BMus (Hons) Music with professional training year in Guildford United Kingdom | University of Surrey

Our music program provides instruction across diverse genres, including classical, popular, musical theater, jazz, and modern compositions. You'll gain experience creating music both individually and collaboratively, participating in ensembles like orchestras, choirs, and bands while exploring improvisational techniques. Performance students benefit from complimentary instrumental/voice lessons, round-the-clock access to practice rooms, and frequent concert opportunities. Composition students utilize top-tier recording studios, advanced Mac labs, and numerous platforms to present their creations. All participants engage with music industry experts such as performing artists, composers, event organizers, music publishers, and instructors. Whether your passion lies in performance, composition, musicology, or the business of music, our dedicated faculty and dynamic environment will nurture your artistic growth. Our acclaimed Professional Training program equips students for careers in the field.

Throughout this degree, you can pursue both performance and composition annually while examining music's historical and cultural contexts. You'll master advanced music theory and analytical skills, earning a BMus degree that highlights practical application - using performance and composition as primary tools for musical understanding and skill development. The curriculum explores both classical and popular music from various eras. In your final year, you'll complete a major independent project demonstrating our flexible learning approach - this could be an extensive research paper, a performance, or a composition accompanied by written analysis.