Undergraduate students in a Music department recording studio

Department of Music

Music at Nottingham offers exciting and flexible degrees.

Our curriculum introduces musical techniques and repertoire, as well as offering optional modules taught by experts in jazz, world music, electronic and classical music, film, and musical theatre.

You can also explore the latest digital techniques for composition, performance and recording.

Key stats

  • Learn with tutors in a department ranked 7th for research outputs in the Russell Group (REF 2021)

Why choose us?

  • Play and perform - over 20 student-led ensembles, as well as the university orchestra and choirs
  • Paid for tuition - with experienced professional musicians for performance modules
  • Career development - music specific work placement opportunities carefully designed to help you look beyond your degree
  • Excellent facilities - including a high-tech recording studio, digital composition suite, mobile recording rig, an orchestral-sized rehearsal hall, and a 200-seat chamber music hall
  • Professional - work with experienced musicians, producers and technicians
  • Lakeside Arts - on-campus venue for concerts, plays and a host of other performances!

What our students say...

Amber Frost


"The thing I've enjoyed the most is the community that the music department has. I’ve got a really good relationship with the head of department – he's also my supervisor this semester for my masters. When you’re able to make friends with your lecturers I think that’s a really important thing and it’s something that’s quite unique to music, as we’re a small department. It’s really lovely."

 

- Music and Music Technology BA graduate


Kyle Campbell


"The most important thing I gained from my undergraduate degree was building connections. You get to work with so many different people and there’s so much variety, you can really pick and choose what you want to do. I took quite a musicology approach in my third year, but before that I was doing some composition modules, some performance modules, ensemble modules..."

 

- Music BA graduate


About our courses

Open Day June 2022