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UNDERGRADUATE MUSIC COURSES

BMus Popular Music Performance

BA Songwriting

BA CREATIVE MUSICIANSHIP

Our BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance degree is designed for students who aspire to fulfil the highest levels of musicianship, and build a successful portfolio career within today’s modern and diverse popular music industry.

A dynamic, challenging, and relevant programme, this course will provide you with the technical, theoretical, and performance skills needed to thrive as a professional musician. The course covers a variety of learning activities in subject areas such as performance, stylistic techniques, music technology, arranging and composing, sight-reading and sonic analysis.

This course is also available as a one-year intensive CertHE course. We have instrument specific courses to suit all types of musicians – from vocalists, guitarists and bass players, to drummers and keyboard players.

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Music Performance

As a musician, it’s essential that you develop practical ensemble performance skills, and gain an awareness of authentic musical perspective, styles, and historical context. You’ll attend live performance workshops during this module, providing you with the opportunity to develop and deepen your performances and stagecraft. You’ll also participate in ensemble classes (vocals/backing vocals and percussion) that will further your development of these performance skills, improving awareness of the appropriate stylistic idioms, essential communication skills, and professional industry performance standards.

HARMONY, THEORY AND TECHNIQUE

This module combines a solid technical foundation with a focus on developing the practical and theoretical skills required to support your core musical development. You’ll explore many styles and genres of music; the study of musical notation; ear training and transcription; harmony and theory; and an introduction to basic keyboard skills. At the end of this module, you’ll be able to fully express yourself on your primary study instrument.

MARKETING AND MONETISING YOUR MUSIC

Every musician needs to understand the various facets of today’s rapidly evolving music industry. This module will establish the industry’s core framework, exploring its three main sectors: recorded music, live music, and publishing. It also delivers an overview of the contemporary music business, providing an invaluable understanding of current monetisation models; effective marketing and promotion strategies; the role of management; and how to recognise and exploit changes in practice arising from the impact of the internet and new technologies.

Composition and Arrangement

During this module, you’ll learn how to plan, create, organise, process and produce original work to brief, via theoretical, analytical, and practical study. The module will expand your music processing and programming abilities to aid and enhance composition; outline and contextualise standard music industry practices, protocols, standards and expectations; and provide an introduction to the fundamentals of musical arrangement and composition in a variety of popular music styles. You’ll also acquire plenty of practical experience, providing invaluable knowledge and insight into arrangement, composition, and the development of ensemble skills.

Event Management

This optional module will enable you to devise, plan, execute and reflect on the development and realisation of a live performance event in a professional setting. You’ll draw upon your prior learning to investigate and evaluate event management and event culture from a variety of critical perspectives. The module engages with a broad range of relevant and practical management techniques, including communication, negotiation, organisation, coordination, arbitration and resource management, facilitating the development of essential transferable skills such as venue operation, tour management, marketing, promotion and acquiring funding. You’ll also acquire a functional understanding of the relevant regulations, obligations, and legal issues, such as public and personal liability, health and safety, and insurance.

Our BA (Hons) Songwriting degree is a practically focused, industry-aligned course designed for aspiring professional songwriters.

Rather than attempting to “teach” you how to write songs, a team of expert tutors will guide you through a structured and personalised journey, enabling you to develop your own individual writing ability and creative style. You’ll explore the art and craft of contemporary songwriting, and write at least two songs to brief each week, covering a range of topics, styles, genres and approaches.

Our core aim is to nurture your creative individuality and independence as a songwriter, empowering you with the knowledge, skills, and understanding required to establish and maintain a professional songwriting career.

This course is also available as a one-year CertHE

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Selected Modules

Creative Songwriting

To be a successful songwriter, you’ll need to be able to write and perform a repertoire of original songs across a range of thematic, structural, and stylistic briefs. This module will enable you to develop the required skills (including co-writing techniques), take a practical research-based approach to exploring your creativity, and acquire a deeper understanding of your work’s cultural, historical, social and political contexts. Our personalised approach will guide you through a variety of styles, genres, and forms, and provide the opportunity to explore different approaches to writing.

