Music

Course summary

Music is a flexible subject which allows you to shape the course to your strengths. The course allows you to study topics you are interested in in great depth while at the same time expanding your listening and analysis skills with music you may be less familiar with. You may study a symphony by Haydn in one lesson, and some 1970s punk in the next lesson. At A Level, you can specialise in your strongest areas, whether this is performing or composing and you are given the freedom to compose music in your style. For your performance at A Level, you can perform in any style and genre of music. Music is a perfect combination of academic study and practical skills, enabling you to demonstrate strong personal and social skills as well as self-discipline and independent learning. Possible careers in music include performing, composing and arranging, education and music therapy, music administration and management, music production and the wider creative industries. Music graduates have a wide range of career options available to them both inside and outside the industry, including performers, teachers, administrators, songwriters, conductors, composers, recording engineers, managers, promoters, and music publishers. There are also more jobs than ever in music business-related areas, such as careers in digital marketing, social media, PR, technology, label services, ticketing and merchandising. It is also common to find music graduates in consultancy, finance, banking, music therapy, legal jobs and medicine. Studying music is not simply for those who have the potential to become the next great composer or top performer. It offers a rich and robust learning experience and will help you no matter what career you choose to pursue.