BMus (Hons) Music Performance with Placement Year

If you are a classical, jazz, or popular musician who wants to focus on developing your performance skills to an exceptional level, then this course is for you. It is designed for expert musicians with a passion for solo work, band and ensemble performance, and improvisation across a variety of styles and contexts. You'll also have opportunities to study composition, songwriting, musicology, and technology modules that will enhance and support your development as a performer.

Why study Music Performance at Huddersfield?

• You will study in state-of-the-art professional standard facilities, with access to a range of rehearsal spaces, industry-standard recording studios, two dedicated concert halls, and a large selection of equipment and instruments.
• We were ranked best in Yorkshire with 94% for student satisfaction for the subject Music in the National Student Survey 2022
• You’ll be taught by leading academics, a number of whom are also professional performers with active international careers as soloists and ensemble members.
• You’ll have up to 20 hours of individual tuition per year on your main study, provided by our team of expert instrumental and vocal tutors and supplemented by a range of masterclasses and workshops by visiting professionals.
• QS World University Subject Rankings 2021 ranked the University of Huddersfield 8th in the UK for 'Performing Arts', and we were awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for our ‘world-leading work to promote, produce and present contemporary music to an international audience'.
• You’ll be encouraged to get involved in a huge range of ensembles, choirs and bands, including: orchestra; symphonic wind orchestra; brass band; various classical and pop choirs; big band; funk, soul, and reggae groups; and a huge array of original bands and chamber groups.