Courses in Bristol

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Whether you’re after a three-year degree across a range of different disciplines, or even just a week-long taster session in the summer holidays, we’ve got the music course for you.

Songwriting

Develop your writing technique as part of a community of gifted musicians. You’ll learn the tricks of the trade from some of the UK and Ireland’s best songwriters as you analyse some of history’s most celebrated songs.

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Bass

Learn practical skills and techniques in the classroom before taking to the stage at your weekly Live Performance Workshop. You’ll be slapping and popping with the best of them before you know it.

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Drums

Develop your musical style and find your niche as a performer with tuition in drumming techniques, styles and music theory. Plus there’s always plenty of opportunities to go wild onstage.

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Guitar

Bring your talent to life with technical tuition from some of the best guitarists on the scene. Then turn your amp up to 11 at your weekly Live Performance Workshop and totally blow your audience away.  

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Vocals

Develop your vocal tone, perfect those licks and runs, master your vibrato and learn to control your breathing. Then amaze the crowds on stage in your weekly performance class.

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Music Production

Progress your abilities as a producer across a wide range of contexts while you learn technical, project management and business skills. Rock the Mac labs and take your music to the next level with the help of the cutting-edge kit you’ll have access to.

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Event Management

Learn the ins and outs of the contemporary events industry, where you’ll gain business and management skills across a wide range of potential career paths. Plus put your practical skills to the test working on events, festivals, club nights and more.

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Music Business

Develop your skills as a music business practitioner across a wide range of contexts. You’ll be encouraged to express your entrepreneurial spirit with collaborations, gigs, work-based learning opportunities and even business ventures of your own.

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Joint Honours

Study two subjects you enjoy in depth and combine them into a single qualification. A joint honours degree course is excellent preparation for employment in a range of areas as well as postgraduate study.

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Music Marketing, Media and Communication

Develop the industry-focused skills needed to thrive in one of the most competitive and rewarding media professions in the music business. Explore digital media and communications, the music business, popular culture, and marketing and PR.

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Keyboards

Develop your note reading, chord voicing and rhythmic interpretation techniques to gain a greater command of the keyboard. Hone your performance and improvisational skills in front of an audience.

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Learning and Teaching

Enter into a teaching career for the first time or refine your existing skills and expand your knowledge if you’re an experienced educator. The MA Leaning & Teaching in Creative Industries is perfect for both new and current teachers within the field of creative arts education at Further Education and Higher Education levels.

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Popular Music Practice

Explore your own specialism within popular music in line with your personal career aspirations. The MA Popular Music Practice helps turn your ideas into reality so that you can stand apart from others in your chosen field and be at the forefront of the discussion in contemporary music.

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