Music Performance MMus: After you graduate

A high proportion of Music Performance MMus students obtain employment on graduation - either in the music profession itself, in related areas or in teaching - or enrol for further study (eg PGCE, MPhil or PhD). Many of our graduates are international students and have taken up posts across the world, in locations such as Cyprus and Kuwait. For those students who are already in employment and undertake the course part-time, the award may accelerate promotion and open up new opportunities.

The nature of the Music Performance MMus at Kingston - combining compositional and practical skills, alongside theoretical knowledge - equips graduates for a broad range of careers, including:

• performing professionally;
• teaching in school;
• higher education;
• instrumental teaching;
• outreach work; and
• educational workshops.

The high level of research and transferable skills you acquire during your studies also makes careers in the wider commercial and business environments available to you.

Examples of recent graduate destinations for this and similar courses include:

• broadcast media co-ordinator at the BBC, London;
• composer for Jonathan Brooks Music, Cheshire;
• education development manager for Art Asia Trust Ltd, Hampshire;
• interactive editorial assistant for the BBC, London;
• managing director at Forces Recruitment Services, Cambridgeshire;
• music production co-ordinator at Michael Paert Music, Surrey; and
• pricing and costing executive at British Airways, West Sussex.