Music

We want to ensure you become who you want to be musically and can make your living working with music, whether performing, creating or producing or a combination of these. Our Music courses help you develop your skills in popular, contemporary and commercial music and equip you with the essential business skills to succeed. You’ll develop a broad range of skills across performance, composition, song writing and production. Through two specialist degree options, you can choose the degree that best fits with your ambition from day one. They are Music or Music (Song Writing & Performance) and Music (Song Writing and Production). You get your music in front of an audience through frequent gig nights, regular festivals and industry showcases. Aside from the business, you also learn how to match your music with an audience. You can collaborate with students from other courses, for example: recorded and live sound, lighting design and management students. Up to 80 places available

UCAS Tariff - 96 points
Minimum of five GCSEs grade C (these should normally include Maths and English Language). For applicants taking the reformed GCSE qualifications, we will consider the new grade 4 as being equivalent to a grade C. Minimum of 96 UCAS points is normally required. This equates to: * Three A-Levels at grade C. All A-Level subjects accepted excluding General Studies. Points from AS and Key Skills are not counted * BTEC Extended Diploma – Merit, Merit, Merit * BTEC Diploma – Distinction, Distinction We accept all equivalent UK and overseas qualifications including Advanced Diplomas, Irish Leaving Certificate, Scottish Highers, European, International and Welsh Baccalaureate, Abitur, Vitnemål and SAT/ACT. At least one of your Level 3 qualifications as listed above should normally be in Music and/or Music Technology. If you don’t have this experience, please contact our Admissions team for guidance. You should be able to demonstrate a good working understanding of music theory, even as a singer-songwriter. If you are a UK applicant you should attain a Grade 5 Music Theory qualification by the time you enrol with us (you don’t need it at the time you apply). We test your music theory skills at audition and if you score a high mark we may waive the requirement for a formal Grade 5 Music Theory qualification. If you are an overseas student you are also tested on your music theory ability at your audition and, if needs be, are advised about the steps to take if you need to improve.

A level - CCC
Three A-Levels at grade C. All A-Level subjects accepted excluding General Studies. Points from AS and Key Skills are not counted.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM
BTEC Extended Diploma – Merit, Merit, Merit