Explore a subject you care about and prepare for your career

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Extensive industry links

Work with local, regional and national companies

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Personal tuition

Train in vocal, instrumental and orchestral performance

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Join the community

Become part of our thriving musical community

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Modern facilities

Including the £4.8 million specialist Conservatoire

Music Courses

Join one of the liveliest conservatoires in the UK, perform regionally and nationally and explore music theory and history on our degrees. We offer a wide variety of courses so you can choose a pathway which reflects your goals and needs.

Select a learning level

BA (Hons) Music

Explore topics including performance, musical theatre, instrumental or vocal teaching, music business and community music as you prepare for a range of roles in the music industry,

BA (Hons) Music Performance

Train in the art of performance and explore subjects including performance anxiety as you develop your performance skills and expand your musical knowledge. 

BA (Hons) Music Performance and Music Business

Master your musical talent while learning how to build a business to set you up for success in the music industry.

BA (Hons) Music with Teaching

Explore music, instrumental teaching and how to teach a range of students. Gain practical experience and work with students as you take up a new instrument and discover the psychology of learning and teaching.

BMus (Hons) Jazz Performance

Complete weekly jazz workshops, study all aspects of performance and perform throughout your studies as you explore jazz in-depth and attend concerts and guest artist masterclasses.

BMus (Hons) Performance 

Explore all aspects of performance and choose modules that interest you as you perform throughout your degree.

BMus (Hons) Vocal Performance

Train in the art of performance alongside dance. Take part in concerts, recitals and masterclasses by visiting artists as you perform throughout your degree. 

BA (Hons) Music with Musical Theatre

Work on a range of productions and specialise in specific areas of composition or performance as you develop your skills through community outreach.

BA (Hons) Music Performance (Film Acting)

Develop practical performance skills and train in singing or instrumental performance alongside television and screen acting, and perform your work on and off campus. 

MA Music Performance

Study the work of specialists in your performance field as you develop a lecture recital and research relevant areas of repertoire and performance practice.

MA Musical Theatre

Expand your musical theatre creative process from inception to performance as you apply technical artistry to performance projects and open doors to the industry.

MA Music Teaching

Take your musical teaching career to the next level as you reflect on your teaching and explore teaching techniques in music.

Advanced Performance – PgCert

Develop your musical theatre performance skills on this course with vocational training in instrumental or vocal performance or orchestral performance.

MA Fundraising

Discover how to actively support the causes you care about and develop event and business skills on this unique postgraduate degree.

PGCE Secondary Music

If you’re a talented musician looking for the next stage in your career, this course offers fantastic opportunities to become a qualified teacher in just one year.

Why study Music at Chichester?

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Join one of the largest and liveliest music departments in the UK with a community of over 400 student performers

Our Conservatoire spaces include computerised recording and media studios, well-equipped practice rooms with grand pianos supplied by Steinway & Sons, soundproofed practice rooms for rehearsals and lessons, and an acoustically superb performance venue.


Musical Extravaganza

Discover the University Conservatoire

Join a selection of 6 orchestras, 9 large ensembles, 5 choirs and more than 70 small ensembles

Perform on and off campus throughout your degree, including at our on-site Chapel – a fantastic venue for performances and rehearsals at the centre of Bishop Otter Campus in Chichester.

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Be taught by a core team of experienced tutors alongside over 60 specialist instrumental and vocal teachers

All of our staff are active, practicing professional musicians and researchers who regularly perform and record. Around 140 professional tutors regularly visit campus throughout the semester to teach instrumental and vocal one-to-one lessons, as well as ensemble coaching.

Student performance

Be taught by a core team of experienced tutors alongside over 60 specialist instrumental and vocal teachers

All of our staff are active, practicing professional musicians and researchers who regularly perform and record. Around 140 professional tutors regularly visit campus throughout the semester to teach instrumental and vocal one-to-one lessons, as well as ensemble coaching.

Alison Woodward

Deputy Director, University of Chichester Conservatoire

Professor Laura Ritchie

Professor of Learning and Teaching, National Teaching Fellow Coordinator of Instrumental/ Vocal Teaching and MA Programmes

Learn from lecturers who know you by name

Most classes are taught in groups of up to 30 people. You will grow with your peers throughout your degree, and be supported by lecturers who are invested in your personal and academic development.

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