BA (Hons)
Popular Music
Music
Students create from the moment they arrive, playing at festivals such as Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Wychwood and 2000trees. They also build their performance portfolio on an annual European tour, performing to crowds in Berlin, Barcelona and Amsterdam. Typical modules Year 1/level 4 Songwriting & Performance Music Video Production The Music Business Year 2/level 5 Music for Moving Image Music Performance Making Music Your Business Year 3/level 6 The Live Music Event The Creative Agency Major Music Project
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Tariff points Offers decided by interview UCAS code/duration W300 – 3 years Study style 100% coursework & performances Study options Full-time/part-time Graduate opportunities Recording Artist Live Performer Songwriter Music Entrepreneur Community Music/ Education Practitioner Media Composer Start date September 2021 Campus Park, Cheltenham
Work with our regional partners, BBC Introducing, and perform at festivals. Superdry, BBC Radio, BMG and Warner Chappell are among recent live briefs students have worked on.
“The lecturers are all still practising musicians, composers, authors or sound technicians and are up-to-date with how the world outside of uni works. We benefit from their first-hand experience every day.” Jess Butterworth, Popular Music student 128 | UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE | UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2021
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