Course Summary

The BMus combines focused study in performance with supporting academic studies. Every aspect is designed to help you towards realising your full musical potential, and to prepare you for your career in music. You will have at least one hour of one-to-one tuition per week in your Principal Study, with numerous performance opportunities. We offer a wide range of activities, events, training sessions and modules for you to hone your skill in such things as studio recording and editing techniques, self promotion and marketing, writing CVs, making funding applications, understanding the music business and working in arts management. At the end of your third and fourth years, you submit a portfolio of materials to help prepare you for professional life after the Academy.

Course Details - Modules

Individual lessons on your instrument, and a combination of masterclasses, performance classes, chamber music, concerts and everything else that you do in your specialism. A range of core modules reinforces your awareness as a listener, develops your interpretive abilities and extends your knowledge and imagination. A range of electives encourages you to pursue your individual interests as you prepare for a musical career.

Course Details – Assessment Method

Your principal study will be assessed during the year by technical testing and chamber music, and at the end of the year by recital examination. Also see the information on https://www.ram.ac.uk/study/about-our-courses/undergraduate-courses

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

1 October This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: 302F

Institution code: Institution Code are not listed for this Course.

Campus Name: Main Site

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

This will require satisfactory transcripts to show that you have passed Year 1 or Years 1 and 2 of a music degree at another institution, and that you have successfully covered the study areas which you would have to complete at the Academy to progress into Year 2 or Year 3. Please note that it is not possible to transfer into Year 4 of our BMus programme.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

Passes in two GCE Advanced-level (A2) or Pre-U certificate examinations.

A Pass for this diploma is accepted.

One Advanced Higher A-C grade plus three Higher C grades in different subjects is accepted.


If you are not taking Music as a subject in your school exams, we recommend gaining knowledge of Music Theory at Grade 6 level (ABRSM or Trinity College London) before you commence your studies with us. For international qualifications, in general, a secondary school certificate of a sufficiently high level to permit university entry will be acceptable, however applications will be examined on an individual basis by the Admissions Board.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

http://www.ram.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply/entry-requirement

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic) 5.5 Minimum score of 5.5 in every section of the test. Overall score of 6.0 required to join BMus Year 2 or Year 3.
PTE Academic 59.0 Minimum score of 59 in every section of the test.
TOEFL (iBT) 72.0 Minimum scores for Reading: 18, Listening: 17, Speaking: 20, Writing: 17.

We accept IELTS Indicator, TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL ITP Plus for China.

English Language requirements are published on our website:

https://www.ram.ac.uk/study/next-step/entry-requirements

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 86%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 45%

Go onto work and study: 80%

Fees and funding

Additional Fee Information

Tuition fees are available on www.ram.ac.uk/fees

Provider information

Marylebone Road
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Westminster
NW1 5HT

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