BMus (Hons) Music

BMus Music at Royal Holloway is a flexible degree, allowing you to tailor your degree to your own interests and passions.
We have expertise spanning traditional, modern and world music. Through studying musical texts, practices, cultures and institutions you will explore issues in history, sociology, ethnology, and philosophy covering an exceptional geographical and chronological range. You will also be able to gain practical skills in composition, music technology and performance.
You will join a music department that is among the very best in the country, ranked 1st in the UK for Music research (REF 2021 as analysed by THES and Complete University Guide) and the only music department in the country to hold a prestigious Regius Professorship. Our well-connected department means you have the opportunity to make valuable music industry contacts. Our staff are connected with institutions such as the BBC Proms, National Theatre, and Royal Opera House.

Choose from a wide range of performance opportunities including orchestras, choirs, jazz, pop, and world music ensembles.

Learn from academics whose expertise spans music from the Middle Ages to the present and around the globe.

A Levels: ABB-BBB

Required subjects:

A-level Music or Grade 7 Music Theory at pass

Applicants without A-level in Music or pass in Grade 7 Music Theory may be eligible for the Intensive Theory entry. This requires Music GCSE grade A/7 or equivalent, plus performance at Grade 7 level. In term 1 you will be required to take Fundamentals of Music Theory, an intensive music literacy course.

Students wishing to take Solo Performance options will need to be of Grade 8 level in performance at point of entry.

If you are studying two A-level subjects, you may still be eligible for entry to the Music BMus (single honours), if you are able to provide evidence of your ongoing commitment to music. For this pathway, the standard offer is A B including Music. We require candidates to be performing to Grade 8 ABRSM standard, to have studied music theory to Grade 5 ABRSM level, and have a substantial record of musical performance or other musical achievements, which they should detail in their Personal Statement.

Five GCSEs graded A*-C or 9-4 including English and Maths.

IB - 5,5,5 at Higher Level including Music at Higher Level or Grade 7 Music Theory with a minimum of 32 points overall plus Grade 7 performance.