Commercial Music Specialised (Honours Degree)

About this programme

If you have a flair for original musical ideas, the Commercial Music course can take you on a creative journey to inspire and define a lifelong career. This is a wide-ranging course that treats everyone as a creative individual. You can focus on writing original material alongside exploring identity, promotion and the wider music business and you can develop relevant skills such as music production, audio-visual and session playing. The range of careers available to our graduates is very broad (see our graduate destinations website ). It includes signed artists, session players, record labels, management, live sector, publishing and digital marketing. “While giving you a deep understanding of the workings of the industry from business to creativity, it also allows an individual to pursue their specific interests in detail. Thank you for giving me the best three years of my life.” This Commercial Music course is about creation: songs, projects, bands and entrepreneurial ideas. You’ll acquire skills that broaden your future career choices through writing, designing, promoting, performing, researching, touring and launching your creative material. Songwriting/original music - develop your songwriting skills, whether you’re a singer songwriter, play in a band, or want to write music for media. Music production - capture and present your musical ideas. Whether you’re into vintage studio techniques or the latest digital technologies, we’ll teach you the skills you need to achieve your personal creative goals. Contextual studies - understand the context of your musical work th