Students study popular music, world musics, ethnomusicology, historical and critical studies, theory and analysis. The programme balances personal exploration and the skills you will need to be a good music graduate. Many areas, such as composition, performance, analysis and technology, are approached progressively with new skills constantly being added. Other areas such as history, are more self-contained, examining topics in context. Assessment is by coursework and examinations, with project work in analysis, musicology, criticism, technology and performance.
Students also give recitals and present composition portfolios.