2:1 or equivalent in Music or a related discipline
If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:
IELTS, 6.0, minimum 5.5 in each component
C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency, 169, minimum 162 in each component
Duolingo, 100, minimum 90 in all other components
LanguageCert, B2 Communicator High Pass with 33/50 in each component
PTE Academic, 55, minimum 51 in each component
TOEFL, 79, minimum 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing
Trinity ISE III, Pass in all components
Community music is a growing career option, as more and more musicians opt to work outside formal settings like the concert hall and many orchestras and arts organisations seek to extend their audience base into the community.
Community music covers work in schools, prisons or hospitals, the development of music in under-resourced areas and with disadvantaged people and the development of creative partnerships between people of different skills and cultures. The vast majority of music programmes focus on musicology and instrumental/vocal excellence - this course will challenge you to build on these skills and think critically about the practical applications of music beyond the concert hall.
You'll leave with the well-honed skills needed to facilitate access to music for a diverse range of people. The course also covers project management and arts administration, management and consultancy, and combines scholarship with professional and charitable outcomes, experience that will be invaluable in any career you may wish to pursue.
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Modules
Modules cover music in education and therapy, groupwork and project management, world music and arts administration, as well as the fundamentals of community arts practice.
You'll also attend weekly seminars, focussing on issues of professional development. You'll cover subject-specific skills such as fundraising, writing business plans, legal matters such as health and safety and safeguarding and work skills such as managing a portfolio career in the arts. These seminars are not assessed, but provide vital preparation for your placement and dissertation.
Core modules
Your core modules will cover topics such as:
Community Music in Principle
Music in Education, Therapy and Health
Group Work, Class Work and Project Management
World Music and the Other Arts
History and Practice in Community Arts
Music Technology and Arts Administration
Community Outreach Officer, University of Cambridge
Participation Producer, Southbank Centre, London
Education Manager, London Mozart Players
Director, Sound Out Cork
Music Tutor, HM Young Offenders' Institution, Wetherby
Arts Development Officer, City of Durham Council
Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year
