Become an accomplished and confident musician, gain a solid grounding in Western art music practice and study a range of contemporary, world, traditional and popular musics.

Course overview

Study music at Newcastle and join a dynamic and pro-active community of music makers who are committed to valuing all music. This community will help you embrace your individual creativity, and develop your critical thinking about music.

Study topics based on your interests such as music history, cultural theory and essentials of music theory. We also offer optional vocationally oriented modules in music education and music enterprise.

If you wish to specialise in performance, your skills will be nurtured by our specialist performance tutors, who are experts in their craft and run one-to-one tuition and group lessons.

Teaching methods

To bring out the best in you, we use different forms of teaching for the range of approaches to music we cover.

Some modules are based around lectures and seminars, with reading or listening assignments. Other modules involve smaller specialised study groups.

Performance modules are often a combination of one-to-one tuition, group workshops and specialist masterclasses.

Study abroad

Experience life in another country by choosing to study abroad as part of your degree. You’ll be encouraged to embrace fun and challenging experiences, make connections with new communities and graduate as a globally aware professional, ready for your future.

You may choose to spend a year abroad as part of your degree in one of our partner institutions. You can do so in consultation with the Degree Programme Director. In order to qualify, you must have attained at least 60% in the first three semesters of study. If you follow this route, you will transfer to BMus (Hons) Music, W304.

Your future

Join our network of confident and successful graduates who benefit from our well-established ties with arts institutions in the city, in the wider region and beyond, including:

• Sage Gateshead
• Royal Northern Sinfonia
• Samling Academy
• Opera North