BMus (Hons) Music

This BMus degree is your opportunity to study music in one of the world’s great musical capitals. You’ll learn about the history and contemporary cultures of music from around the globe while being trained in performance and aural skills, composition and musical analysis. This highly personalised music degree offers one-to-one music performance tuition with teachers from the Royal Academy of Music or bespoke teachers in popular or global music, as well as individualised instruction in advanced composition. You’ll be based in the heart of London, with the capital’s rich contemporary music scene on your doorstep. Thanks to our strong links with the School of Oriental & African Studies, plenty of music-centred societies at King’s, and the opportunity to spend a semester abroad, you’ll have countless chances to enhance your experience of studying music in London. This music degree will immerse you in the world of sound, stretching across the centuries and spanning the globe. You’ll learn from a diverse curriculum bursting with various approaches to the study of music that combine music performance, composition, and learning across humanities subjects.

A-Levels

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AAB

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Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.

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Must include Music A level, or be in addition to a Grade 5 Pass in Music Theory (e.g. through ABRSM examinations or similar). Unfortunately we are unable to accept ABRSM Grade 5 in an Instrument or Singing as an alternative to Grade 5 Music Theory. Students studying only two A levels: We are aware that some students at specialist musical schools and conservatoires are only able to study two A levels alongside their performance training. In such circumstances we may be able to consider a student for entry to the BMus programme, following an academic interview with our Admissions Tutor.

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Contextual A-Level information

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BBB Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. Must include Music A level, or be in addition to a Grade 5 Pass in Music Theory (e.g. through ABRSM examinations or similar). Unfortunately we are unable to accept ABRSM Grade 5 in an Instrument or Singing as an alternative to Grade 5 Music Theory. Students studying only two A levels: We are aware that some students at specialist musical schools and conservatoires are only able to study two A levels alongside their performance training. In such circumstances we may be able to consider a student for entry to the BMus programme, following an academic interview with our Admissions Tutor.

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International Baccalaureate Diploma

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35 points overall or an aggregate score of 17 from three Higher Levels.

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Must include Higher Level Music, or be in addition to a Grade 5 Pass in Music Theory (e.g. through ABRSM examinations or similar). Unfortunately we are unable to accept ABRSM Grade 5 in an Instrument or Singing as an alternative to Grade 5 Music Theory.

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Contextual International Baccalaureate information

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32 points overall or an aggregate score of 15 from three Higher Levels. Must include Higher Level Music, or be in addition to a Grade 5 Pass in Music Theory (e.g. through ABRSM examinations or similar). Unfortunately we are unable to accept ABRSM Grade 5 in an Instrument or Singing as an alternative to Grade 5 Music Theory.