Overview

Music is offered widely in the UK, so the useful comparison is between departments rather than between countries. It is a two year higher national diploma, which carries into the final year of a degree.

Teaching in Music runs regular critique sessions where you present and defend your work in front of the group.

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Entry requirements

Careers opportunities

A portfolio career is the norm: performing, teaching, composing and production in combination. The degree's value lies in the technical grounding and the network, and very few graduates earn from one activity alone.

Roles graduates go into

  • Performer or session musician
  • Music teacher or instrumental tutor
  • Composer or arranger
  • Music producer
  • Arts administrator
  • Music therapist, after further training

Where they work

  • Orchestras, ensembles and venues
  • Schools, conservatoires and private teaching
  • Recording and production
  • Arts organisations and festivals
  • Self-employment
After the course

A postgraduate diploma for performance, a teaching qualification for schools, or a master's for music therapy.

Fees and funding

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