Postgraduate Instrumental Studies of the UMFC Branch in Bialystok

Aim of the studies:
•   broadening the executive competencies;
•   improvement of playing technique, ability of elaboration of musical text independently in technical and interpretative way for the public artistic presentation;
•   developing knowledge of source literature, its styles and musical forms as well as executive matters related to the stylistic requirements of the epoch, school and compositional centre;
•   perfecting the ability of conscious, independent interpretation of pieces of work considering their stylistics and musical content, allowing the public presentation;
•   development of an autonomous artistic attitude during public presentation;

Candidates:
•   persons holding a diploma of completion of at least first-cycle (undergraduate) music studies;
•   graduates of foreign universities with a bachelor's or master's degree
-   a legalized or apostille-bearing diploma or another document of graduation of a higher education institution abroad is required, entitling to undertake postgraduate studies in the country in which it was issued, recognized in accordance with the provisions on the nostrification of diplomas of graduation of higher education institutions obtained abroad or on the basis of an international
-   agreement, as internal to the relevant Polish diploma of graduation of first or second-degree studies;
•   polish citizenship is not required.

Detailed information is available in the POSTGRADUATE INSTRUMENTAL STUDIES GUIDE 2026-2027 [.pdf].

CONTACT

Place: UMFC Branch in Bialystok
Kawaleryjska 5 St., 15-324 Bialystok

Organiser: Department of Instrumental and Pedagogical Education, Music Education and Vocal Studies

Head of Postgraduate Studies: dr hab. Katarzyna Makal – Żmuda, prof. UMFC
katarzyna.makal-zmuda@chopin.edu.pl

For questions regarding content issues, please contact the Head of Postgraduate Studies at the UMFC Branch in Bialystok:

dr hab. Katarzyna Makal-Żmuda, prof. UMFC

katarzyna.makal-zmuda@chopin.edu.pl