Brass band, Wind band, Choir, Contemporary music, Big band or Function group. If you’re an instrumental or vocal musician looking for a more traditional music education, then the Musical Arts degree is the right choice for you.
Developed out of Salford’s pioneering Band Musicianship programme, this course will give you the opportunity to study traditional music practices from a broad range of perspectives, developing technical and creative skills alongside academic study. Focused on providing the hands-on experience needed for a professional career in music, you’ll also perform regularly in the department’s acclaimed ensembles, contributing to a varied and extensive annual concert series.
What’s more, this classically orientated music degree is renowned for producing highly successful graduates in the fields of composition, conducting and performance, with alumni including Nigel Clarke, Joe Duddell, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, Ben Richeton and Glyn Williams.
**You will**
- Learn from leading musicians as part of a course that is well-known for producing highly successful musicians who are active within industry
- Study in state-of-the-art rehearsal, recording and performance facilities
- Explore creative ideas in the context of cross-genre collaboration
- Develop key skillsets needed to graduate as a Bachelor of Musical Arts, ready to take the first step in your professional career
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Course Details - Modules
**Year One**
• Musicianship Skills
• Music and Society: Antiquity to Enlightenment
• Fundamentals of Composition, Arranging and Technology
• Performance Studies
• Music and Society: The Modern Era
• Applied Composition and Technology
**Year Two**
• Music and Context: German Romanticism
You can choose the optional modules
• Advanced Musicianship Skills
• Compositional Practice
• Studio Composition
• Audio for Media
• Studio Recording and Production
• Music Journalism
• Professional Development in the Creative Industries
• Creative Composition and Arranging
• Advanced Musicology
• Advanced Performance Studies
• Advanced Studio Composition
• Advanced Studio and Location Recording
• Ethnomusicology
**Year three**
• Project Scope
• Professional Practice
• Negotiated Major Project
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Course Details – Assessment Method
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Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
26 January 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:
W304
Institution code:
S03
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
UCAS Tariff Points 104-120
General Studies not accepted.
Minimum number of A2 subjects or equivalent - 2
104 to 120 UCAS tariff points.
AS levels are accepted in combination with Level Three qualifications; including A-levels and BTECs.
Pass Level 3 QAA approved Access Diploma with 104 to 120 UCAS tariff points.
UCAS Tariff Points 104-120 -Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
UCAS Tariff Points 112 - accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
UCAS Tariff Points 112
104 to 120 UCAS tariff points.
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
48%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
94%
Go onto work and study:
97%
Fees and funding
Additional Fee Information
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Provider information
The Crescent
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Salford
M5 4WT
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