Music Performance BMus(Hons)

Start date

22 September 2025

Duration

3 years full-time
4 years inc. placement year

Entry requirements

A Level - BBB-BCC

BTEC - DDM-DMM

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Places available (subject to change)

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About the course

Reasons to study

1.We’re ranked 27th in the world for Performing Arts (QS World University Subject Rankings, 2023).
2.This degree is designed for performance specialists; up to two thirds of your second and final years can be assessed through performance activities.
3.An impressive 90% of graduates from this course are in work and/or further study 15 months after graduating (Unistats 20/21â¯data, UK domiciled graduates).

Our Music Performance BMus(Hons) degree is designed for performance specialists (including pop and classical singers and all types of instrumentalists) who are keen to benefit from expert individual tuition. You’ll also have the chance to play in groups and ensembles, with up to two thirds of your second and final years being assessed via performance activities.

If you have a passion for solo work, band and ensemble performance across a variety of styles and contexts, this course will suit you. You'll also study composition, songwriting, musicology, and technology modules that will enhance and support your development as a performer.

For pop, brass band, classical, or jazz musicians who want to develop their performance skills to an exceptional level, this course gives you the chance to play in specific bands and groups or focus on playing original music.

The course will prepare you for a career as a professional performer, teacher or a musician with a portfolio career.

Why Study Music Performance BMus(Hons)

Choose our Music Performance BMus(Hons) degree and you’ll study in state-of-the-art facilities, with access to a range of rehearsal spaces, industry-standard recording studios, two dedicated concert halls, and a large selection of equipment and instruments. 

You’ll be taught by leading academics, many of whom are also professional performers with active international careers as soloists and ensemble members. Up to 20 hours of individual tuition per year on your main study is provided by our team of expert instrumental and vocal tutors, supplemented by masterclasses and workshops by visiting professionals.  

The chance to learn from visiting artists is also a benefit of the course. Past artists include Matt Stiff, professional opera singer, former member of G4 and Huddersfield graduate and Nitin Sawhney, producer, songwriter, multi- instrumentalist, and orchestral composer.

The University of Huddersfield also:

We’re ranked 27th in the world for Performing Arts QS World University Subject Rankings 2023.
Received the Queen's Anniversary Prize for our ‘world-leading work to promote, produce and present contemporary music to an international audience.

Following this course, you might choose to pursue a career in performance, teaching, event production, freelance musician, arts administration and more. Other graduates go into songwriting, composition, or marketing and promotion within the music and creative industries.

Course detail

Year 1

Core modules:

Specialist Performance

You will work closely with an instrumental/vocal tutor throughout the year to develop your technical skills and musical insight to prepare you for solo and ensemble performance at intermediate and honours level. You will also be introduced to concepts of improvisation.

Performance Skills 1

You will gain hands-on experience of a variety of key musical skills: improvisation; aural awareness; ensemble performance; and evaluating your own and others' performances. A wide range of styles and genres will be explored, and you will work with musicians relevant to your specialism as a pop, classical, or jazz performer.

Music, Culture and Society

This module will introduce you to a range of approaches to studying music and music technology. You will develop research, source-handling, evaluation, and critical-thinking skills and apply these to repertoires, cultures, and issues appropriate to your degree course. Linked lectures and seminars will increase your knowledge of key themes and concerns in music studies, give you opportunities to debate your ideas with others, and develop your confidence as an increasingly independent researcher.

Technology for Music

This module takes a hands-on approach to various aspects of using technology as a musician, giving you the skills to feel confident working in today's creative industries. You will learn how to use music notation and Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software, alongside video and sound recording techniques aimed at content creation.

Understanding Music

You will explore the building blocks of music in all its forms, developing an understanding of how music ‘works’ through the use of key theoretical principles such as melody, harmony, rhythm, form, timbre, and so on. This will allow you to investigate a number of key works from a wide range of musical styles and histories in detail, engaging with music in ways that will also develop your creativity as a performer or composer.

