Music (Songwriting) (Hons) University of Hull

Overview

To thrive in today’s fast-moving music culture, you’ll need a wide range of musical and technical skills, and to be able to work confidently with others across a range of professional contexts.

BA Music (Songwriting) is a variant of the BA Music  programme. So you’ll share the same modules as other BA Music students. But when it comes to options within modules, you’ll focus on songwriting.

With the BA Music (Songwriting) (Hons) course offered by the University of Hull  you'll study a range of technical skills to enable you to realise your best work. Project management, music theory, and lyric analysis. Fluency with key pieces of music software. Research skills, social media skills, and festival programming.

You'll receive robust training in the critical and contextual dimensions of the study of music. Working with expert staff to explore, interrogate and challenge received wisdom about the value, status and significance of music in our society. Your practical work will culminate in a large-scale project that will be a stepping stone into your chosen career.

And you can tap into our partnerships with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) and Opera North. RPO hold masterclasses and offer career advice. As well as ensemble coaching, one-to-one tuition, and work experience.

Future prospects

• You’ll graduate with essential skills for the music industry, plus, a professional portfolio of material for your CV. You’ll learn how to communicate confidently, both through your craft and face-to-face. 

• You’ll also have access to our network of professional partners, providing opportunities for live projects, work experience, masterclasses, and more.

• Some students set up record labels before they graduate. Others carve out their own careers in the industry. Our graduates go on to become musicians, composers, singer-songwriters, and recording artists. 

• They also pursue careers as radio producers, music promoters, and events managers, as well as music therapists, teachers and journalists.