| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-18 | - |
Program Overview
This BA (Hons) Music Performance degree provides individualized performance instruction in instrumental and/or vocal studies, along with the opportunity to join various University musical ensembles. Students develop their performance skills, explore topics related to performance practice, and gain experience through work placements and voluntary roles, preparing them for careers in music and performance. The program also offers postgraduate study options and opportunities for study abroad.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
On this BA (Hons) Music Performance degree you will have individual tuition in instrumental and/or vocal performance and have the opportunity to join a selection of University musical groups including 6 orchestras, 5 choirs and 9 other taught performance ensembles. Ensembles perform throughout the year and attend a rich programme of concerts, recitals and master classes by visiting artists. You will train in the art of performance and study topics including performance anxiety, the use of gesture and movement in performance, and concert and event hosting. You will complete a personal study module where you have the chance present a longer and more challenging programme of work. On this course you will:
- Train in the art of performance itself.
- Study topics including performance anxiety, performance development, and the use of movement and gesture.
- Develop your personal performance.
- Choose to study STET Yoga, or dance and acting alongside your music studies.
- Be able to enjoy a complete ensemble experience.
- Have the opportunity to join a selection of 6 orchestras, 9 large ensembles, 5 choirs and more than 70 small ensembles.
Outline:
You will study a selection of core and optional modules in each year. Each module is worth a number of credits is delivered differently, depending on its content and focus of study. This list is indicative and subject to change.
Year One:
- Ensemble
- Masterclass
- Music Now
- Musical Grammar 1
- Orchestral Experience
- Performance Development
- Professional Resilience
- Second Study
- Writing About Music
Year Two:
- Classicism
- Ensemble
- History of Modern Jazz
- Music and Society
- Music and the Community 1: Music and the Mind
- Orchestral Experience
- Performance Anxiety
- Performance Development
- Preparing Young Musicians for Assessment and Performance
- Professional Resilience
- Psychology of Learning and Teaching
- Reading Popular Music
- The Baroque
- The Roots of Jazz
Year Three:
- Arranging for Jazz
- Club Music
- Communicating Music Through Movement & Gesture
- Ensemble
- Group Teaching
- Introduction to Fundraising in the Arts
- Musical Event
- One to One Teaching
- Opera
- Orchestral Experience
- Personal Study (Recital)
- Personal Study (Written)
- Post Modern Jazz
- Professional Resilience
- Romanticism
- Structures and Politics of Rock Music
Assessment:
You will be assessed through a variety of assignments including essays, examinations, performances and practical work, project work, presentations and seminar discussions.
Teaching:
You will study using lectures, seminars, practical classes and workshops. You will learn from a core team of experienced and qualified tutors alongside a wide-ranging team of more than 60 specialist instrumental and vocal teachers.
Careers:
This BA (Hons) Music Performance degree will help you prepare for your career after you graduate. As well as gaining employable transferable skills and subject specific knowledge, you can gain experience before you graduate with the work placements, voluntary roles and internships available in the Music Department. Past music graduates have secured various roles in music and performance, including:
- Solo performers
- Teachers at all levels of education
- Music leaders
- Opera singers
- Group instrumentalists
- Cruise musicians Further Study You could choose to continue your studies at postgraduate level. Study options at the University of Chichester include:
- MA Music Performance
- MA Music Teaching
- PGCE
- PhD/MPhil University of Chichester alumni who have completed a full undergraduate degree at the University will receive a 15% discount on their postgraduate fees.
Other:
You will have the opportunity to put your studies into practice and use the skills you develop on your course during optional work placements and voluntary roles. These opportunities will help improve your confidence, enhance your CV and show employers that you’ve already completed work in industry when you graduate. You will have the opportunity to take part in:
- Work placements
- Volunteering roles
- Student and graduate internship schemes Students who have undertaken this in the past have found it to be an amazing experience to broaden their horizons, a great opportunity to meet new people, undertake further travelling and to immerse themselves within a new culture. You will be fully supported throughout the process to help find the right destination institution for you and your course.
