Acting and Music (Hons) Liverpool Hope University

Overview

The Acting and Music (Hons) BA programme from Liverpool Hope University provides students with knowledge and understanding of the history and practice of acting, and the skills to apply this knowledge to real-life settings across different disciplines, as well as acting for stage and screen.

Liverpool Hope University is a core hub for studying music within a world-renowned city of music. As part of the active--and increasingly growing--popular, classical, jazz, traditional, folk, electronic and experimental music scenes within the city, Liverpool Hope University is an ideal location for pursuing the creative practice and study of music. The BA Music Programme at Liverpool Hope will offer you the opportunity to explore the many facets of performing, composing, producing, and intellectually engaging with music across a broad range of topics and genres, including popular, classical, jazz, electronic, and world music traditions.

This music programme benefits from a unique, creative scholarly approach that features:

• An inclusive outlook towards genre that allows students to pursue their musical interests.

• A wide-ranging approach to music study that develops diverse skills in performance, composition and academic study.

• A variety of opportunities to perform in and compose for university ensembles, student-led ensembles, and other musically collaborative experiences.

• A team with multifaceted interests in music that are pursued professionally beyond the university setting.

Our Music programme is part of our School of Creative and Performing Arts, based at the Creative Campus, and housed in the purpose-built Capstone building. The School is one of only a handful of All-Steinway Music Schools in the UK and, in addition to a Steinway Model D in the Capstone Theatre, we also have a number of sound-proofed bespoke music recording, rehearsal and practice spaces. There is also a good stock of musical instruments and outboard technology to cater across all musical genres.

Our students have had opportunities to gain professional experience with a variety of professional organisations, including Liverpool Sound City, Immix Ensemble, the Liverpool Hope Metropolitan Orchestra, Ditto Music and The Vocal Booth studio, among others.

We continually establish connections within the wider industry and our programme regularly hosts music industry professionals, who provide real-world knowledge through their guest lectures. Join our dynamic creative community of music production to facilitate the next steps in your creative and professional journey.

Career opportunities:

You will graduate from Liverpool Hope with a broad musical education having had the opportunity to specialise in particular areas. An increasing number of our students are choosing to continue their studies at Masters’ level at Liverpool Hope on our MA CreativeMusic Practice course. Many graduates also enter the teaching profession via our PGCEcourses.

Many of our students also have portfolio music careers in the private sector that includes music performance, recording, production, composition and music teaching. Music students at Liverpool Hope also go on to work in the Charity and Public sector influencing National Music and Arts initiatives and Policy. Music students are equipped with advanced music skills but also critical and reflective thinking, communication, analysis and business skills that are valuable in a range of music related careers in the public and private sectors.

Our Music degree equips and develops students’ ability to be successful within scholarship, the Music Industry and beyond. In recent years, several of our graduates have moved into the commercial and management sectors, or have set up their own specialist businesses. Music students can take advantage of enhanced career development opportunities such as work-placements, SALA and Study Abroad.