Composition 1

The module is intended to enable you to develop your compositional abilities, through the exploration of a range of compositional techniques, with particular reference to acquiring a better understanding of rhythm, timbre, melody/contour, harmony, texture, form and notation. You will also explore the basics of instrumentation. Your creative aural imagination will be stimulated by studying and employing a variety of expressive musical languages.

Year 2

Core modules:

Inside the Music Business

Inside the Music Business will introduce you to a range of issues relevant to the current music industry, from copyright, contracts and economics through to the role of the media in marketing, reviewing, and representing music. You will explore the production, distribution and revenue models of the global music business and develop the critical and analytical skills to understand these working practices and the ways they relate to your own practice as a musician. On completion of the module, you will have created the assets to represent yourself to industry as a musician and have a digital portfolio of activity related to your chosen aspect of the music industry.

Performance Skills 2

You will choose one practical option from an array of ensembles, bands, and approaches to performance. Options typically range from conducting, music theatre, and improvisation through to groups like orchestra, big band, brass band, classical and pop choirs, and a huge variety of pop, rock, soul, funk, and folk bands. Specialist performance tutors will coach you towards assessed performances that are open to the public.

Solo Performance

You will work closely with an individual instrumental/vocal tutor to develop your technical skills and musical insight to prepare you for a solo recital and advanced solo performance at honours level.

Creative Projects in Musical Cultures

As both a musical researcher and creative practitioner you will undertake an in-depth exploration of a particular area of music by choosing one specialist topic from a range on offer. Using musicological study to underpin and inspire artistic activity, you will engage with current issues in practice research, discover new repertoire and approaches to creativity, and reflect on research as an element of your own creative practice.

Option modules:

Choose two from a list which may include:

Solo Performance (Extended)

This module permits students who are already taking the Solo Performance module the opportunity to broaden their study and accrue additional credits by doubling the duration of the performance assessments. For further details see description for Solo Performance.

Performance Skills 2 (extented)

This module permits students to select an additional group performance activity to broaden their study alongside AIM2412 Performance Skills 2. Please view that module for further details.

Research in Musical Cultures

Further developing your skills as a researcher of music and musicianship, you will undertake an in-depth exploration of an area of music by choosing one specialist topic from a range on offer. Focusing on theoretical, analytical, and critical approaches to the study of music in society, you will engage with current debates within musicology, discover new repertoire and methodologies, and learn to approach music as a cultural text.

Songwriting 2

This module explores a range of advanced compositional and vocal techniques in contemporary songwriting. You will study vocal styles from different times and traditions, and examine the role of accompaniment in more detail, learning how to write effective backing vocals, string parts, and brass arrangements. You will explore ideas about identity and authenticity in the songwriting world, and gain hands-on experience of collaborative techniques and approaches.

Year 3 - optional placement year

Arts and Humanities Placement

The placement year is designed to consolidate the skills and knowledge from the first two years of your studies and to enhance your professional skills by giving you the opportunity to do a significant period of work in a graduate-level work environment. The aim of the module is to encourage you to develop personal and professional development planning skills and to appraise your own performance in the workplace. It will also enable you to develop an analytical approach towards your role within a working environment and encourage you to develop real world experience and skills through learning opportunities in the workplace. Completing this module will assist you in clarifying your possible career options will improve your employment prospects upon graduation. You will normally spend a total of 48 weeks, with a minimum of 36 weeks (excluding holidays/sickness) between the end of year two and the beginning of your final year in a suitable work placement(s). The placement will be monitored and you will be assessed on your performance during the work placement upon completion.

