Foundation Degree Music Performance

The Course

This course is intended for intermediate to advanced performers and places considerable emphasis on the development of creativity and performance in a variety of professional situations. You will be expected to demonstrate a good level of competence, creativity and musicianship on your chosen instrument/voice.  

Although you will be concentrating on performance and instrumental techniques, the modern professional performer will have developed a broad skill base across a variety of disciplines; therefore you will also study arranging and scoring and studio and production techniques.  To test your skills you will be given opportunities to perform and record in a variety of contexts, including theatres, festivals and broadcast events.

Course Content

• Instrument/Vocal Tuition


• Arranging and Scoring


• Songwriting


• Popular Music & Cultural Studies


• Improvisation


• Music Industry Professional Practice


• Keyboard Skills


• Recording and Production

Progression to BAHons
Northbrook College Sussex are pleased to be in a position to offer students a comprehensive, rigorous and well supported Foundation Degree.  The modular design of the course means that the accreditation you earn here can be used to progress to a year-long BAHons Top-Up qualification at any academic institution that offers it.

However, providing you have had a successful academic outcome and meet the interview criteria you can, if you wish to, continue your studies here at Northbrook! Our very well subscribed and popular BAHons Top-Up courses are designed with this progression in mind and so integrate seamlessly with the Foundation Degree.

We also welcome students from other institutions that offer the modular Foundation Degree who want to take advantage of the outstanding resources and excellent training our BAHons teaching team provide.

We run BA (hons) courses validated by Brighton University in the following disciplines:

BAHons Music Production
BAHons Media Composition
BAHons Music Performance
BAHons Music Business and Management

Entry Requirements
All students deemed suitable based on the following criteria are invited for interview. A relevant National Diploma or A levels with an overall Merit Profile. A good reference or College Report or Record of Achievement. A portfolio of work demonstrating a range of relevant prior achievement.

Applications
Applications are to be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) quoting institution code: N41 and Institution code name: NBRK 

UCAS Route A: W313
UCAS Route B: E313

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Contact our admissions department on 0845 155 60 60
Alternatively you can email them on enquiries@nbcol.ac.uk

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