The Practising Songwriter

As a professional songwriter, the ability to produce live and recorded demonstrations of your repertoire is vitally important. In this module, you’ll begin developing the skills and knowledge required to achieve professional-standard performances and production. You’ll learn how to create collaboratively with other performers, produce arrangements of other writers’ original repertoire, acquire the knowledge and skills to enable a creative and stylistically relevant approach to song production, learn how to prepare suitable charts for use in showcase workshops, and develop the necessary introductory instrumental skills.

Marketing and Monetising Your Music

In order to build successful careers, all songwriters must develop an awareness of the various facets of today’s rapidly evolving music industry. This module will enable you to explore and develop a professional approach to the three main industry sectors (recorded music, live music, and publishing), and the many ways in which they interact. Crucially, you will also develop an understanding of current monetisation models, how to develop successful marketing and promotion strategies, the role of management, and how to take advantage of changes in practice brought about by the impact of the internet and new technologies.

Creative Identity and Repertoire

This module will help you develop the creative and commercial skillset required to successfully execute a commercially viable songwriting project. You’ll refine your project’s identity and brief, write creatively relevant material, and learn about every aspect of creative management and the placement of your project in the marketplace.

The Business of Songwriting

Every songwriter needs a detailed understanding of the modern music industry, including all relevant business opportunities and challenges. During this module, you’ll explore entrepreneurial approaches and business models across all areas of the industry, including key areas such as marketing, product management, advertising, PR and branding. You’ll also analyse case studies, and gain practical work experience by developing, managing, and refining your own product.

Principles of Creative Production

During this optional module, you’ll broaden and improve your production skills by developing a “sonic identity” for your writing projects. You’ll be able to further study the creative, technical, and in-studio skills needed to produce a variety of original and well-defined recorded demos for songwriting pitches, and create a showreel for a new artist project. You’ll also learn higher-level vocal techniques for both a studio environment and live performance, and engage with the analysis and practice of mixing techniques.

Principles of Creative Performance

This optional module enables you to develop and enhance crucial live performance and arrangement skills, including the planning, design, and live performance of suitable arrangements of original songs. You’ll also have the opportunity to continue analysing and developing your individual and collaborative communication skills, including your relationship with your audience.

During the BA (Hons) Creative Musicianship degree, you’ll develop and refine your unique artistic identity, guiding you toward success as a highly skilled creative artist.

Through theoretical and practical exploration of composition, performance, and music production, you’ll hone your technical understanding of musical language and take your next steps toward a career in the music industry.

This course’s highly flexible modules cover essential topics including creative collaboration, recording, songwriting, career development and entrepreneurship.

Using the latest music technology, you’ll build an industry-standard portfolio of your own original music, encompassing the personal artistic brand you’ve identified and realised.

This course is also available as a one-year CertHE

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Selected Modules

Creative Composition

Split across two 20-credit modules, you’ll explore songwriting in a range of different contexts, including artist-driven creative output, and composing for film and new media. Backed by a genuine understanding of the need for musicians to be technologically savvy in today’s industry, you’ll take advantage of ICMP’s state-of-the-art technology suites, using Logic Pro software as a creative tool for building tracks, developing ideas, editing and mixing.

Marketing Strategies

In this module, you’ll gain an understanding of core entrepreneurship concepts, principles and models, such as marketing, advertising, PR, social media and more. Harnessing your creative curiosity, you’ll turn your theoretical entrepreneurial knowledge into a successful and practical strategy to market yourself as a creative artist.

Creative Entrepreneurship

Split across two 20-credit modules, these advanced business classes focus on revenue generation for portfolio creatives. You’ll learn a host of techniques and skills required to create and develop early-stage ventures, arming you with the ideas and abilities you need to hit the ground running as a working creative artist and entrepreneur.

Creative Portfolio

This major Year 3 module requires you to create a career-focused, practical portfolio project of your own choosing. Designed to bridge the gap from student to working professional, the Creative Portfolio represents an exceptional opportunity to show the music industry what you’re capable of creatively, and launch your artistic direction into the world.

Musical Identity and Repertoire

During this module, you’ll develop a portfolio of original material in line with your self-directed creative and commercial goal-setting. You’ll be supported by ICMP’s expert tutors as you identify and hone your unique offering, style, and sound, culminating in a professional, industry-standard portfolio that introduces and reflects your personal artistic brand.

