BA Music
Entry requirements
A level: ABB to BBB including Music and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard* IB: Pass, with 32 to 30 points overall with 16 to 15 points at Higher Level, including 5 at Higher Level in Music and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard*
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Music, a music degree centred on historical, analytical, and practical aspects of musical study. Core topics include Research Methods and Design & Creative Practice. The curriculum incorporates 20 hours of fully funded instrumental or vocal tuition annually, alongside access to specialist recording studios and performance venues. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Common Practice Tonality Fundamentals, Music Production Fundamentals, Music in Context 1, Music in Context 2, Performance Fundamentals 1, and The (Undergraduate) Learning Curve, with optional choices including Composition Fundamentals and Ensemble Performance Fundamentals. The second year shifts towards specialized themes and preparation for external opportunities, featuring compulsory modules like Humanities Study Abroad Preparation Module, Music Education and Social Justice, Sounding Equality: A Sustainable Music History, Year Abroad Report Module for Humanities Students, and Year in Employment, alongside options such as Composition Workshop, Conducting, Film Music Composition, Global Hip Hop, Jazz Theory, and Music Therapy 1: Fundamentals. Optional modules in the final year allow students to undertake advanced study through choices such as Composition Project, Ensemble Performance 2, Music Therapy 2: Beneath the Surface, and Research Project, culminating in a detailed dissertation or original portfolio.
Modules
- Common Practice Tonality Fundamentals
- Music Production Fundamentals
- Music in Context 1
- Music in Context 2
- Performance Fundamentals 1
- The (Undergraduate) Learning Curve
- Composition Fundamentals
- Ensemble Performance Fundamentals
- Music sources and transmission
- Performance Fundamentals 2
- Humanities Study Abroad Preparation Module
- Music Education and Social Justice
- Sounding Equality: A Sustainable Music History
- Year Abroad Report Module for Humanities Students
- Year in Employment
- 19th Century Italian Opera: Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi
- Adventures in Musical Research
- Composition Workshop
- Conducting
- Ensemble Performance 1
- Film Music Composition
- Global Hip Hop
- Jazz Theory
- Music Therapy 1: Fundamentals
- Music and Sound Production 1
- Music in the Community with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestration and Arranging
- Performance Tuition (Single Study)
- Second Year Performance Recital
- Sonic Performance Lab
- The American Musical
- The Art of Song
- The Business of Music
- The Producer as Composer: digital sound & songwriting in practice
- Them Changes: Composing and arranging for jazz and jazz influenced genres.
- “To Sweeten my bitterness”: Love, sex and gender in medieval musicking
- 19th Century Italian Opera: Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi
- 19th Century Italian Opera: Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi
- Adventures in Musical Research
- Composition Project
- Composition Workshop
- Conducting
- Ensemble Performance 2
- Film Music Composition
- Global Hip Hop
- Jazz Theory
- Music Therapy 1: Fundamentals
- Music Therapy 2: Beneath the Surface
- Music and Sound Production 1
- Music in the Community with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestration and Arranging
- Performance Recital
- Performance Tuition (Single Study)
- Research Project
- Sonic Performance Lab
- Streaming, Social Media, and Stans: Music Culture in the Platform Era
- The American Musical
- The Art of Song
- The Business of Music
- The Producer as Composer: digital sound & songwriting in practice
- Them Changes: Composing and arranging for jazz and jazz influenced genres.
- “To Sweeten my bitterness”: Love, sex and gender in medieval musicking