Music Performance

Performing music at degree level is both an artistic and an intellectual discipline. At Anglia Ruskin University, the BA Music Performance programme develops your technical and expressive abilities as a performer while giving you the broader understanding of music, industry, and professional practice that a career in music requires. Over three years of full-time study, you will work on your instrument or voice in depth while developing skills in composition, collaboration, and the business of being a musician.

The programme addresses the full range of activities that a working musician might pursue. Whether your strengths lie in live performance, studio recording, composition, or music for screen, you will build a professional portfolio and develop the kind of practical knowledge that bridges the gap between conservatoire training and the realities of the contemporary music industry. The course current description accurately reflects its broad scope: you will develop the skills and industry knowledge relevant to performance, original songwriting, collaborative work in bands or ensembles, and compositional work for visual media.

Anglia Ruskin's location across its campuses gives you access to facilities and connections that support active performance during your studies.

Performers who study at degree level develop not just technical fluency but also the capacity to think analytically about music, to listen actively, and to communicate through sound with intention and intelligence. These qualities serve well beyond the concert stage or recording booth. Graduates of music performance programmes move into careers as professional musicians, composers, session musicians, music educators, and music therapists.

Others work in the music industry in roles spanning management, promotion, production, and artist development. Some go on to postgraduate study, whether in performance, composition, music therapy, or music education, and some combine performance careers with teaching. The programme's emphasis on both artistic development and industry knowledge is designed to give you a realistic and well-prepared start in one of the UK's most vibrant creative sectors.