UNDERGRADUATE MUSIC PRODUCTION COURSES

BA CREATIVE MUSIC PRODUCTION

BA MUSIC PRODUCTION FOR FILM, TV & GAMES

BA AUDIO ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION

Our Creative Music Production degree explores the practical and theoretical aspects of music production.

Our expert tutors will show you how to create, produce, and launch market-ready original music, and develop your industry-relevant technical and entrepreneurial skills.

The course will push you out of your creative comfort zone, offering regular opportunities to write and compose to a brief, explore new styles and genres, and collaborate with the wider ICMP community.

You’ll graduate with a solid understanding of how the music industry works, and the actions you must take to progress your music production career.

This course is also available as a one-year CertHE

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Digital Music Production

This module will consider how computer technology is used to produce contemporary music. Using Pro Tools, Logic Pro, and Ableton Live, you’ll develop music programming and production techniques, including synthesis and sampling, alongside the development of critical listening skills.

Studio Recording and Engineering

You’ll explore the fundamentals of audio theory within the context of a professional music recording studio. By learning how to use industry-standard recording and production equipment, you’ll become proficient with both recording and engineering (editing and sound production) processes.

MARKETING AND MONETISING YOUR MUSIC

Every musician needs to understand the various facets of today’s rapidly evolving music industry. This module will establish the industry’s core framework, exploring its three main sectors: recorded music, live music, and publishing. It also delivers an overview of the contemporary music business, providing an invaluable understanding of current monetisation models; effective marketing and promotion strategies; the role of management; and how to recognise and exploit changes in practice arising from the impact of the internet and new technologies.

Creative Live Sound Production

Through practical project work, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of core live sound concepts, principles, and production methodologies including location recording, “sound vs music”, audio theory and creative recording techniques.

Music for Multimedia

During this module, you’ll develop a critical awareness and analysis of the compositional methods, tropes, and approaches used in music for film, television, and multimedia, including computer game design. This awareness and analysis will be practically applied through composition, post-production, and editing.

The Business of Music Production

This module will cover advertising, PR, branding and entrepreneurial business models through an analysis of case studies, as well as working practically on developing, managing, and refining your own product. You’ll be required to keep your finger on the pulse of the rapidly evolving business of music, with ongoing reference to contemporary news stories and analysis.

This music production degree explores the composition, production and creative techniques used in the world of film, TV and games.

As a student on this highly practical course, you will confidently grasp the spectrum of studio production techniques including recording, signal processing, audio editing, post-production skills, and multichannel mixing and mastering.

You’ll delve into theoretical areas of production, including musical language, composition and arrangement, while exploring those concepts in practice across film scoring, composition design for games, spatial 3D audio, Dolby Atmos, and Virtual and Augmented Reality sound design.

This course is also available as a one-year CertHE

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Sound Design and Theory

In this module, you’ll be introduced to the fundamental principles of audio theory and its behaviour, while gaining an understanding of audio signals, concept of acoustics and the ways in which humans perceive sound. You’ll also conduct audio visual research to explore the effect music can have in audio-visual settings, and will develop and progress your sound design skills.

  • Frequency & Amplitude
  • Audio acoustics and sound behaviour
  • Reflection, refraction, absorption and diffusion
  • Harmonics
  • Phase
  • Equal Loudness Contours
  • Fourier analysis & synthesis
  • Masking
  • Sound localization
  • Psychoacoustics

MUSIC INDUSTRY AND DEVELOPMENT

Across this module, you’ll begin to explore the music business and will start to visualise your personal route into it. Your tutor will provide you with an extensive overview of the way the sector works, while you learn about different music industry roles, revenue streams and career opportunities. Developing your research and writing skills, you’ll start to explore your interest areas and will take your first steps towards forging that much-desired music industry career.  

  • The role of the composer in Film production
  • Royalties and other revenue streams
  • Media and advertising sectors
  • Trailers( film advertising)
  • TV and Documentaries

AUDIO POST-PRODUCTION WORKFLOWS

This module will see you explore the theory and techniques involved in creating audio across a variety of professional contexts, including the worlds of film and TV. You’ll explore audio synchronisation skills, while developing an understanding of surround sound standards and mixing. Other topics of study include Audio Restoration – the process of removing imperfections from sound recordings – and Automated Dialogue Replacement, which sees conversational discrepancies which have occurred during filming re-recorded in the studio.

