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Vocal Performance (Full-time) (BMus Hons)

Cardiff
3 Years Full-time
120 UCAS Points

The BMus Vocal Performance programme is centred on you, the vocalist, and open to the vast array of contexts in which you might be able to practice in the industry and in your career. Designed specifically for classical and for popular singers, through a combination of optional and autonomous modules, the programme lets you engage in study focused on your specialist area.

Aims of this programme include producing graduates capable of assuming a position in the music profession, developing technical excellence in performance and practice through vocational training and to provide a theoretical basis, including musicianship, stagecraft, and languages.

Students completing this programme will have advanced vocal performance skills alongside an awareness of performance technologies, recording techniques, session musician skills, vocal arrangements and working in collaborative contexts to create work, as well as an ability to work with a director and/or musical director.

A distinctive feature of this programme is the one-to-one principal study tuition currently offered weekly. These create personalised learning opportunities in which you can shape your learning focus around your interests and career aspirations. These also provide valuable, additional opportunities for staff to engage with students on a pastoral level.

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Course details

Start date:
Study modes:
  • Full-time
  • On-campus
Language:
  • English
  • Bilingual
Institution code:
T80
UCAS code:
VPE1
Course length:
3 Years Full-time
Entry requirements:
120 UCAS Points

Tuition Fees 2023/24 and 24/25
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year

Why choose this course?

01
Specialist industry-focussed programme
02
Delivered by expert academics and practitioners
03
Extensive 1-to-1 vocal tuition

What you will learn

Building on the continued success of our postgraduate vocal programmes, the BMus (Hons) Vocal Performance is a specialist industry-focussed programme for singers.

The programme is delivered by expert academics and practitioners of national and international repute within a specialist facility in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.

Modules on the programme examine areas such as vocal technique, performance studies, movement, music theory, technologies of performance and performance projects designed to develop a holistic approach to vocal performance. A specific feature of this programme is extensive 1-to-1 vocal tuition and a series of world-renowned visiting artists that work with students at the academy throughout the academic year.

Compulsory

Learning in the Digital Era

(20 credits)

Performance Class

(20 credits)

General Musicianship and Studio Techniques

(20 credits)

Performance Project 1

(20 credits)

Repertoire and Style 1

(20 credits)

Vocal Technique 1

(20 credits)

Compulsory

Changemakers: Building your Personal Brand for Sustainable Employment

(20 credits)

Ensemble Performance

(20 credits)

Performance Project 2

(20 credits)

Presenting Performance

(20 credits)

Vocal Technique 2

(20 credits)

Optional 

Repertoire and Style 2

(20 credits)

Compulsory

Independent Project

(40 credits)

Creative Industries

(20 credits)

Course Disclaimer

  • We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals. 

    For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.

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Staff

Our People

You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for assessments and feedback (NSS 2023) meaning the comments you get back from your work will help you learn. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students us as Top 10 in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality. Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Accommodation

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Cardiff Accommodation

Cardiff has a huge student accommodation, and there are no end-of-student living opportunities open to students who choose to study in Cardiff. There are various purpose-built student accommodation providers in the city and our accommodation team will be able to guide you through the options. 

Further information

  • 120 UCAS points and an audition/interview.

  • Assessment on this programme is by a range of methods offering opportunities to present learning in a variety of different ways throughout the course. A number of the methods include performances, portfolios, technical assessments, recording, electronic testing, arranging, mock auditions, podcasting, essay writing and presentations.

  • Additional costs of sourcing musical scores, recordings or academic texts could be in the region of £600-£800 over the duration of the programme.

  • You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.

  • It is anticipated that graduates of the Vocal Performance programme will commence careers as performers, creators, teachers, recording artists and within various other related disciplines. The BMus (Hons) Vocal Performance may also lead to further postgraduate study.