A student may opt to offer a recital as part of their final assessment. All students taking these modules participate in the University Choir or Orchestra, or in the select small choir, Queen's Consort. The practical modules allow students to choose options such as second study, keyboard skills, chamber music, and conducting. Besides the regular performances of the University Choir and Orchestra, and of Queen's Consort, there are plenty of opportunities for students to perform in public, either solo or in ensembles. The student-run Chamber Choir and Orchestra, conducted by student conductors, give concerts twice a year.
Composers similarly have opportunities to have their works performed.
Each year there is a workshop with the Ulster Orchestra for selected student composers to hear their works rehearsed by a professional orchestra and conductor. There are often similar workshops arranged with visiting professional ensembles. Those interested in Music Technology also have opportunities to put their learning into practice. Concerts are regularly recorded using the professional-quality equipment installed in the concert hall and main electronic studio. Students are regularly involved in putting on concerts of electro-acoustic music by both established composers and student composers.