Final year

Core modules:

Music Industry and Professional Skills

After an initial lecture and seminar programme covering aspects of professional practice, you will complete a work-related project. Typical work-related projects include: documented placement work (for example, as a classroom assistant in a school; membership, administration or promotion of a non-university music ensemble; assisting in concert management; work as a music copyist and/or editor; music journalism; studio management etc.); researching and building a professional work-related website; releasing music commercially with associated promotion or an industry showcase event . Although there is no requirement for the work-related project to be music-specific, it should provide the student with sufficient opportunity to develop graduate and transferable skills for the workplace and must be agreed with the module leader prior to commencing assessment work.

Independent Project

You will work individually, or in small groups (of normally no more than six), devising, managing, delivering and evaluating your project. You will be assigned an individual tutor, to whom the project proposal is submitted for approval and who is responsible for supporting your independent work through the module, and overseeing the assessment of your project outcomes.

Performance Skills 3

Solo Performance 3

Supported by individual lessons with one of our professional visiting instrumental and vocal teachers, you will continue to develop your technical skills and musical insight as an advanced solo performer. You will participate in a variety of masterclasses and workshops to increase your understanding of a range of musical performance contexts and issues, and will work towards two assessed solo recitals.

Option modules:

Choose two from a list which may include:

Independent Project (Extended)

This module permits students who are already taking the Independent Project module to produce a double-weighted, more extensive project in terms of size of the finished output. For further details see the description for Independent Project.

Performance Skills 3 (Extended)

This module permits students to select an additional group performance activity and to broaden their study alongside the Performance Skills 3 module. Please view that description for further details.

Advanced Solo Performance (Extended)

This module permits students who are already taking the Advanced Solo Performance module the opportunity to broaden their study and accrue additional credits by doubling the duration of the performance assessments. For further details see the description for Advanced Solo Performance.

Advanced Research in Musical Cultures

As an advanced and increasingly independent researcher of music and musicianship, you will undertake an in-depth exploration of a particular area of music by choosing one specialist topic from a range on offer. Focusing on theoretical, analytical, and critical approaches to the study of music in society, you will engage with current debates within musicology, discover new repertoire and methodologies, and learn to approach music as a cultural text.

Advanced Creative Projects in Musical Cultures

As an advanced and increasingly independent musical researcher and creative practitioner, you will undertake an in-depth exploration of a particular area of music by choosing one specialist topic from a range on offer. Using musicological study to underpin and inspire artistic activity, you will engage with current issues in practice research, discover new repertoire and approaches to creativity, and reflect on research as an element of your own creative practice.

Teaching and assessment

An average 25.1%* of the study time on this course is spent with your tutors (either face to face or online) in lectures, seminars, workshops etc. You'll learn in a range of teaching and learning formats, including lectures, seminars, individual tutorials, practical workshops, composition clinics, masterclasses and rehearsals, and opportunities for individually devised projects that may involve off-campus placements. Students are encouraged to take a full part in extra-curricular activities, including participation in bands, directed ensembles, chamber music and concert attendance both on and off campus. Assessment of this course takes various forms including written and oral examinations, dissertations, essays, seminar papers, analyses, practical projects, composition folios, performance recitals, learning journals and peer assessment.

*based on 23/24 programme specifications.

Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.

Feedback (either written and/or verbal) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results. Feedback on final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.

Full-time or part-time study

This course is not available to study on a part-time basis on an evening, at the weekend, or via distance learning.

Further Information

The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June. Timetables are normally available one month before registration.

Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits. Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 360 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification. These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.

If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.

Teaching excellence

The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023. We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023. In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Further proof of teaching excellence: our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications (HESA 2024). So, you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are joint first in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 23 since 2008 (2024 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).

Global Professional Award

At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree* so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is. On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.

Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021. Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.

*full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.

Entry requirements

BBB-BCCat A Level .

120-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications alongside evidence of prior Music or Music Technology experience (which could be offered either through formal qualifications or a portfolio of creative work).

Merit at T Level.

DDM-DMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.

