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Popular Music Performance

BMus · 3 Years · Full-time · 09/2026 · UndergraduateMain site - West London

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2026-2027
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Course summary

Our BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance degree provides future popular music professionals with a thorough, industry-facing educational experience.
During the course, you will:
• receive bespoke 1:1 tuition with our team of internationally acclaimed professional performers
• develop your musicianship and interpretation skills
• engage with current theories in historical and social popular musicology and performance practice
• deepen your understanding of today’s popular music industry
• nurture the entrepreneurial skills required for the contemporary musician.
Throughout the course, there are opportunities to collaborate and work with students from across LCM’s vast creative community, enhancing your learning experience and developing your network of like-minded industry professionals.

What you'll study
This exciting Popular Music Performance degree offers you the opportunity to cultivate performance-focused skills which are vital to you as a contemporary musician.
As well as exploring the placement of popular music as a broader sociological construct you will develop:
• a secure technical foundation
• a high level of performing ability
• a strong creative drive
• advanced knowledge of musical concepts including secure music literacy and critical listening skills
This diverse provision will ensure that you are equipped with a strong, creative, and entrepreneurial drive, and an ability to employ a wide range of employable skillsets.
The course’s philosophy takes a developmental and strategic approach focussing on investigation, evaluation, and creation.
This begins with a range of subjects designed to develop knowledge of performance, music scholarship, and musical arrangement before shifting to a more critical performance training as you learn to manage more advanced collaborative performance scenarios.
In your final year, you will direct self-guided performance projects that demonstrate your acquisition of industry-standard skills and conceptual considerations.
As a graduate of this music performance degree, you will be a pioneer and innovator; recognising contemporary industry practices to build, drive, and maintain a career as a versatile and employable musician.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main site - West London

Study options

  • BMus • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 09/2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W319
Institution code:
W05
Campus name:
Main site - West London
Campus Code:
M
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W319
Institution code:
W05
Campus name:
Main site - West London
Campus Code:
M

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 112 - 128 points

A level - BBC - ABB

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM - DDM

Access to HE Diploma

Pass Access to HE Diploma (Minimum of 45 credits at level 3)

GCSE (or recognised equivalent) English and Mathematics at Grade C or above

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 10 other music courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For University of West London, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
ABB Most common
  1. A*AA
  2. Highest grades
  3. DDD
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

61% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Student Outcomes

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85 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

90 Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Additional fee information

Fees for the 2026/27 academic year are TBC.

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