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BMus(Hons) Music Performance

University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

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. 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. Youll be taught by leading academics, a number of whom are also professional performers with active international careers as soloists and ensemble members. Youll 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.

General Eligibility

A Level - BBB-BBC

BTEC - DDM-DMM

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core modules:

  • Solo Performance 1

  • Performance Skills 1

  • Introduction to Music Research

Option modules:

Choose one from a list which may include:

  • Theory and Analysis of Popular Music

  • Introduction to Analysis

Plus choose one from a list which may include:

  • Technology for Music

  • Desktop Music Production 1

Plus choose one from a list which may include:

  • Songwriting 1

  • Composition 1

  • Stylistic Composition

2 Year 2

Option modules:

Choose up to two from a list which may include:

  • Solo Performance 2 (Major)

  • Solo Performance 2

  • Performance Skills 2 (Major)

  • Performance Skills 2

Plus choose at least one from a list which may include:

  • Experimental Music (Year 2)

  • Music In Vienna 1770-1830 (Year 2)

  • Historical Performance (Year 2)

  • Singers and their Songs: Music, text and Performance Before 1600 (Year 2)

  • Music On Stage: Opera and Musical Theatre from Orfeo to Matilda (Year 2)

  • Scoring the Silver Screen: The Musicology of Film and Television

  • Popular Music Studies

  • Explorations in World Musics (Year 2)

  • Empirical Musicologies: Data-Driven Approaches to Musical Study (Year 2)

Plus choose up to three from a list which may include:

  • Composition 2

  • Techniques of Music Analysis (Year 2)

  • Orchestration (Year 2)

  • Scoring and Arranging for Brass Band and Symphonic Wind Orchestra

  • Music in Educational Contexts

3 Year 3 – optional placement year

Placement Year

4 Year 4

Core modules:

  • Applied Music Research: Investigating Culture and Creativity

  • Work and Professional Practice in Music

Option modules:

Choose at least one from a list which may include:

  • Solo Performance 3 (Major)

  • Solo Performance 3

  • Performance Skills 3 (Major)

  • Performance Skills 3

  • Historical Performance (Final Year)

Plus choose up to two from a list which may include:

  • Final Year Project

  • Music, Gender and Identity

  • Music On Stage: Opera and Musical Theatre from Orfeo to Matilda 2 (Final Year)

  • Singers and their Songs: Music, text and Performance Before 1600 (Final Year)

  • Experimental Music (Final Year)

  • Music in the 21st Century

  • Explorations in World Musics (Final Year)

  • Music in Vienna 1770-1830 (Final Year)

  • Empirical Musicologies: Data-Driven Approaches to Musical Study (Final Year)

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent.

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