Music (Taught)

Why choose this course
Our award-winning staff are eminent practitioners and scholars in their respective fields. Operating over the widest range of style and practice, we’ll work closely with you in your musical development.

By joining the MMus Music programme, you will be part of a diverse and collaborative community of performers, composers, film-makers, animators, theorists, producers and sound engineers.

You’ll graduate from our course as an independent and successful contemporary musician with the fullest knowledge of theory, practical skill, critical reflection and creativity.

What you will study
On this course, you will learn the creative, re-creative, technical, critical, vocational and academic areas of contemporary music practice.

You’ll study a range of interlinked practices, including performance, composition, musicology and relevant skills in music technology. You will be able to specialise in any or several of these areas, preparing you for a future career in music.

You’ll learn about the current developments within the contemporary theory and practice of music, so that you can work confidently and constructively within the musical culture of the present.

If you’re looking to progress onto a PhD research project after you graduate, this course will help to prepare you for doctoral level study in music-related areas.