Music

If you want to improve your performance skills, compose, conduct or learn music production techniques there is a wide range of music courses to choose from. You can study a variety of musical styles including classical (early to contemporary), jazz, popular music and electronic music. For performance courses you will usually need ABRSM grades in voice or the instrument(s) you want to study. Careers include professional musician, composer or conductor, teaching, music production and administration.

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Skills

Common Degree/Major Names

BA	Music Journalism
BA	Music Production
BA	Music Theory and Composition
BA	Performing Arts
BA	Popular Music
BA	Songwriting
BA	Sound Arts

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Useful Skills

	Aiming High
	Analytical
	Attention to Detail
	Creativity
	Leadership
	Listening
	Organisation
	Practical (working with your hands)
	Speaking (Verbal Communication)
	Staying Motivated / Working Hard
	Staying Positive (Resilience)
	Teamwork

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Institution	Country	Campus Type	Size	Education Model	Selectivity
Georgia Institute of Technology	USA	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Technologically based education combined with experiential learning.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
University of Richmond	USA	Suburban Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and sciences	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted) if needing financial aid, Selective if not
University of Surrey	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Single Focus Institution (e.g. Business School, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
University of Chichester	UK	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Both Single and Dual honours at Undergraduate with a focus on practical application	Less Selective (>75% admitted) - certain courses are more competitive than others and therefore more selective.
Royal Holloway, University of London	UK	Suburban Campus, Rural Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	We offer a variety of single honours, joints and major/minor combinations. Royal Holloway also offers Liberal Arts degrees which enables students to study in a variety of different departments.	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
Michigan State University	USA	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts with a heavy emphasis on research	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
Bishop's University	Canada	Suburban Campus, Rural Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and Sciences Education Model	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
SOAS University of London	UK	Urban City	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Bachelors in Social Sciences, Arts, Humanities, Languages and Cultures (including Global Liberal Arts)	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Glasgow	UK	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Major in 3 subjects in Year 1 in Arts, Sciences & Social Sciences giving exceptional honours choice.	Selective (25-50% admitted). Competitive entry subjects are more selective.
New York University	USA, UAE, China	City Island Campus, City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts, 230+ areas of study	Extremely Selective (<10% admitted) High performing students with 6s and 7s. IB DP predictions are accepted in lieu of SAT / ACT.
Leiden University	The Netherlands	City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Leiden University offers a mix of focused, inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary programmes.	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted) Selectivity depends on the programme.

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