Music Bachelor of Music (with Honours) - MusB (Hon)

Course Overview - Music Bachelor of Music (with Honours) - MusB (Hon)

Music shapes how we express ourselves, connect with others and make sense of the past, present and future. Study BMus Music at Royal Holloway to explore, perform, and compose in a huge range of styles, from classical to jazz, world to popular music.

How does music influence identity, culture and history? And how can musicians innovate in today’s fast-moving industry? You’ll explore these questions and more through a mix of performance, composition and academic study.

This course gives you the freedom to experiment, as well as the option to speciali...

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

2027-09-20

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Royal Holloway
University Of London
Egham Hill
Egham

Application Details

Course Code

A17-E75

Institution Code

R72

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

A level

A,B,B

B,B,B

Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required. Socio-economic factors which may have impacted an applicant’s education will be taken into consideration and alternative offers may be made to these applicants. Required: Music A-Level or Grade 7 in Music Theory Plus Grade 7 Music Performance (where applicants are unable to take Grade 7, video evidence may be acceptable) Applicants without A-level grade A in Music or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory may be eligible for the Intensive Theory entry. This requires Music GCSE grade A/7 or equivalent, plus performance at Grade 7 level. In term 1 you will be required to take Fundamentals of Music Theory, an intensive music literacy course. Students wishing to take Solo Performance options will need to be of Grade 8 level in performance at point of entry. If you are studying two A-level subjects, you may still be eligible for entry to the Music BMus (single honours), if you are able to provide evidence of your ongoing commitment to music. For this pathway, the standard offer is AB including music. We require candidates to be performing to Grade 8 ABRSM standard, to have studied music theory to Grade 5 ABRSM level, and have a substantial record of musical performance or other musical achievements, which they should detail in their Personal Statement.

UCAS Tariff

Scottish Higher

Including Music or Grade 7 in Music Theory with Pass plus Grade 7 Music Performance.

Access to HE Diploma

offer-distinction: 27.0

and the remaining level 3 credits at Merit, plus evidence of A-Level standard Music proficiency grade B equivalent or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory and Grade 7 practical at Pass .

GCSE/National 4/National 5

We require English Language and Mathematics at grade 4 (C).

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,B,B

B,B,B

Including Music or Grade 7 in Music Theory with Pass plus Grade 7 Music Performance.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

BTEC in a relevant subject, plus A-Level Grade B in Music or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory and Grade 7 Music Performance.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

6,5,5 at Higher Level OR 32 points overall including Music at Higher Level or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory and Grade 7 Music Performance.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

in a relevant subject, plus evidence of A-Level standard Music proficiency, Grade B equivalent or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory and Grade 7 Music Performance

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2, H2, H3, H3, H3 at Higher Level including Music at Higher Level or with Grade 7 Music Theory at Pass and Grade 7 Music Performance/

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

Plus A-Level A-Levels Grades BB including Music or Grade 7 Music Theory at Pass plus Grade 7 Music Performance.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

Requirements are as for A-levels where one non-subject-specified A-level can be replaced by the same grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Applicants with the Cambridge Pre-U are strongly encouraged to apply to Royal Holloway. Offers will be made on the basis of equivalent A-Level grades as can be found on the Royal Holloway website.

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Fees and funding

Northern Ireland, England, Channel Islands, Wales, Scotland £10,050
International, EU £23,000

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