  • Noise Reduction
  • Cleaning Audio
  • Advanced Editing
  • Vocal Tuning
  • Vocal Comping
  • Restoration Tools
  • Mono Mixing
  • Top Down Mix Approach
  • Understanding Spatial FX
  • Mixing On Headphones
  • Mixing On Monitors
  • Advanced Compression Techniques
  • Mix bus Compression
  • Spectral slotting
  • Depth - Delays/Reverbs
  • Parallel Compression
  • Distortion & Saturation
  • Analogue Mix
  • Drum Replacement
  • Tape Emulations

AUDIO FOR GAMES I

This module will see you develop your practical music-making skills in the context of video game composition. Topics include linear and non-linear composition; software commonly used in video games, such as sound effects engine and authoring tool, FMOD, and real-time 3D content tool, Unity; and an exploration of how to process audio into games.

  • Building soundscapes based on a visual narrative
  • Style and Genre Considerations
  • Imagining a ‘sound world’ that fits perfectly with the ethos of the game.
  • Sourcing and creating Foley effects for us as weapons, impacts, vehicle sounds, etc        

 

COMPOSING FOR FILM

You’ll be introduced to the concept of composing and scoring for film and television soundtracks in this captivating and thought-provoking module. Studying the historical relationship between sound and the moving image, you’ll explore case studies from a variety of groundbreaking cinematic productions. You’ll then put your theory into practice as you further embellish your sound design and notation skills.

  • Interpretting briefs
  • Learning the mind of the director- speaking the same language
  • Spotting and marking hit points
  • Rhythm and dynamic for different scenarios
  • Intervals and motifs as trigger points and characterisation
  • Different compositional techniques for various media formats
  • Analysing character, emotion and situation
  • The importance of improvisation in composition
  • Keeping things in sync: setting the time, pace, and Quantisation
  • Working with string and brass sections
  • Working with non harmonic and atonal sound
  • Music Analysis- fusion of disparate elements
  • Generative music

CREATIVE PRODUCTION PROJECT

This module lets you undertake a professional production project of your own choice in a field that specifically interests you – typically a film, TV episode or advertising commercial soundtrack, or audio for a computer game or mobile app. This allows you to hone your knowledge and practical experience in a particular area you’ve studied across the course and particularly enjoyed. In this final creative project of your degree, you’ll complete substantial research in your specialised area, using appropriate production methodologies to deliver your masterpiece.

  • Project planning
  • Management frameworks
  • Case Studies
  • Researching portfolio
  • Collaborative working
  • Time management

This course teaches you everything you need to know to an advanced level using the latest specialist studio equipment and technology.  

Spending plenty of time in ICMP’s cutting-edge recording studios, you’ll become an advanced post-production professional, studying elements including ambisonics, binaural recording, spacial and multichannel mixing, ADR and dialogue audio editing, and Dolby Atmos.

You’ll graduate with the theoretical knowledge, music business know-how, creative drive and a whole host of advanced technical skills to be able to confidently work with musicians and artists to produce the highest quality recordings across a range of recording studio environments.

This course is also available as a one-year CertHE

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Theory of Sound & Audio Signal Processing

This module will introduce you to the fundamental principles of audio theory and its behaviour. You’ll gain an understanding of audio signals and how humans perceive sound, while learning how to manipulate and process audio  using a variety of audio signal processors and effects. With this key knowledge, you’ll be able to confidently operate key recording equipment in a professional audio environment, operating key studio recording equipment.

  • Frequency
  • Amplitude
  • Evolution of Recording Equipment
  • Sample Rates
  • Bit Depth
  • AD/DA Conversion
  • Decibels
  • Signal Chain
  • Using the Recording Console

MIXING TECHNIQUES

Learning all the skills necessary to be a proficient mix engineer, you’ll explore a range of innovative mixing techniques while developing your sonic signature. You’ll have ready access to high-tech music industry-standard hardware and software, including a suite of plug-ins which allow you to get sonically creative and shape the sound of your mixes in a professional way.

