Undergraduate Courses
Deciding what to study at undergraduate level may be one of the hardest decisions to make.The following information will give you an overview of undergraduate courses at Leeds College of Music and hopefully help you with making that important decision.
Like everything we do at Leeds College of Music, our courses are distinctive and offer a flexible way of studying, offering BA, Foundation Degree and Foundation Certificate programmes of study over one, two or three years.
BA (Hons) Music
The distinctive BA (Hons) Music degree course can be studied as a specialist pathway in Classical, Jazz, Popular or Production, or as a combined degree in any two of the above genres. The course offers the opportunity to work with a broad range of staff, students and industryprofessionals and to undertake specialist study within an extensive range of collaborative and interactive projects, to equip students for working life. The Undergraduate programme is distinguished by exceptional quality training which balances tuition in Specialist Study with Applied Musicianship and direct participation in Professional Studies. It offers the opportunity to work with a broad range of staff, students and industry professionals and to undertake specialist study within an extensive range of collaborative and interactive projects.
Specialist Study
This element develops your core individual and collaborative skills in your specialist area, (performance, composition or production), through individual, ensemble and studio tuition. Students also participate in specialist projects giving further opportunities to specialise or broaden their musical education.
Applied Musicianship
Applied Musicianship develops your understanding of the relationship between
theory and practice, covering areas such as harmony, composition, arranging and improvisation integrated with academic studies. Opportunities in years two and three allow students to specialise or broaden areas of interest through a range of optional modules.
Professional Studies
This component enables you to develop relevant professional skills through theoretical and practical opportunities. Students explore areas such as community music, pedagogy, music journalism, the music industry and professional development. Leeds College of Music's extensive range of visiting industry specialists contributes to the delivery of this element of the course.
