BMus (Hons) Songwriting

UCAS CODE: 3C45

INSTITUTION CODE: B39

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A 3 year full-time degree available at:


Explore your creativity and develop an in-depth knowledge of your art and the industry with our BMus (Hons) Songwriting course. You’ll learn all about this music industry cornerstone. You’ll focus on areas such as lyricism and aesthetics, creating music with technology, and music publishing.

Working with a diverse range of talented artists to bring your aesthetic, academic and industry goals to life will be at the heart of the course. Day-to-day interaction and collaboration with fellow songwriters, performers, producers and business and events students will help you gain invaluable real-world experience.

As well as being surrounded by this creative and vibrant atmosphere, you’ll have access to our state-of-the-art facilities. Each day, you’ll learn within large live rooms, recording suites and seminar-based classrooms.

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From day one, you’ll be encouraged to form your personal stylistic development through a range of disciplines: from solo and group performances to commercial songwriting and music production for film, television and online channels. As the course progresses, you’ll be able to choose options that best suit your interests and career aspirations. These options will help shape you to become a multi-skilled music professional valued in today’s industry.

Highly experienced lecturers currently active in the industry will guide you through the core topics. These include styles and genres, songwriting techniques, musicianship, music publishing, events and releasing and Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) technology. You’ll also get to attend unique and inspiring Masterclasses with some of the best artists in the world, which will stretch you as a songwriter.

So, what are you waiting for? Start your career in Songwriting today.

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Course specification

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Length of course: This course is taught as a three-year course at levels four, five and six.

Awarding institution: BIMM University

Campus delivery: London, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Berlin

UCAS code: 3C45

Language of study: English

Final award: BMus (Hons) Songwriting

Admissions Criteria: Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade E or above (32 UCAS points), OR BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.

Minimum requirements

Successful completion of a BIMM admissions assessment.

Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade E or above (32 UCAS points), OR BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.

IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 to be achieved in each band.

Progression

Graduates can progress directly to employment in the music industry in roles such as a recording artist, commercial songwriter/producer or media & film composer.

Course fees

Please visit our Fees page for information on access to student loans. Please note, UK students eligible for loans are able to borrow the full course fee for BIMM Music Institute degrees.

Choose your optional modules.

Our undergraduate degree courses allow you to define your own route to success via a range of optional modules. First, you’ll learn the necessary employability skills and find where you’ll fit in the industry. Then, you’ll be able to build your course according to your interests and career aspirations.

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The optional modules advertised as available for BIMM Music Institute courses are subject to variation dependant on minimum student numbers and the availability of specialist resources at each college (Please refer to our terms and conditions for further detail).

Berlin
Andreas Ohnhaus
Principal Lecturer, Vocals

Andreas teaches Songwriting at BIMM Music Institute Berlin. He is a Berlin-based singer, songwriter, producer and…

Manchester
Andrew Pickering
Senior Lecturer, Music Theory & Songwriting

Andrew teaches Music Theory & Songwriting at BIMM Music Institute Manchester. As a freelance musical director, songwriter,…

London
Becky Jones
Songwriting Lecturer

Becky teaches Songwriting at BIMM Music Institute London. She is a well-established singer, songwriter, and producer…

Brighton
Cameron Williams-Hill
Associate Lecturer

Cameron is a Producer, Session Musicians and Songwriter working extensively in the Brighton and London areas.…

Chantelle Scott
Lecturer, Music Production & Songwriting

Chantelle Scott BSc; composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and sound engineer. Inspired and nourished by sound. Chantelle teaches…

Birmingham
Chris Tye
Songwriting Lecturer

Chris Tye teaches Songwriting at BIMM Insitute Birmingham. He is an accomplished performer and songwriter as…

Berlin
Cian Walsh
Principal Lecturer, Songwriting

Cian teaches Songwriting at BIMM Music Institute Berlin. Born in Ireland into a family of professional…

Bristol
Dan Johnson
Lecturer, Performance in Context & Creative Processes

Dan currently teaches Performance in Context & Creative Processes as well as being a co-author and…

Bristol
Dan Moore
Lecturer, Songwriting

Dan Moore teaches Songwriting at BIMM Music Institute Bristol. He has been an active musician since…

Any questions?

For any questions regarding our courses or if you’d like more information on how to apply to BIMM Music Institute, please contact our Enquiries Team on 01273 840 346 or email [email protected].

 

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