Practical and theory music grades 6-8 will be accepted in the total points.
Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above.
120-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

Offers will be subject to an audition, after which you will be invited to attend an Applicant Visit Day, at which you will have the opportunity to meet staff and current students. Read more about the audition process on our Interviews, auditions and portfolio pages.

You should have an advanced standard of technical achievement and excellent overall potential as a performer (roughly equivalent to the standard of grade 8 practical music making, where applicable).

Entry is also possible for applicants who don't hold standard UK qualifications.

International and mature applicants who don't hold standard UK qualifications can provide a portfolio to demonstrate skills relevant to the course. We audition all applicants for this course and ask you to send us video links performing two contrasting pieces. You should have advanced technical ability and excellent potential as a performer (roughly equivalent to the standard of grade 8 practical music making, where applicable).

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

Award Winning Composition

Our fantastic Music student, Naomi Hill, seized the title of the 2023 Foden's Band Female Composition Initiative Winner, thanks to her phenomenal composition, 'What a Saviour!'

To nurture and celebrate budding female composers, Foden's Band unveiled the Female Composition Initiative, with Naomi becoming its first ever champion. As the reigning champion, her masterpiece went on to be published by Foden's Publishing, leaving her stamp on the world of music.

Read more.

Music Facilities at Huddersfield

We have some fantastic equipment and facilities available for you to use throughout your studies, including recording studios, lighting rigs and an electronics lab. Watch the video to learn more.

Music composed and produced by Huddersfield postgraduate music student Johnny Swailes.

Music and Music Tech Showcase

Every year we run a Summer Showcase featuring some of the best undergraduate Music and Music Technology student work, holding a fixed-media concert in Phipps Hall using our excellent HISS sound system. Our MMT YouTube channel contains a range of staff and student performances, as well as recent Showcase playlists of student work.

Click to listen to our students' work

Visiting Artists

Just some of our recent visiting artists, from top left: John Warhurst - Oscar and Bafta winning Sound Editor and Huddersfield alumnus; Matt Stiff - Professional Opera singer, former member of G4 and Huddersfield alumnus; Nitin Sawhney - Producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and orchestral composer; Rachel K. Collier - One-woman electronic production machine; Chantel McGregor – Yorkshire born, female guitar prodigy; Craig Blundell – Legendary Prog Drummer, currently with Steven Wilson’s band.

Placements

In addition to the short term (8 week) work placement in your final year Work and Professional Practice module, this course offers you the opportunity to take an optional one-year (48 week) work placement after your second year, in the UK or abroad. Previous placement providers have included BBC Music Magazine, Kirklees Music School, AVID, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Buxton Opera House, Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, British Council - Lycee General Technical de L'Europe, Horus Music - Anara Publishing and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

Placement gave me the experience required to develop my interests in the professional field of music. I was challenged to learn new skills and also offer my experience in music to bring together creative ideas and explore other aspects of the industry, that I wouldn't have considered otherwise.

Jamie Watson, Music Performance BMus(Hons), Music Administrator at The People's Orchestra

Facilities

Reggae Band performing in Phipps Hall

St Paul's Hall

Rehearsal Rooms

Progressive Rock Band performing in Phipps Hall

St Paul's Hall

Symphonic Wind Orchestra in St Paul's Hall

Folk Band performing in Phipps Hall

Choir performing in St Paul's Hall

Performance at Huddersfield

Click below for more information about performance activities and tutors in Music and Music Technology.

Music at Huddersfield

Performance is central to the life of our department, and you’ll be able to get involved with a huge range of solo and ensemble performance opportunities as one of our students. As well as your participation in one-to-one tuition, rehearsals, performances, and recitals, you’ll also have access to a range of supporting workshops, masterclasses, and concerts given by visiting professionals.

Our ensembles and bands

We have a huge selection of bands and ensembles you can join whilst studying at Huddersfield, all of which are run within the department by our specialist tutors. You can join these groups for credit as part of your course, or participate in them as extra-curricular activities.

