Music
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Why choose a Music degree?
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant world of music? Our Music department at the University of Huddersfield is the perfect place to develop a wide range of transferable skills for a successful career in the diverse music industry.
We are renowned for nurturing progressive musical talent. Each year, the world-famous Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival brings cutting-edge international artists to our campus, while the Electric Spring Festival showcases the latest trends in electronic music. These events provide you with unparalleled opportunities for live exposure and interaction with both national and global music industries.
You’ll be guided by leading researchers and musicians who cover everything from classical to pop to experimental music and beyond. Whether your interests lie in creative, historical, analytical, or technical approaches – in performance, composition, or musicology – we have a course tailored for you.
What can you do with a degree in Music?
A Music degree from the University of Huddersfield will offer you a broad range of career possibilities. You can become a performer, composer or conductor, working in orchestras, bands or as a solo artist. You may also pursue careers in music education, therapy and administration. The analytical and creative skills you develop will be valuable in roles such as music journalism, production and management. Additionally, you can explore opportunities in music publishing, copyright law and arts management, where your understanding of the music industry and its legal aspects is essential.
Our experts
We have many experts in Music. Here are a few of them:
Dr Adam Martin
Course Leader for Popular Music BMus
Dr Adam Martin, Course Leader for Popular Music BMus, is a songwriter, performer, producer and researcher. His projects span electronic duo Nightports to music-food experiences (Unusual Ingredients). He’s currently writing a book on group songwriting.
Dr Catherine Haworth
Senior Lecturer
Catherine Haworth is a musicologist. Her research focuses on representation and identity in music, particularly in film and television soundtracks. She has published on gender and sexuality, crime films, James Bond, horror TV, and celebrity culture.
Dr Loz Colbert
Lecturer in Popular Music
Loz Colbert, Lecturer in Popular Music, has 36 years' industry experience. A founding member of RIDE and The Animalhouse, he’s also been a session musician for Supergrass, The Jesus and Mary Chain, St. Etienne, Damo Suzuki, and Gaz Coombes.
Preparing you for your future career
All our Music courses include an optional short-term or year-long work placement, helping to give you the essential skills employers are looking for. Hear from Alex Broadgate who studied Music BMus(Hons) and completed a placement with Anara Publishing.
For my work placement, my title was "Publishing and Sync Assistant" at Anara Publishing - an independent music publisher based in Leicester. My work placement gave me a general understanding of the music publishing industry and how it fits into the wider music industry as a whole.
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Blogs
A day in the life of a music student
Hi, my name is Maisy, and I'm a final-year student at the University of Huddersfield. In this blog, I’ll be taking you along for a day in my life as a music student.
My Open Day Experience
In this blog, find out about my experience of the University's Open Day and how it helped me make my decision.
Video Library
Find out more about our courses in Music - hear from our students and explore our facilities.
Related Research
Centre for Audio and Psychoacoustic Engineering
We're a diverse team at the University of Huddersfield, UK, specializing in psychoacoustics research, digital audio signal processing, and music production.
CeReNeM: Centre for Research in New Music
We are a community of world-leading artists and scholars bringing innovative and interdisciplinary perspectives to research in composition, performance, sonic arts and multimedia, music technology, improvisation, analysis and new music studies.
Centre for the Research in Music and its Technolog
Our centre brings together researchers investigating musics and musical cultures using a variety of historical, critical analytical and technological methodologies.
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