BMus Popular Music Performance
Entry requirements
BBB-BCC at A Level. 120-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications. DDM-DMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma. Merit at T Level. Merit in UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma. Merit in RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above. 120-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications. Practical and theory music grades 6-8 will be accepted in the total points.
About this course
BMus (Hons) in Music, with a focus on popular music performance. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Entrepreneurship. The programme provides one-to-one tuition, ensemble coaching, and specialist mentoring over three years, with an optional placement year available. Students have access to professional concert halls, rehearsal spaces, studios, and recording facilities.
Modules
- Arts and Humanities Placement
- Portfolio Sandwich Year
- Enterprise Placement
- Final Year Project
- Music Industry and Professional Skills
- Performance Skills 3
- Performance Skills 3 (Extended)
- Advanced Solo Performance
- Music, Culture and Society
- Understanding Music
- Performance Skills 1
- Songwriting 1
- Technology for Musicians
- Specialist Performance
- Inside the Music Business
- Solo Performance
- Songwriting 2
- Performance Skills 2
- Performance Skills 2 (extended)
- Projects in Musical Cultures