A Capella Choir
Acting Through Song
Big Band
Blues band
Brass Band
Chamber Music for Pianists
Choir
Edges
Funk
Originals bands
Percussion Ensemble
Prog Rock
String Orchestra
Symphonic Wind
Plus a huge range of classical chamber ensembles and pop originals bands

Popular Music Performance

Our Tutors

Tuition on our Solo Performance modules is provided by a team of expert musicians, who draw on their professional industry experience as world-class performers. They’ll teach you individually on campus in our specialist rehearsal and performance facilities, giving you up to 20 hours per year of one-to-one tuition on your main instrument or voice.

Your Career

Studying Music Performance at Huddersfield provides numerous opportunities for you to develop the professional skills and connections that will help you succeed in the field as a graduate. Every aspect of our courses - performance, composition, musicology, education, and arts administration - includes significant opportunities to work alongside leading music professionals in workshops, masterclasses, rehearsals and in a working environment.

A selection of companies that have employed Huddersfield graduates in recent years include Warminster School, Elmhurst Ballet School and Nottingham Music School. Many graduates go on to work freelance and establish a portfolio career while many go on to postgraduate study.**

*Percentage of our undergraduate students from this course go on to work and/or further study within fifteen months of graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2019/20, UK domiciled, other activities excluded).

**LinkedIn

95% Graduates employed*

Professional links and accreditations

The University of Huddersfield are corporate members of the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM), the UK's professional body for musicians and a nationally recognised subject association for music.

Studying Music at Huddersfield provides numerous opportunities for you to develop the professional skills and connections that will help you succeed in the field as a graduate. Every aspect of our courses - performance, composition, musicology, education, and arts administration - includes significant opportunities to work alongside leading music professionals in workshops, masterclasses, rehearsals and in a working environment.

Career support

We know you’re coming to university to study on your chosen subject, meet new people and broaden your horizons. However, we also help you to focus on life after you have graduated to ensure that your hard work pays off and you achieve your ambition.

So while you’re here (and even after you graduate) the Careers and Employability Service offer professional help, support and guidance, including industry-supported workshops, careers fairs and one-to-one guidance sessions.Find out more about the service

Further study

Progression to a postgraduate course is dependent on successful completion of your undergraduate studies, there may also be minimum qualification requirements such as a first class or higher second (2.1) degree. Please check the course details to confirm this.

Inspiring Graduate

An undergraduate degree from the University of Huddersfield could be the start of an exciting career in your chosen field. Our graduates go on to succeed in a whole range of exciting careers. Here's just one example.

As a graduate of the University of Huddersfield you'll also become a member of our alumni community, allowing you to stay in touch and continue to access university services.

I thoroughly enjoyed every element of my course. The lectures and seminars were very interesting, and all of the lecturers I have had are incredibly passionate about their subject. Your personal tutors are incredibly helpful and supportive of not only your university work, but with any problems that you may be facing.

Charlotte Collier, graduated Music Performance BMus(Hons) in 2019 and is now a Private Singing Tutor for Tutorful

Career support

As a graduate of the University of Huddersfield you'll also become a member of our alumni community, allowing you to stay in touch and continue to access university services.

I thoroughly enjoyed every element of my course. The lectures and seminars were very interesting, and all of the lecturers I have had are incredibly passionate about their subject. Your personal tutors are incredibly helpful and supportive of not only your university work, but with any problems that you may be facing.

Charlotte Collier, graduated Music Performance BMus(Hons) in 2019 and is now a Private Singing Tutor for Tutorful

Student support

At the University of Huddersfield, you'll find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies and social life. Whether you study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you'll soon discover that you're never far away from our dedicated staff and resources to help you to navigate through your personal student journey. Find out more about all our support services.

Research excellence

Research plays an important role in informing all our teaching and learning activities. Through research our staff remain up-to-date with the latest developments in their field, which means you develop knowledge and skills that are current and highly relevant to industry. Our staff are recognised as leading figures in their fields, as evidenced by major commissions, performances, recordings, and publications.

