Course Modules

This particular programme includes a flexible second study option, which can be chosen in order to enhance your skillset in a bespoke way.

This module explores the local and national marketplace and will introduce you to a number of different models of successful positioning within it. A successful career as a music professional needs to be informed, alongside musical and communication skills, by

You will explore a broad range of musical genres, ideas, styles and constructional devices from the birth of opera in 1600, through the rapid development of concerti grossi, the mass and the oraotorio, to the seminal theoretical and compositional writings

In this module, you will produce a professional standard in performance, demonstrating confidence within your chosen repertoire(s) and technical and expressive maturity. You finalise your progression as an individual practitioner, as you learn to find the appropriate balance in programming

The module will consider the third-sector in relation to the other two sectors, the legal structures for non-profit organisations and regional variations in regulation, alongside the charity model in at least one other country.

You will focus on one or more major performance projects which will involve opportunities to work creatively with a variety of ensembles and collaborations, including those which cross arts disciplines. Connections will be made with current projects in other institutions

This module allows you to enhance your contribution to ensemble performance and to develop your skills in solo work in the context of a large performance project. Longer term planning, rehearsal and preparation strategies for performance techniques will be emphasised.

Organisation forms, structures, management, and governance all have an impact on the ability of not-for-profits to generate income and maintain effective donor relations. This module equips you with sufficient knowledge to make a meaningful contribution to strategic organisation level decision

In this module, you will continue to develop personal strategies and competencies in the areas of research, analysis, problem solving, communications and personal management. Refresher sessions will review core knowledge in the areas of psychology, marketing, and project management, while

This large (60 credit) module houses all your practical work and forms the foundation for the whole degree programme. You will be supported by a highly skilled faculty of educators to develop your technical and expressive skill as a musical