Music BMus (Hons)

Why choose this course
We’re one of the UK’s leading universities for music, with our courses ranked 2nd by the Guardian University Guide 2020.

On our BMus Music course you’ll encounter a huge range of music and music-making, and gain an insight into how you might wish to develop as a musician. We have excellent performance, composition, recording, and learning facilities, where you’ll be able to discuss the latest ideas with our experienced staff, as well as leading visiting composers, performers and scholars.

We offer a highly stimulating environment, whether you are interested in performance, composition, musicology, music technology or the music industry.

What you will study
Our BMus Music course combines performance, composition and the academic study of music, offering excellent tuition in a broad range of styles. You’ll join a thriving performance and composition environment and be able to work with professional artists and practitioners.

You’ll explore musical repertoires past and present through classical/popular musicology, composition and performance, with emphasis on cultural issues, theory and analysis and practice-based learning.

On our four-year course, you’ll also be able to take a year-long Professional Training placement and gain experience in the arts and music industry.

In your second and final years you may focus on performance/conducting or composition alongside musicological study. Your final year project can be a written investigation or include both practical and written work.

Study Option:- BMus (Hons) UCAS: W300 (3 years)
                          BMus (Hons) UCAS: W301 (4 years with professional training) (Fees Professional training £1,850)