participate in shaping the department into an artistic community which responds to the aspirations of tomorrow’s musicians. Our Strings programme offers unique opportunities in cross-genre and multi-disciplinary collaboration; these opportunities broaden your musical experiences and forge your creative and artistic identity.

The RCS is Scotland’s only conservatoire and our students benefit from partnerships with many of the professional organisations. Recent collaborations have included work with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Ensemble, Dunedin Consort, Scottish Opera, Hebrides Ensemble and Red Note Ensemble. String Pedagogy is also an integral part of the programme, and we have strong links with the RCS Junior Conservatoire, Sistema Scotland and the Benedetti Foundation. String players working at the highest levels have used the connections made through these collaborations as a springboard into the profession.

Which department am I in?

School of Music

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
To be confirmed
Application deadline

Expected December 2025

Start date

September 2025

Venue

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

100 Renfrew Street,

Glasgow,

Glasgow, City Of,

G2 3DB, SCOTLAND, Scotland

Entry requirements

For international students

Candidates are normally expected to hold a good honours (at least 2:2) degree, or its overseas equivalent, in a subject area relevant to the demands of the programme. We accept the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Level 6.0 (with a minimum score of 5.5 in each component) is required of applicants to the School of Music. TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 80, with minimum scores of: Reading - 18, Listening - 17, Speaking - 20, Writing - 17.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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