Program Overview

Program Overview

The Department of Music offers a foreign study program in London, England, operated in partnership with a third-party provider. This program provides an opportunity for students to combine hands-on study of music with intensive, experiential exposure to musical performance.

Program Details

• The program is open to students who are instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers, as well as those whose focus is on music history, theory, sonic arts, or ethnomusicology.
• Courses bring together diverse aspects of musical performance through attendance at over thirty public performances.
• Students participate in weekly individual lessons with UK professionals.
• London, being the musical capital of Europe, offers unique learning opportunities outside the classroom.

Enrollment Information

• About 13 students are selected for the program.
• For application information, refer to the webpage on How to Apply and FAQs under section 2 (How to Apply: Application).

Academic Program

Faculty Director

TBD

Curriculum

• MUS 70 90: Perspectives in Music Performance
• MUS 71 90: The History of Music in England
• MUS 87 90: Special Studies in Music Abroad (Individual Instruction on Music FSP)

Prerequisites

• At least one of the following: MUS 20, MUS 21, MUS 22, MUS 23.
• At least one of the following: MUS 3, 5, 18, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46.
• At least two terms of a Performance Lab (MUS 50) or 3 terms of Individual Instruction Program (MUS 53-58).

Student Life

• Students live in shared, self-catered apartments/flats equipped with kitchen facilities.
• Students should expect to share a bedroom and bathroom with other students.
• The program typically includes excursions in and around London, in addition to multiple performances.

Student Voices

• "There is no other time in your life when you get to go to five concerts a week and take private lessons with the best musicians in the world. This program is the best thing a musician can do." - Spring 2014
• "Studying in London was, without hyperbole, life-changing. Going abroad is so much more important in developing as a person than taking an additional term at Dartmouth." - Spring 2014
• "Professor Swanston's English Music History course was invaluable; rigorous music history courses are hard to come by on campus at Dartmouth." - Spring 2017
• "The concerts that we attended, though numerous and almost overwhelming, contributed significantly to the experience and exposed the students to a variety of music in a short period of time." - Spring 2017
• "The events we attended were the most memorable and beneficial. We saw performers who are experts in their instruments play pieces that are rarely played." - Spring 2017

Financing Your Program

• The fees charged by the College for a Dartmouth-sponsored off-campus term of study include regular tuition charges, service fees, and specific costs established for each off-campus study locale.
• Room and board costs tend to be higher than for a term in Hanover.
• The cost of transportation to and from the site is the responsibility of the student.

Financial Aid

• The College endeavors to adjust its normal financial aid awards for students already receiving aid.
• Tuition and expected family contribution for Dartmouth's off-campus programs are the same as for an on-campus term.
• Additional Dartmouth Scholarship Funds cover costs more than a typical term in Hanover.
• Students are responsible for purchasing their own plane tickets and, in many cases, meals.