BMus (Hons) Music with professional training year

Our music course offers training in a huge range of styles from classicaland popular, to musical theatre, jazzand contemporary music.Youll be able to make music on your own and with others, perform in orchestras, choirs and bands, and work with improvisation. As a performer, youll receive free instrumental/vocal lessons, enjoy 24/7 practice room access and the opportunity to take part in regular concerts. As a composer youll have access to excellent recording facilities, state of the art Mac labs and many opportunities to showcase your work. All music students benefit from visits by industry professionals, including: performers, composers, promoters, publishers and educators. Whether youre interested in performance, composition, music history, analysis or the music industry itself, our experienced staff and vibrant musical community can help unlock your musical potential. Our award-winning Professional Training placements prepare students for roles in industry.

On our course you can take performance and composition in each year. Alongside these, youll study music across history and within culture. Youll develop advanced knowledge of music theory and analysis. Youll graduate from our course with a BMus qualification, which denotes a practical emphasis - we use performing and/or composing as the key ways to increase your knowledge of music and develop your musicianship. Youll learn about music of the past and the present, in both classical and popular styles. In your final year, youll develop a large-scale individual project, this is a good example of the flexible approach you can take to your learning - it can be a substantial written investigation, or a performance or composition project, with complementary writing.

A-level Overall: BBB. Required subjects: Music or Music Technology at grade B. Additionally, ABRSM Grade 5 Theory or equivalent is encouraged. Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted. GCSE or equivalent: English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent). International Baccalaureate Overall: 32 Required subjects: Music HL5/SL6. If Music not taken in IB, please contact us to discuss suitability. Additionally, ABRSM Grade 5 Theory or equivalent is encouraged. GCSE or equivalent: English HL/SL4 and either Maths or Maths Studies HL/SL4. IELTS Academic - 6.5 Overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other element. TOEFL iBT - 88 Overall with Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 19.