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Our degree, taught by dedicated tutors and supported by state-of-the-art facilities, provides you with the skills, knowledge and experience to thrive in the music industry and beyond.

Why study BA Music at Middlesex University?

Through this degree, you will become as comfortable and adept in the recording studio, as conducting or performing with orchestral players from manuscript. There will be many unique opportunities to collaborate with other students working in the fields of dance, theatre, animation, film, TV production and computer games as you discover the different ways in which the music world works.

As well as being taught by our knowledgeable lecturers, you will also be able to attend lecturers by industry professionals and composition workshops and concerts of student compositions by the renowned Allegri String Quartet. You will be encouraged to continuously refine your musical skills to bring yourself a unique and competitive edge.

Upon graduation, you will be a qualified, confident musician, able to hold your head high in the global, professional world of music making. You will have built experience as an informed performer, composer, music producer and music director working in a specific field.

The most successful practitioners are often those who have, for exactly the right reasons, decided to undergo a formal musical training, even if they feel they might be late starters. Tori Amos, Sheryl Crow, Michael Giacchino (composer for The Incredibles), Will Gregory (Goldfrapp), Elton John, Alicia Keys, Annie Lennox (Eurythmics), George Martin (The Beatles), Thomas Newman and Jocelyn Pook (film composers) were all classically trained. We want to help you find yourself.

Course highlights

• Receive 1-1 instrumental lessons in your first study instrument or voice
• Apply to play a concerto or have a composition performed by young professional ensemble-in-residence London Firebird Orchestra
• Take a masterclass with visiting Professor of Piano Martino Tirimo
• Write for the prestigious Allegri String Quartet - the UK's longest-established chamber ensemble
• Perform at one of the prestigious London venues with which we have great links such as St Pancras Church, Burgh House, Handel-Hendrix Museum, Artsdepot
• Attend a placement with community arts, education and outreach organisations and projects. Partner organisations include English Touring Opera, Benchmark Theatre, Barnet Education Arts Trust and YMCA St Paul’s Group
• Work collaboratively with fellow students from Dance, Theatre, Animation, TV, Film and Fine Art
• Take advantage of the 24/7 access to the Library and music practice facilities
• Access the support of a professional staff accompanist/coach

Qualifications

104 UCAS points 

We may consider applications where there is no formal music education if a candidate has substantial music experience. Applicants must demonstrate a previous commitment to composition and/or performance in music.

Middlesex University has a flexible and personalised approach to admissions and we accept applications from students with a wide range of qualifications and a combination of qualifications.

Please check our general entry requirements page to see how these points can be achieved from our acceptable level 3 qualifications and the combinations which are welcomed by Middlesex University, including GCSE requirements.

Applications from mature candidates without formal qualifications are welcomed, provided they can demonstrate appropriate levels of relevant ability and experience.

Eligibility

UK/EU and international students are eligible to apply for this course.

Academic credit for previous study or experience

If you have achieved a qualification such as a foundation degree or HND, or have gained credit at another university, you may be able to enter a Middlesex University course in year two or three. For further information please visit our Transfer students page.

If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, academic credit may be awarded towards your Middlesex University programme of study. For further information please visit our Accreditation of Prior Learning page.

Interviews, entrance tests, portfolios and auditions

Entry onto this course requires an audition. Please view the Interviews and auditions tab for more information.

The course will provide you with opportunities to test your knowledge and understanding informally through ‘formative’ assessment. This will be completed before your formal ‘summative’ assessment which will count towards your final marks. Each module normally contains at least one piece of formative assessment from which you will receive feedback from your tutor. Formative assessments are developmental and any grade you receive from formative assessment does not count towards your final marks.

There is formal ‘summative’ assessment as part of the module, usually towards the end of the module. Assessment methods could include essays (with support available for the writing of these), building research logs in the form of an online ‘wiki’, live performances in ensembles and solo, original composition(s), recordings and live performance of electronic music, music theory tests (e.g. aural and score analysis), music pastiche exercises to begin to train you in the imitation of earlier music styles. The grades from the summative assessments count towards your module mark. Assessments are reviewed annually and may be updated based on student feedback, to suit content or based on feedback from an external examiner.