Master your own style, experiment with new sounds, and launch a career in music with our Music Performance Degree.
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Learn to analyse and deconstruct different styles of performance, songwriting and composition while developing your own musical and performance identity.
Whether your dream is to write and release original music, perform live, compose for films or video games, collaborate in bands or orchestras, or become a music therapist, you’ll develop the skills and industry knowledge to make it happen.
Study at an award-winning university
We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
Through connections that we… made through uni, we managed to open for international bands like Osees.
Our Music Performance degree will give you the latest skills and knowledge to launch your music career.
At the same time, you'll be supported to grow into a confident, creative professional who values lifelong learning and ongoing personal and career development.
By the time you graduate, you’ll have had the opportunity to build a professional portfolio of music performance projects – ranging from video showreels and commercial releases to a fully developed online presence – designed to showcase your abilities to future employers and collaborators.
From Year 1, you’ll work alongside other music students to develop your collaboration and project skills.
You’ll also have the option to collaborate with film and game students to produce soundtracks, sound effects, and immersive experiences.
In Year 2, you’ll develop your understanding of the modern music industry and learn how to build your brand. You’ll choose from a range of optional modules to suit your interests and ambitions.
Finally, you’ll put everything you’ve learned into practice and prepare for your future career with independent and collaborative projects, and the opportunity to build up a portfolio.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
To prepare you for university study, you can take a foundation year at the start of this course. Find out more about foundation years.
You can choose to take an optional placement year as part of this course. Placements typically happen in Year 3, and your course will take four years overall. Find out more about placement years.
Read profiles of teaching and research staff on this course.
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