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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Popular Music Performance course at BIMM University.
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A level
B,B
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Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: W316
Here's what BIMM University says about its Popular Music Performance course.
Establish your own exciting route in the live music sector with BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance. This course is perfect if you’re a musician looking to take your technical, performance and musicianship skills to a professional level. Applicants will be required to choose a discipline of focus for the duration of their studies as follows:
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Guitar
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Bass
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Drums
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Vocals
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Keyboard
The programme combines core topics such as performance, technique, musicianship, theory and technology to help you find and develop your niche as a performer.
You’ll be able to further tailor your course to your own artistic and career aims through our wide range of optional modules. These include a specific focus in areas such as creative performance, session skills, songwriting, composing, arranging and more. You’ll become equipped with the skills and drive required to be successful in any musical situation.
You’ll become fully immersed in the flourishing BIMM community with plenty of opportunities to collaborate with a diverse range of talented peers. And you’ll spend a lot of time on stage, too. You’ll have the chance to play live and perform with your fellow students.Throughout these performances, you’ll receive expert guidance from our BIMM lecturers. Our lecturers who guide you through your studies are all experienced and highly sought after professionals with invaluable expertise and experience that will help you progress through the course.
Day-to-day learning will be in large live rooms, smaller studio settings and lecture-based classrooms using our world-class facilities.
So, what are you waiting for? Start your career in Popular Music Performance today.
The BIMM University Graduate We make sure that when you graduate, your attributes and skills mirror the employment and creative needs of the music industry – both today and in the future. We aim to equip graduates with the following qualities, so they have a long lasting career:
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Employable and Entrepreneurial
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Creative, Collaborative and Connected
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Resilient and adaptable
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Globally Aware
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Professional
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Intellectually Curious
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Self-aware
Source: BIMM University
Course details
There are a few options in how you might study Popular Music Performance at BIMM University.
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5 course options available.
Qualification
Bachelor of Music (with Honours) - BMus (Hon)
Department
Music UK
Location
BIMM Music Institute Brighton | Brighton and Hove
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Music
• Musicianship and performance studies
• Popular music performance
Start date
September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,790 per year (provisional) |
| Scotland | £9,790 per year (provisional) |
| Wales | £9,790 per year (provisional) |
| Northern Ireland | £9,790 per year (provisional) |
| Channel Islands | £9,790 per year (provisional) |
| Republic of Ireland | £9,790 per year (provisional) |
| EU | £15,950 per year (provisional) |
| International | £15,950 per year (provisional) |
The modules you will study
Students can expect to study the following core modules:
Year 1 The Creative Industries and you 1: Finding your path Performance Skills Core Instrument Skills Digital Music Context & Culture of the Creative Industries Applied Instrument Skills Applied Performance Creative Technology
Year 2 The Creative Industries and you 2: Creative Collaboration Creativity, Identity and Agency Contextualised Performance Interpretive Instrument Skills Digital Performance Portfolio
Year 3 Final Project Creative Industries and you 3: Professional Portfolio Performance Showcase
A range of optional modules can be selected in years 2 and 3, subject to availability and student demand. Please visit the course information page on the BIMM Music Institute website for a full break down.
How you will be assessed
Assessment methods are varied and balanced to suit a wide range of learners:
Practical Exams Written exams Practical coursework Multimedia coursework Written coursework Presentations Video/Multimedia submissions Project/Portfolio submission Analysis Ensemble/Individual performance
BIMM University student reviews
Showing 13 reviews
1st year
Music production
10 months ago
I didn’t even know it existed or if we had one.
1st year
Music production
10 months ago
The campus is a dead zone. There’s nowhere to hang out inside so people just sit on the stairs outside smoking. I feel like I really missed out on uni life because of this. The city of London is alright for uni life but it wasn’t my sort of thing.
1st year
Music production
10 months ago
The accommodation is incredibly expensive and it is not up to standard.
1st year
Music production
10 months ago
The well-being support team is good. They run small events and offer sessions of counselling. They also can use money to fund outside counselling. They know people by name and are very sweet. The only issue I had was that when I told them I would be dropping out after I had finished first year they ...
1st year
Music production
10 months ago
I went to BIMM London and the faculties there are so small. There are not enough studios and the campus is so small. There are virtually no places to hang out at the campus which made me very isolated. There is a cafe but often it is full and so loud and overcrowded that you can’t hear anything. The...
1st year
Music production
10 months ago
The performance part of my course was the worst. In the second semester we would have a prep lesson (where the teacher was meant to show us how to play a song and ideas of how we could make our own version of it) and a workshop lesson (where we were put into groups to perform it). The teacher in the...
National Student Survey (NSS) scores at BIMM University
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from BIMM University students who took the Popular Music Performance course - or another course in the same subject area.
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Teaching on my course
82%
low
Teaching on my course
82%
low
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
77%
low
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
93%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
86%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
70%
low
Learning opportunities
79%
med
Learning opportunities
79%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
80%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
81%
low
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
79%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
81%
low
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
74%
med
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
83%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
82%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
77%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
84%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
72%
med
Academic support
87%
low
Academic support
87%
low
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
83%
low
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
91%
med
Organisation and management
67%
med
Organisation and management
67%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
70%
med
How well organised is your course?
64%
med
Learning resources
66%
low
Learning resources
66%
low
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
72%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
63%
low
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
65%
low
Student voice
72%
med
Student voice
72%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
56%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
82%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
78%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
65%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
86%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
88%
high
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Graduate prospects
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Earnings after graduation
Earnings from BIMM University graduates who took Popular Music Performance - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£17.9k
First year after graduation
£21.2k
Third year after graduation
£23.4k
Fifth year after graduation
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