Develop your individual style and musical personality with a rich schedule of project-based work
Our collaborative degree courses offer opportunities for performance and recording in a wide range of contexts.
'I chose the Academy for its unrivalled opportunities, including weekly one-to-one composition lessons with such respected composers as David Sawer, Edmund Finnis and Gary Carpenter'
Postgraduate student
Our undergraduate course is shaped to give you a strong foundation in compositional technique, whether your interests lie in writing for concert, media and film, staged productions or electronic music.
At postgraduate level, our demanding courses comprise a full schedule of project work, including workshops, performances and recordings of student compositions. Over the past year, the Composition Department has staged at least 20 concerts of new works, both inside and outside the Academy.
Courses are taught by dedicated teachers and active composers who are engaged in a broad range of compositional activities.
Meet our alunni
Roxanna Panufnik
Roxanna Panufnik
Graduated 1989
Composition
Roxanna Panufnik
Graduated 1989
Composition
Max Richter
Max Richter
Graduated 1989
Composition
Max Richter
Graduated 1989
Composition
Laura Bowler
Laura Bowler
Graduated 2015
Composition
Laura Bowler
Graduated 2015
Composition
Sir Karl Jenkins
Sir Karl Jenkins
Graduated 1967
Composition
Sir Karl Jenkins
Graduated 1967
Composition
Freya Waley-Cohen
Freya Waley-Cohen
Graduated 2021
Composition
Freya Waley-Cohen
Graduated 2021
Composition
Find out more about the career paths of some of our former students
Meet our alumni
James B. Wilson
James B. Wilson
Graduated 2012
James B. Wilson
Graduated 2012
Roxanna Panufnik
Roxanna Panufnik
Graduated 1989
Composition
Roxanna Panufnik
Graduated 1989
Composition
Max Richter
Max Richter
Graduated 1989
Composition
Max Richter
Graduated 1989
Composition
Laura Bowler
Laura Bowler
Graduated 2015
Composition
Laura Bowler
Graduated 2015
Composition
Sir Karl Jenkins
Sir Karl Jenkins
Graduated 1967
Composition
Sir Karl Jenkins
Graduated 1967
Composition
Freya Waley-Cohen
Freya Waley-Cohen
Graduated 2021
Composition
Freya Waley-Cohen
Graduated 2021
Composition
