Music
If you're interested in studying music at university or college, there is a huge variety of courses on offer, covering areas as diverse as classical and modern performance, composition, conducting and music production
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The following illustrate the breadth of this subject area:
What? HND Popular Music
Where? Bournemouth
How long? 2 Years
Why? Course teaches performance, composition, technical and theoretical studies in popular and contemporary music. Also business studies.
Entry: 6 A-level points, 80 UCAS tariff points
Contact: www.bournemouth.ac.uk
What? HND Musical Theatre
Where? Newcastle
How long? 2 Years
Why? Course teaches acting, singing, dance, physical performance and musical theatre. Trains you to skip across the stages of Broadway
Entry: Relevant BTEC or a GNVQ in performing arts or 2 A-levels>
Contact: www.ncl-coll.ac.uk
What? BMus Music Technology
Where? Edinburgh
How long? Optional 3 or 4 years
Why? Course teaches acoustics, mathematics, electronics, music technology, synthesis and (for those on the 4-year course) computer programming.
Entry: 30 points and grade 5 in any instrument. You may be asked to supply examples of your work.
Contact: www.ed.ac.uk
For full listings see www.ucas.com
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