Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance

Extended Studies is a dynamic and conversational space for general course management. In this session, you will discuss up and coming performances, recording sessions, assessment, masterclasses, important course notices, as well as analysing music and your progress utilising reflective practice.

In Pre-Production, you will work within your chosen instrumental discipline in critically analysing, and then learning the week’s chosen BIMM playlist song.

You will prepare and perfect your parts in preparation for your Live Performance Workshop where you will perform the track on stage with a full band.

Each song on the BIMM LPW playlist has been specifically chosen to explore a wide range of creative, stylistic and technical factors that will give you the grounding and skills to succeed as a professional musician.

LPW is where you get to put your hard work in Pre-Production into practice. You’ll meet up with other musicians from the diploma courses and perform together in front of an audience of our expert lecturers and your peers.

The live experience and up to date industry knowledge and feedback you receive here will be invaluable to your development as a live performer.

In Performance Preparation, you will study professional rehearsal and performance techniques in a practical environment. You will look at a wide range of factors that make for a successful rehearsal journey and dynamic performance, such as band forming, rehearsal techniques, promotion, marketing, tour management, stagecraft and many more.

A technical and contextual understanding of a wide range of musical styles and genre is key to your success as a creative and professional instrumentalist.

In Session Styles, you will analyse and learn the technical elements of a diverse and wide range of styles that span some of the world’s most influential contemporary musicians and genre.

You will then practically apply your new knowledge of these styles in both a live and recording environment.

Good technique is the backbone to professional musicianship. In this class, you will look at the fundamentals and rudiments of your chosen instrumental discipline.

From paradiddles to modal harmony, Technical Development will push you to become the best player and performer you can possibly be.

Ear training is not just about honing your aural perception skills, but also about helping you to understand how you personally engage with sound.

This technical and contextual understanding will support your instrumental and vocal development, as well as give you an understanding of your own musical creativity, and how to successfully navigate that as an artist.

In order to achieve both creative and professional goals, today’s modern musician needs a holistic understanding of the world of music. In Music Industry Career Development, you will look at an overview of today’s musical landscape, mapping revenue flow and plotting a bespoke path for you, relevant to your own goals and targets.