  • Understanding EQ
  • Compression Overview
  • Stereo Placement
  • Low end mixing
  • Mid range placement
  • Mixing highs
  • Spatial FX
  • Side Chaining
  • Using Send/Returns
  • Submixing
  • Summing
  • Integrating Live Instrumentation to digital sounds
  • Automation

MUSIC BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Across this insightful and contemporary module, which will be highly applicable to your future music career, you’ll gain an extended understanding of the music business and will start to map out your desired route into it. You’ll explore everything from music industry roles and revenue streams, to a range of professional and entrepreneurial opportunities. You will also learn music business concepts such as copyright, royalities and distribution and also develop your research skills while gaining a host of key transferable skills sure to help you forge a successful portfolio career in the music industry.

  • Understanding PRS
  • Understanding PPL
  • Online Profile and Portfolio
  • Monetizing Your Music
  • Syncs
  • Streaming Vs Sales
  • Networking Guides
  • Music Publishing
  • Labels
  • Management
  • Music Lawyers
  • Make Money From Your Music Now
  • Producer Points
  • Writing Credits
  • Rates of Pay
  • Record Deals Vs Publishing deals
  • Music distribution

STUDIO RECORDING TECHNIQUES

During this module, you’ll receive many opportunities to build upon the skills you’ve gained in your Level 4 studies while you further explore a board range of studio recording equipment and sound sources. You’ll learn how to capture stereo and multitrack recordings using music industry-standard audio hardware and software, and will be perfectly capable of operating a host of studio recording equipment both professionally and creatively.

  • Creating Samples from Recording
  • Orchestral Recording Techniques
  • Advanced Drum Recording Techniques
  • Advanced Bass and Guitar Recording Techniques
  • Advanced Piano Recording Techniques
  • Advanced Vocal Recording Techniques
  • Re-amping
  • Recording with Outboard
  • EQ on the way in
  • Console Mix Buss Compression
  • Blumlein Configuration
  • Spaced Pair
  • Mid-Side
  • XY
  • ORTF
  • Legendary Engineer Placement Techniques

Audio Mastering

This module will allow you to develop your audio mastering technique and ability to professionally master audio. You’ll use industry-standard hardware and music software to help train your ears to deliver high-quality finished masters across a range of industry specifications and formats. You’ll use reverb and harmonic enhancers in mastering, noise reduction, equalization techniques and multiband compression to finalise your musical projects. Throughout the module you''ll learn techniques that can be applied on any music style: rock, pop, EDM, country, hip-hop and many more.

  • Mastering basics
  • LUFS
  • Mastering for different formats
  • Mastering for YouTube/Spotify
  • Mastering with software
  • Mastering with Hardware
  • Genre Mastering
  • Multiband EQ
  • Limiting
  • oZone
  • Stock and 3rd party mastering
  • Finding mastering services
  • Mixing to master
  • Using references to master

Creative PRODUCTION PROJECT

This module sees you undertaking a professional production project of your own choice as a way of increasing your knowledge in a specific area of interest. You’ll complete substantial research across your field of expertise and will be expected to use appropriate methodologies to deliver the production of an inspiring creative project – typically an EP, composition, live performance or creative collaboration project – but many more exciting options can be explored.

  • Project planning
  • Management frameworks
  • Case Studies
  • Researching portfolio
  • Collaborative working
  • Time management
  • Budgeting

UNDERGRADUATE MUSIC BUSINESS COURSES

BA Music Business and Entrepreneurship

BA Live Event Management

BA Digital Marketing

BA Digital Marketing & Music Management

ICMP’s Music Business and Entrepreneurship degree will provide you with the tools, experience, and opportunities you’ll need to pursue your own portfolio career in the music and wider creative industries. With a particular emphasis on multi-skilled entrepreneurship, the course will support and encourage you to develop, launch, and run your own business.

This groundbreaking programme promotes enterprise and innovation across all three years, and involves work on real-world industry projects. You’ll be able to cultivate your natural creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, and back it up with unique and practical hands-on experience.

This course is also available as a one-year CertHE.

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SELECTED MODULES

MUSIC INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

This module will introduce you to the framework and functions of the modern music industry, exploring its three main sectors: recorded music, live music, and publishing. You’ll examine current industry models, processes, and practices, and see how creatives and businesses interact, exploring the interrelationships between the three key industry sectors in depth. You’ll learn about music copyright and the roles played by collection societies, professional membership organisations, and trade bodies. You’ll also cover the function of artist management, the A&R process, music marketing and promotion, sales and distribution, music rights and royalties, and a brief introduction to various revenue streams.

