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Music Performance

  • Foundation Degree in Arts
  • 2 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
City Campus
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Course summary

Join our FdA Music Performance course in Nottingham and develop your skills as a performer, songwriter and musician.

You’ll focus on building technical ability on your instrument or voice through performance, recording, production and songwriting. You’ll also explore how the music industry operates, including business models, careers and professional practice.

The course is delivered through practical workshops, rehearsals and projects, giving you experience of real performance and production environments. You’ll build a portfolio of work and develop your identity as an artist.

Key features:

  • Regular performance, rehearsal and recording opportunities

  • Access to professional studios and live music environments

  • Industry-focused projects and live briefs

  • Progression to BA (Hons) Popular Music (Year 3)

You’ll study at Metronome, a commercial live venue in Nottingham, with access to rehearsal rooms, recording studios and a 400-capacity performance space. This gives you direct experience of live music, production and events.

You’ll graduate prepared to progress to a full degree or pursue opportunities in performance, songwriting, production and the wider music industry.

Modules

Course Modules

Year One
DAW Skills (20 Credit Points)
Performance Skills (40 Credit Points)
Your Industry (20 Credit Points)
Songwriting (20 Credit Points)
Popular Music in Context (20 Credit Points)

Year Two
Performance Skills 2 (20 Credit Points)
Songwriting 2 (20 Credit Points)
Music for Modern Media (20 Credit Points)
Industry Practice (20 credit points)
Contextual Studies (20 Credit Points)
Studio Production for Musicians (20 Credit Points)

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/course/art-and-design/ug/fda-music-performance?year=2027#module-information

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • City Campus

Study options

  • Foundation Degree in Arts • Full-Time • 2 Years

Start dates

  • September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
W310
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
W310
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level

56 - 64 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels

T Level

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

UCAS Tariff
56-64

56 - 64 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent qualifications

Access to HE Diploma

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English grade C/4
GCSE Maths grade C/4

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

56 - 64 UCAS tariff points from your BTEC level 3 National Diploma and one A-Level or equivalent qualification

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MPP

MPP from a BTEC Extended Diploma

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

56 - 64 UCAS tariff points from your BTEC level 3 National Extended Certificate and two A-Levels or equivalent qualifications

We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Additional entry requirements

Other
Links to 2 videos of contrasting performances on your instrument/voice.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

NTU makes contextual offers for this course to give everyone a fair chance to access their chosen degree.

Contextual offers are lower than our standard entry criteria or may be an unconditional offer for courses that require a portfolio. We also take individual circumstances into account when we receive results and may accept grades lower than our published criteria.

We use a range of data from UCAS to make our offers and more information on our approach is available at the link below.

Learn more on the Nottingham Trent University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course 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.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Tuition fees for 2027 entry are yet to be confirmed. As a guide and to enable you to plan your finances, the fees for Home undergraduate students for 2026 are £9790 .The current expectation is that the University may increase this for future and subsequent years of study in line with inflation and as specified by the Government.

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