Course Information
Take centre stage and prepare for a professional career in music with our BA (Hons) Music Performance degree. This industry-led course is designed to develop your musicianship, stage presence, and entrepreneurial skills, giving you the tools to succeed as a performer, session musician, composer, or music educator.
Live performance is at the heart of the programme. You’ll take part in regular gigs on campus and at external venues, collaborate with students across creative disciplines, and work on professional recording sessions. Alongside practical experience, you’ll gain insights into the music business, career planning, and enterprise skills, ensuring you graduate with both artistic and professional confidence.
Taught by experienced industry professionals, the course provides access to state-of-the-art recording studios and a professional-standard theatre, mirroring real-world industry environments. By the end of your degree, you’ll have built a substantial recorded portfolio and a strong network of industry contacts.
Modules
Year One
Music Fundamentals
Artist Development
Ideas in Context: Why Music Matters
Tools and Techniques
Performance Brief
Music Project
Year Two
Arranging for Live Performance
Innovation / Songwriting
Playing with Genre
Ideas in Context: Musicking
Individual Project
Year Three
Collective Project
Dissertation
Professional Practice
Personal Voice
Key Features
Industry-led course with a strong focus on employability and entrepreneurship.
Regular live performances and external gig opportunities.
Access to state-of-the-art recording studios and professional-standard theatre spaces.
Guest lectures from leading music industry professionals and successful alumni.
Collaboration with students across creative disciplines.
Development of a significant recorded music portfolio by graduation.
Validated by University of the Arts London (UAL)
This programme is validated by University of the Arts London (UAL), ranked second in the world for art and design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023). UAL ensures the quality and standards of our curriculum, enriching your learning experience.
This course offers the following subject options:
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
Individual offer conditions will vary. Offers normally consist of successful completion of your current course, which can include a relevant A Level or Level 3 Extended Diploma. Industry experience may also be taken into account.
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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Email:HE-enquiries@gbmc.ac.uk
Phone:01903 273060
Office Hours - 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
Email:HE-Enquiries@gbmc.ac.uk
Phone:01903 273060
Westgate Fields
Chichester
PO19 1SB
At Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges)
