Popular Music Performance, BMus (Hons)

Course summary

Establish your own exciting route in the live music sector with BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance. This course is perfect if you’re a musician looking to take your technical, performance and musicianship skills to a professional level. Applicants will be required to choose a discipline of focus for the duration of their studies as follows:

• Guitar

• Bass

• Drums

• Vocals

• Keyboard

The programme combines core topics such as performance, technique, musicianship, theory and technology to help you find and develop your niche as a performer.You’ll be able to further tailor your course to your own artistic and career aims through our wide range of optional modules. These include a specific focus in areas such as creative performance, session skills, songwriting, composing, arranging and more. You’ll become equipped with the skills and drive required to be successful in any musical situation.You’ll become fully immersed in the flourishing BIMM community with plenty of opportunities to collaborate with a diverse range of talented peers. And you’ll spend a lot of time on stage, too. You’ll have the chance to play live and perform with your fellow students.Throughout these performances, you’ll receive expert guidance from our BIMM lecturers.Our lecturers who guide you through your studies are all experienced and highly sought after professionals with invaluable expertise and experience that will help you progress through the course.Day-to-day learning will be in large live rooms, smaller studio settings and lecture-based classrooms using our world-class facilities.So, what are you waiting for? Start your career in Popular Music Performance today.The BIMM University GraduateWe make sure that when you graduate, your attributes and skills mirror the employment and creative needs of the music industry – both today and in the future.We aim to equip graduates with the following qualities, so they have a long lasting career:

• Employable and Entrepreneurial

• Creative, Collaborative and Connected

• Resilient and adaptable

• Globally Aware

• Professional

• Intellectually Curious

• Self-aware

Subject options

This course offers the following subject options:

• Bass
• Drums
• Guitar
• Keyboard
• Vocals

Modules

Students can expect to study the following core modules:Year 1The Creative Industries and you 1: Finding your pathPerformance SkillsCore Instrument SkillsDigital MusicContext & Culture of the Creative Industries Applied Instrument SkillsApplied PerformanceCreative Technology Year 2The Creative Industries and you 2: Creative CollaborationCreativity, Identity and AgencyContextualised PerformanceInterpretive Instrument SkillsDigital Performance PortfolioYear 3Final ProjectCreative Industries and you 3: Professional Portfolio Performance ShowcaseA range of optional modules can be selected in years 2 and 3, subject to availability and student demand. Please visit the course information page on the BIMM Music Institute website for a full break down.

Assessment method

Assessment methods are varied and balanced to suit a wide range of learners:Practical ExamsWritten examsPractical courseworkMultimedia courseworkWritten courseworkPresentationsVideo/Multimedia submissionsProject/Portfolio submissionAnalysis Ensemble/Individual performance

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Students can expect to study the following core modules: Year 1 The Creative Industries and you 1: Finding your path Performance Skills Core Instrument Skills Digital Music Context & Culture of the Creative Industries Applied Instrument Skills Applied Performance Creative Technology Year 2 The Creative Industries and you 2: Creative Collaboration Creativity, Identity and Agency Contextualised Performance Interpretive Instrument Skills Digital Performance Portfolio Year 3 Final Project Creative Industries and you 3: Professional Portfolio Performance Showcase A range of optional modules can be selected in years 2 and 3, subject to availability and student demand. Please visit the course information page on the BIMM Music Institute website for a full break down.