AS/A Level Music
Music is a highly respected academic course that will challenge and inspire you to gain greater expertise on your instrument, to understand good practice in composition and to improve your evaluation skills by analysing some of history's greatest works. In addition to your four weekly classes, you will also be given theory classes and lessons with a specialist performance tutor. All Music students also have weekly coaching sessions in small groups and are given the opportunity to be engaged with a range of orchestras, bands and choirs.
The department offers advanced training programmes for able musicians, through the Scholarship Programme. Please see the department website for further details www.music.hereford.ac.uk
Qualifications
You are normally required to have achieved a minimum of Grade 4 (or equivalent) on at least one instrument and in Music Theory.
Study Visits / Fieldwork
The department runs international tours with the College ensembles, regular trips to universities and visits to some of the finest concert halls to hear the set works.
After the Course
The A level course provides an academic and practical grounding for both higher education and professional music opportunities and is a necessary prerequisite for the majority of music degrees. It is suited equally to students who aspire to have a music career and to those who would like to develop a greater understanding of music and musicians. Students often continue to study at some of the top universities and conservatoires.