BA (Hons) Popular Music: Production and Performance

Rated 9th in the UK for Student Satisfaction in the Complete University Guide Subject League Table 2026 (CUG, 2025) Our Popular Music Performance and Production degree places performance at its core, supporting you to develop as a confident, creative and versatile artist. Alongside this, you will build a strong understanding of production and technology, recognising that today’s performers are also creators, producers and collaborators within an evolving music industry. In Year 1, you will establish the foundations of your practice as a performer, songwriter and creative musician.

Through a combination of live performance, rehearsal, and studio-based work, you will begin shaping your artistic identity. You will also explore how technology supports performance, while being introduced to key ethical and professional considerations within the industry. Modules include Performance Techniques, Songwriting, Studio Recording and Guerrilla Music Production.

In Year 2, you will deepen your performance practice while expanding your understanding of how music is created, produced and shared. You will explore the relationship between performance, production and audience, developing your skills both as an individual artist and as part of collaborative projects. Working in bands, production teams and live settings, you will gain real-world experience that reflects industry practice.

Modules such as Artist Development & Production, Contemporary Musicianship and Performance 2 support you in