Music with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree) BMus (Hon)

**This is a four-year degree including a one-year foundation programme. The foundation year allows you to develop key musical skills and experience to equip you for university life and to continue with our BMus Music which reflects the diversity and excitement of music in the 21st century and gives you the opportunity to mix many kinds of performance, composition, research and professional studies. It is ideal for students with experience and/or interest in one or more of these areas: classical music, jazz, sound art, experimental music, traditional music or musical theatre.**<br/><br/>**Why choose the BMus Music with Foundation Year**<br/>- This programme gives you the chance to gain key practical and theoretical skills and experience across music theory, performance, technology, composition and musico-cultural theory.<br/><br/><br/>- Youll receive guidance in study skills topics such as critical thinking, researching and writing and inducts you into various musical and institutional facilities and services, from music studios to Wellbeing and Careers teams.<br/><br/><br/>- The foundation year (Year 0) programme gives you an opportunity to make music with students from across different degree programmes in a lively and vibrant departmental community. This community features everything from orchestral, jazz and pop ensembles to gamelan, mbira and improvising groups.<br/><br/><br/>- Upon successful completion of the Foundation year, you gain automatic entry into our BMus Music degree and/or an internal audition for our BMus Popular Music programme.<br/><br/><br/>- In Year 1 you’ll explore different musical styles and approaches to study - through a range of compulsory practical and critical modules<br/><br/><br/>- Later, youll be able to choose from our wide range of more specialised modules in performance, production, composition, songwriting, sonic art, music industries, global musics, popular music, music in film and media.   <br/><br/><br/>- You’ll have lots of opportunities to perform, including in professional and student-led ensembles and groups such as Vocal Ensemble, Jazz Workshop, Contemporary Music Ensemble, Laptop Ensemble, Chamber Choir and Steel Pan Group. PureGold, our annual music festival, celebrates the music created and performed at Goldsmiths.  <br/><br/><br/>- Were within easy reach of central London’s many venues, concert halls, opera houses and research libraries, providing a great international focus.  <br/><br/><br/>- You’ll be set up for the world of work. Employers look for initiative-driven graduates who can work well with others, lead their own projects, think creatively and adapt quickly to new ideas. This degree will help you develop these skills.  <br/><br/><br/>- We attract instrumental and vocal teachers of the highest quality, with many of our staff also performing internationally and teaching at the major music conservatoires.  <br/><br/><br/>- Performance modules include one-to-one tuition on your main instrument/voice, as well as ensemble coaching, performance lectures and masterclasses from top musicians and other industry professionals.  <br/>

Goldsmiths are one of London's most central universities, it takes 10 minutes to get to London Bridge by train or 15 to get to Shoreditch. All undergraduate teaching happens on their friendly single-site campus. Enjoy London without missing out on a campus experience. Their undergraduate accommodation is also on campus, or just a short walk away.<br/><br/>The library is open 24/7, nearly every day of the year. Goldsmith's campus also has a large outdoor green space - perfect for seeing friends. Industry-standard facilities include media suites, research labs, and design studios. But don't just take their word for it, 9 out of 10 of Goldsmith's graduates are in work or further study after graduating (GOS 2017-18).<br/><br/>They're ranked in the world's top 500 (THE World University Rankings 2022), 18th for Art and Design, 12th for Media and Communications, and 44th for Sociology (QS World University Subject Rankings 2022). Many of their subjects are ranked 1st or joint 1st for research intensity too!<br/><br/>Get in touch today to find out more!