Course Name

BA Music

Level of study

Undergraduate

Study Mode

Fulltime

Duration

3 Years

Start Term

Sept

Country

United Kingdom

City

North Wales

Course Subject

Arts, Design & Architucture

Course Fees

Inside EU: 9000

Outside EU: 13000

Universities

Bangor University

Description

Studying, creating and performing music of all eras in a lively atmosphere of creative activity and scholarly endeavour.

We offer the opportinity to study a variety of music styles from different perspectives.

Why choose Bangor University for this course?

Music at Bangor has been 1st in the UK by the 2016 National Student Survey.

BA Music scored 100% overall student satisfaction

We offer a large number ofoptions, allowing you to shape your course to reflect your interests and strengths. Our enthusiastic staff comprises active composers, musicologists and performers, whose expertise covers all angles of musical study.

Much of the teaching is in small groups, providing a stimulating and supportive learning environment. Options include ensemble coaching, tuition in conducting and community-based projects.

Our staff work at the cutting edge of research in music and all have international reputations in their fields.

Our concert series includes performances concerts of chamber music (including residences by Ensemble Cymru and the Benyounes Quartet, who also give masterclasses), recitals by leading singers and instrumentalists, concerts of acousmatic music by Electroacoustic Wales, and regular visits by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. In addition, there is an annual New Music Festival. Tickets are available to students at greatly reduced prices.

We have a large choir and a symphony orchestra, a chamber choir, early music and opera groups and various other ensembles. Performers have the opportunity to play concertos with the University Symphony Orchestra. Pieces composed by our students are performed frequently by visiting professionals. The University Music Society also runs an orchestra and choir; other Students’ Union societies include a brass band, a jazz band, and a musicals society.

We have a new Arts and Innovation Centre, 2 fine concert halls, and two buildings of our own, with teaching rooms, rehearsal space, study areas, social learning spaces, and a number of soundproofed individual practice rooms.

The School has a full complement of grand and upright pianos, harpsichords, organs, harps, percussion and world instruments. Our 4 studios are equipped to international standards for recording, research and composition. Our Library has over 3,000 CDs and 20,000 scores.

Music Performance Scholarships are offered to the most promising instrumentalist and/or vocalists.

We have an extensive range of electronic resources, including the Naxos Music Library and Grove Music Online. There are also fullyequipped open-access computers, with Sibelius and other music software installed.

We have a strong engagement with

and commitment to the study of music in Welsh culture. The School is home to the Archive of Traditional Welsh Music (which also contains over 300 world instruments), the Welsh Popular Music Archive (which includes a significant library of records), and the Crossley-Holland Collection (which includes over 600 unique world instruments).

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