BA Music

Make the music you're passionate about in a vibrant, cultural city with a great music scene. This 3-year BA Music degree provides a broad musical education across all forms and styles. You can specialise in areas including music performance, history, composition and technology. You'll then develop all the skills and experience you need for a successful career.

Our students sing opera and music theatre, play funk guitar and classical oboe. No matter what your musical background, we'll provide:

regular performance and composition workshops, including with guests from the industry

performance projects with world-renowned performers and recording artists

up to 20 hours of fully funded individual tuition per year

ensemble and conducting coaching

As part of this course, you can:

learn different approaches to musical topics, from the middle ages to global hip hop

work on projects with other students across classical, pop and jazz

study concert hall composition, commercial songwriting or film scores

experience advanced studio techniques, jazz theory and orchestration

spend a semester studying abroad

take your music to the local community, with school placements, therapy sessions and workshops

You'll also gain professional career skills. These may include arts administration or managing events.

Our excellent facilities include:

dedicated rehearsal spaces

electronic studios

networked multimedia workstations

Our Turner Sims concert hall supports the most extensive series of professional concerts and workshops of any UK university. You can also perform around the city in a range of different venues.