PRINCIPLES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MARKETING

This module introduces you to the principles of entrepreneurship and marketing, and how these can be effectively implemented, specifically in a music industry context. You’ll learn about the characteristics of successful entrepreneurship and barriers to enterprise, as well as techniques for recognising new business opportunities and how they could be translated into successful ventures through feasibility analysis and customer-driven marketing strategies. You’ll develop a basic business plan and marketing strategy for a music business project, and explore the concept of the artist as a brand, considering key areas such as brand partnerships, and commerce versus credibility in music.

Strategic Management

During this module, you’ll learn how strategic management helps create and sustain organisational effectiveness. You’ll explore theoretical perspectives on strategy development and methods of achieving competitive advantage in business, both nationally and globally. You’ll develop a range of techniques for evaluating the strategic capabilities of organisations and their operating environments, and will be able to devise recommendations to strategic problems faced by organisations, with a specific focus on the creative sector. Your comprehensive examination of strategic capabilities and the environmental context of organisations will help you make sound strategic decisions about real-life management challenges.

DIGITAL STRATEGIES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Using case studies and reviews of current working practices, this module aims to analyse the impact of digital technologies on consumers, creators, distributors and publishers. You’ll examine the impact of technology and digital media as drivers of innovation and business growth in the creative industries, and gain a detailed knowledge of digital concepts such as disruption, innovation, consumer behaviour, digital business models, social networking, big data, analytics and blockchain technology, and operating in the digital domain. You’ll also develop a host of practical ICT skills, such as image and video editing skills, to help communicate your business ideas.

LIVE EVENT MANAGEMENT

Expanding on your live event knowledge from Year 1, this module offers the opportunity to work in teams to plan, develop, and deliver your own live music event. You’ll be encouraged to approach your events creatively, while developing an awareness of the importance of branding and sponsorship, the emergence of new income streams, and changing patterns of live music consumption. Methods of communication and convergence will be examined, including the importance of employing social media and online strategies to promote your event. You’ll also gain a solid understanding of live music industry issues including health and safety, legislation, and regulations.

BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROJECT

As part of this truly unique module, you’ll build on your business and entrepreneurship experience from previous years. By developing critical thinking skills, you’ll be able to identify, research, plan, develop, brand, market, launch and manage an authentic music business initiative or a charitable, publicly funded, or social enterprise business project. You’ll work independently or as part of a small multidisciplinary team to simulate a real-world initiative, and execute a substantial project within both time and budgetary constraints. With the help of a supervisor, you’ll have the opportunity to pitch your ideas to NatWest as part of their Entrepreneur Accelerator programme.

Full course details

For full details of this programme please head our BA (Hons) Music Business and Entrepreneurship course page. 

The BA (Hons) Live Event Management degree is a ground-breaking programme with the ever-changing live music ecosystem at its heart. Developed in consultation with key bodies of the live events industry, this highly practical contemporary course will connect you to the cutting-edge of the fast-moving and constantly evolving live events sector. You’ll be encouraged to look to the future to see what’s possible, as you collaborate on real-world projects and build impressive creative, business, management and innovation skills.

Designed for the next generation of entrepreneurs in the multi-billion-pound UK live events industry, you’ll develop a host of practical, theoretical and creative skills in live production, event management and arts curation. Immersing you at the heart of the industry, you’ll gain the knowledge and abilities you need to run creative live music events across your professional career.

This course is also available as a one-year CertHE.

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Selected Modules

FUNDAMENTALS OF LIVE PRODUCTION

There’s only one way to become fluent in the language of live production and that’s to embed yourself in the industry and gain real-world experience. In this exciting and highly practical module, you’ll learn the fundamentals of live production first-hand – by being onsite in a live performance space and interacting with industry professionals. Shadowing both behind-the-scenes and front-of-house tech crew, you’ll become competent at operating basic sound and lighting equipment, as you display the same professionalism and high production values you’ll take into your future career. You’ll also understand the functions of the interdependent roles involved in delivering a live show, and the live production terminology and subtle nuances required to make it happen.