In the 2021 REF, 89% of music research at Huddersfield was judged to be Internationally Excellent, with 47% of the overall submission ranked as ‘World-Leading’. In addition to a very strong profile of individual research outputs, Huddersfield’s research environment for music received the maximum 4* rating (one of only four institutions to do so), and was ranked above Royal Holloway, Cambridge, Manchester and Oxford. The impact of Huddersfield’s music research received a top-ten ranking. This acknowledged the breadth and reach of research at Huddersfield, with case studies encompassing the new discipline of sound archaeology, New York Experimentalism, and strategies for supporting women and girls working in music technology.

For more information, please refer to our research pages.

The maximum fees we will charge for UK based students on undergraduate courses in 2025/26 will be £9,535 per year for full-time students (subject to parliamentary approval). We review and revise fee levels in line with inflation (RPI-X) and regulatory permissions.

Tuition fees will cover the cost of your study at the University as well as charges for registration, tuition, supervision and examinations. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see Fees and finance.

If you are an EU or international student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available.

Please email the Student Finance Office or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.

For more information about our Music scholarships see our website

Fees and Finance

Tuition Fees - full-time

Please email the Student Finance Office or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.

Scholarships and bursaries

For more information about our Music scholarships see our website

Important information

Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons

When you enrol as a student of the University, your study and time with us will be governed by our terms and conditions, Handbook of Regulations and associated policies. It is important that you familiarise yourself with these as you will be asked to agree to them when you join us as a student. You will find a guide to the key terms here, along with the Student Protection Plan.

Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons

Changes to a course you have applied for but are not yet enrolled on

If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment. We may occasionally have to withdraw a course you have applied for or combine your programme with another programme if we consider this reasonably necessary to ensure a good student experience, for example if there are not enough applicants. Where this is the case we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible and we will discuss with you other suitable courses we can transfer your application to. If you do not wish to transfer to another course with us, you may cancel your application and we will refund you any deposits or fees you have paid to us.

Changes to your course after you enrol as a student

Changes to option modules:

Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have an equivalent range of options to that advertised for the course. We will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.

Major changes:

We will only make major changes to non-optional modules on a course if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change is a change that substantially changes the outcomes, or a significant part of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum. For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators or a commissioning or accrediting body. We may also make changes to improve the course in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback or to ensure you are being taught current best practice. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment, or pandemics.

Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but may happen sooner in an emergency. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.

In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed in accordance with the student protection plan.

The Office for Students (OfS) is the principal regulator for the University.

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Duration

Entry requirements

Places available (subject to change)

About the course

Reasons to study

Why Study Music Performance BMus(Hons)

Course detail

Specialist Performance

Performance Skills 1

Music, Culture and Society

Technology for Music

Understanding Music

Composition 1

Inside the Music Business

Performance Skills 2

Solo Performance

Creative Projects in Musical Cultures

Solo Performance (Extended)

Performance Skills 2 (extented)

Research in Musical Cultures

Songwriting 2

Arts and Humanities Placement

Music Industry and Professional Skills

Independent Project

Performance Skills 3

Solo Performance 3

Independent Project (Extended)

Performance Skills 3 (Extended)

Advanced Solo Performance (Extended)

Advanced Research in Musical Cultures

Advanced Creative Projects in Musical Cultures

Entry requirements

Award Winning Composition

Music Facilities at Huddersfield

Music and Music Tech Showcase

Visiting Artists

Placements

Facilities

Performance at Huddersfield

Music at Huddersfield

Our ensembles and bands

Popular Music Performance

Your Career

Career support

Student support

Research excellence

Fees and Finance

Fees and Finance

Important information

Changes to a course you have applied for but are not yet enrolled on

Changes to your course after you enrol as a student

Changes to option modules:

Major changes:

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