Music, BMus (Hons)

Course summary

Why study BMus Music at GoldsmithsThis degree reflects the diversity and excitement of music in the 21st century, and gives you the opportunity to mix performance, composition and research.

• In the first year you’ll explore different musical styles and approaches to study through a range of compulsory practical and critical modules.

• Later, you'll be able to choose from our wide range of jazz, sonic art, popular and film music modules as well as our practical, skills-based workshop and teaching modules.

• You’ll have lots of opportunities to perform, including in professional and student-led ensembles and groups such as Gamelan Ensemble, Sinfonia and Creative Jazz Ensemble, and at our annual music festival PureGold, which celebrates the music created and performed at Goldsmiths.

• We're within easy reach of central London’s many venues, concert halls, opera houses and research libraries, providing a great international focus.

• You’ll be very well set-up for the world of work. Employers look for initiative-driven graduates who think critically about their actions, work well with others and adapt quickly to new ideas. This degree will help you develop these skills.

• We attract instrumental and vocal teachers of the highest quality, with many of our staff also teaching at the major music conservatoires.

• Performance modules include one-to-one tuition on your main instrument/voice, as well as ensemble coaching, performance lectures and masterclasses from top professional musicians.

Year 1 (credit level 4) All BMus Music students take the following modules: Discovering Music Performance Composition Materials, Signs and Symbols Contemporary Music Industries Year 2 (credit level 5) In your second year, you'll take the following two compulsory modules: Collaborative Performance Contemporary Composition You will then take 2 optional modules, chosen from the following list: Developing Performance Studio and Production Skills Pitching Creative Businesses The Goldsmiths Elective The Goldsmiths Project You will also take 2 optional modules, chosen from the following list: Creative Jazz Studies Music and the Moving Image Global Musics Sonic Art: Contexts and Practices Year 3 (credit level 6) In your final year, you'll undertake a Major Project. Optional modules You will also choose 2 optional modules, chosen from the following list: Live Performance Writing to Brief Work Placement You as Your Future: Developing Creative Careers Psychological Approaches to Music You will also take 2 optional modules, chosen from the list below: Audiovisual Composition and its Contexts Sculpting Electronic Sound Capturing Music and Practice Music Education, Outreach and Inclusion Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.