Vocal Performance (Full-time) (BMus Hons)
Our BMus Vocal Performance degree is all about you, the vocalist. It’s designed for both classical and popular singers, offering you the chance to explore many areas within the industry and your future career. This programme allows you to focus on your specific interests through a mix of optional and independent projects.
Our goal is to help you become a confident performer who can take on roles in the music world. We aim to develop your technical skills in performance and practice through vocational training. You will also get a strong foundation in musicianship, stagecraft, and languages.
You will learn about performance technologies and recording techniques, gain session musician skills, and understand how to arrange vocals. You will also work with others to create performances and learn to collaborate with a director or musical director. By the end of this programme, you will have advanced vocal performance skills.
A distinctive feature of our programme is the one-to-one singing lessons and repertoire coaching. These sessions are tailored to your interests and career goals, offering personalised learning. They also provide a great chance for our staff to support you on a pastoral level.
Throughout your studies, you will engage in various performance opportunities. These include concerts and masterclasses that will enrich your learning experience. You will also develop your vocal, musical and performance skills, preparing you for a successful career as a performer.
Course details
- Full-time
- On-campus
- English
- Bilingual
Tuition Fees 24/25
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
Our Philosophy
Our philosophy centres on personalised learning, ensuring each vocalist develops their unique voice and style. Through a blend of practical training and theoretical study, we prepare students for diverse roles in the industry, fostering technical skills, musicianship, and professional growth. Delivered by expert academics and practitioners of national and international repute, this programme takes place in a specialist facility in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.
In your first year, you will focus on building a solid foundation in musicianship, vocal techniques, and stagecraft. You will explore various musical genres and start developing your performance skills. The curriculum includes one-to-one principal study tuition and collaborative projects to enhance your learning experience.
Compulsory
(20 credits)
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(20 credits)
Year two delves deeper into advanced vocal techniques and performance skills. You will study recording techniques and session musician skills, learning to arrange vocals and work with performance technologies. This year also offers opportunities for concerts and masterclasses, providing real-world performance experience.
Compulsory
(20 credits)
(20 credits)
(20 credits)
(20 credits)
(20 credits)
Optional
(20 credits)
(20 credits)
In your final year, you will refine your singing abilities and specialise in your chosen area. You will undertake a significant performance project, working closely with a director or musical director. This year prepares you for a professional career, with a focus on personalised learning and achieving your career aspirations.
Compulsory
(40 credits)
(20 credits)
(30 Credits)
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Course Disclaimer
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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.
Ranking
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 Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses.
Facilities
Performance, Dance and Musical Theatre Facilities Cardiff
Based in Haywood house our students studying in Cardiff have access to several rehearsal studios, including a dance studio with Harlequin dance floor, portable mirrors and Ballet Barres along with a Yamaha PA system and stage piano, a recital room and a computer lab all within walking distance of the city centre.
Meet our Students
Meet our Students
Further information
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90 UCAS points and an audition/interview.
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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.
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Additional costs of sourcing musical scores, recordings or academic texts could be in the region of £600-£800 over the duration of the programme.
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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.
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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.