THE LIVE MUSIC ECOSYSTEM

The live music ecosystem has changed considerably in recent times, and you’ll explore the fundamentals of the new frontier in this pioneering and highly relevant module. During your studies, you’ll map the full spectrum of the live environment, acknowledging how interrelated roles depend on each other and connect with the recorded music sector – syncing with artists’ calendars, label release campaigns and other promotional activities. You’ll explore revenue generation and flow within the ecosystem, including the evolving non-profit sector and its dependence on subsidies. You’ll gain a global perspective as you explore non-Western approaches while keeping up-to-date with traditional and up-and-coming market leaders.

CONTENT CREATION AND ONLINE PRESENCE

In our continually evolving digital age, creativity has never been more vital. In this module, you’ll cover the principles of content creation and content marketing, as you learn practical and artistic techniques to help you stand out online across a range of digital media. You’ll discover why it’s essential for all music industry businesses to create a successful online presence to thrive, as you explore creative ways to get noticed digitally.  Using core content creation platforms and software, for image and video editing programmes, you’ll develop creative assets for real-world content and marketing strategies in a variety of formats.

TOURING, LOGISTICS AND FESTIVALS

In this module, you’ll gain a strong logistical understanding of the processes and functions involved in hosting a performing arts event. You’ll explore every facet of the touring and festival environment – from creating touring Itineraries, organising visas, contributing to safety advisory groups (SAG), and following health and safety requirements, to managing sites and stages, understanding how contracting works, and being on top of entertainment licensing. The module offers many opportunities to gain hands-on experience with ICMP’s UK-based festival partners, shadowing industry professionals and collaborating with teams to plan or run a range of events. You’ll also explore festival sustainability, working on both carbon-neutral and leave-no-trace approaches.

LIVE STREAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES

This module will evolve with the ever-changing environment of live streaming and entertainment event technologies. As you investigate the tools available to deliver immersive events, such as virtual reality and interactive technologies, you’ll gain insights from a host of industry specialists – including those working for both major broadcast platforms and grassroot music venues. You’ll cover the different components, technologies and platforms available, plus paywalls and the financial implications of your chosen methods. Armed with a greater understanding of the infinite potential of these technologies, you’ll also map out the future of the sector.

LIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

In this module, you’ll explore the steps involved in launching your own professional brand. You’ll discover what it means to be an entrepreneur in the live sector as you learn how to set up and run your own business or non-profit organisation. Across your studies, you’ll become proficient at identifying opportunities, managing projects, building teams and being an effective leader – all vital skills for your final-year Live Project. You’ll examine a range of project management frameworks as you determine ways you could use them effectively across your career. You’ll also put an assortment of transferable soft skills, such as problem solving and lateral thinking, into practice within a real-world working environment.

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For brands to find, and reach, their audiences, they have to find their place in the digital landscape — but not just anyone can conquer social media algorithms or create engaging, must-click content. Rapidly evolving technology has led to marketing becoming more immersive, interactive, and inescapable than ever, and the rules and opportunities change as fast as the platforms. 

From entertainment, to education, to socialising with friends, we live more of our lives than ever online. With so much of our time now spent on digital platforms like social media and streaming sites, the most successful brands know that’s where they need to be, too. For small start-ups, digital marketing provides an opportunity to be seen and heard that in the past would only be available to established companies. For big brands, it’s about keeping up and standing out in a crowded market. And for you? An in-depth understanding of digital marketing can unlock exciting opportunities with all kinds of different brands, products and services — and our BA (Hons) Digital Marketing will give you exactly that.

This course is also available as a one-year CertHE.

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Selected Modules

BRAND DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT

A brand is much, much more than a logo. It’s the public manifestation of an organisation, product, service, or individual, and comprises everything from name, language, and visual identity to behaviour and values. And however a brand looks and whatever it represents, it must work within industry regulations and stay true to the company’s strategy.

In this module, we’ll show you what’s involved in building and managing a brand in the creative industry. You’ll learn about the different models of brand building and what makes up a brand’s architecture, including the name, visual identity, messaging, positioning, values, and more. We’ll also examine celebrity brands; look at how brands are launched and change over time; learn how to create native ads and content for a closed network; consider the role and impact of regulatory bodies; and explore international brand strategies. 

