BA (Hons) Music (Performance) at Bath Spa University

Programme overview

Are you an ambitious singer or instrumentalist, based in music notation, who is keen to develop a sustainable career in music? This performance-focused music degree will train you as a flexible performing musician across a variety of genres and styles. You'll explore classical, jazz, and popular music, while focusing on your own musical interests and identity.

Faculty: Bath School of Music and Performing Arts | Duration: Three years full time. | Study mode: full-time | Location: Bath, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Your first year focuses on developing and refining your core practical musicianship skills. Through practical work and performance opportunities, you’ll explore the areas in which your practice can make a difference in people’s lives. You'll also develop your ability to make recordings and videos, learning to edit these for online contexts. Year one modules include Practical Music Skills, Playing, Performing and Recording, Listening and Hearing, Music in Society, Improvising and Devising, Creative Sandbox.

Career pathways

BA (Hons) Music (Performance) equips you for a number of careers within and related to musical performance. When you graduate, you’ll understand how to: - present yourself as a professional performer - set up your own music business or agency - thrive as a freelance musician.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required.; BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required.; T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required.; International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required.; Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required.; English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element. Applicants who meet the entry criteria will be invited to submit a digital portfolio of your work. More details will be supplied on invitation.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, UK full time Source

International applicants: GBP 19,505 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, International full time Source

Duration: Three years full time.

Apply through the official page: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/Connectors/Paperless/BAMUPF_D

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