CONTENT CREATION & SOCIAL MEDIA

Your online presence, and the content you create, are intertwined; in the digital world, making and posting content shows you’re active and helps you to connect with your audience.

In ‘Content Creation & Social Media’, we’ll teach you how to create assets and content that fit your goals and suit your audiences. You’ll consider why a compelling online presence is now such an important part of any business’s marketing plan and explore the various social and digital platforms, considering how content should be tailored to fit. You’ll also learn about the technical side of social — management tools, analytics, social listening, outreach, and more — and learn how SEO (search engine optimisation) and digital and social advertising can help your content to reach a bigger, and more specific, audience.

EXPLORING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Social media, blockchain, 3D printing: behind every brilliant invention and unique idea, there’s an entrepreneur — someone who stepped off the beaten path and created something of their own. It’s not just technology billionaires or maverick inventors; every self-employed person is an entrepreneur, too.

Here, we’ll explore what it means to be an entrepreneur, considering how new ideas are formed; the process of turning those ideas into reality; and what makes some people better entrepreneurs than others. We’ll look at where entrepreneurs fit into commercial, non-commercial, start-up and established organisations, and teach you about the challenges of entrepreneurship at individual, organisational, and societal levels.

DATA ANALYTICS & DECISION MAKING

With good data, you’ll make better marketing decisions. Building on your introduction to market research and data analysis techniques in your first year, this module looks at how to collect, process, and analyse consumer and market data, and explores how that data can then drive your strategy.

Overall, it’s a much more detailed look at the world of data analytics, particularly focusing on social media analytics. You’ll learn about the technical language, concepts, and models, and explore how industry standard analytics tools can help you measure the success of your digital marketing. You’ll examine real-life scenarios and problem-based case studies, looking at how data could be used to find a solution. In the end, you’ll have a thorough understanding of how to turn data into meaningful insights, and turn those insights into actions.

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

In this project-based module, you’ll get hands-on experience of creating your own content, learning both the theoretical and practical sides of digital storytelling. Beginning with an introduction to the effect of various digital media and technologies, we’ll look at how they impact consumers, creators, distributors, publishers, brands, and platforms.

You’ll explore how people communicate and engage with storytelling in the digital domain, and learn about digital strategies and social networking. Then, on the practical side, we’ll teach you about video editing and how to construct a compelling narrative, giving you the opportunity to experiment with digital content.

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The digital landscape is constantly shifting and changing beneath our feet, with new innovations and technologies influencing the way we engage with artists, brands, friends, and family. And for musicians and other creatives, understanding how to make the most of digital marketing platforms and navigate the industry can be the difference between remaining unknown or getting noticed.

Our BA (Hons) Digital Marketing with Music Management will help you do exactly that, blending technical marketing and analytics skills with specialist music industry knowledge. It’s a really diverse and immersive programme; you’ll spend as much time at workshops and events with digital marketing professionals and music industry executives as you will at lectures.

This course is also available as a one-year CertHE.

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Selected Modules

UNDERSTANDING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

Music is creative; it’s a sector of performance, talent, and entertainment. But it’s also a multi-billion pound industry, powered by everyone from huge international companies to up-and-coming entrepreneurs. So, to truly thrive as a musician, producer, or in any other career in music, you need to learn how it operates.

In this module, we’ll introduce you to the core structures and functions of the modern music industry, and explain how the main industry sectors — recorded music, live music, and publishing — work. You’ll learn about the different kinds of music business organisations; study music copyrights; and explore the roles of collection societies, professionals and other organisations, as well as examining how they all work together. Ultimately, with a better understanding of the music business, you’ll more easily be able to find, and follow, your path.

MUSIC MARKETING & RELEASE STRATEGIES

Making music is one thing, but successfully releasing and marketing that music is another altogether — and there’s more than one way to do it. This module is designed to help you get releases right, providing practical knowledge of music marketing, release strategies, and digital distribution.

We’ll look at the different ways to promote a release online, comparing DIY campaigns to the professional, big-budget approaches of big record labels and established artists. We’ll teach you how to use the direct to fan model to build up to a commercial DIY release; how to grow a fan base online; and how to attract the attention of industry gatekeepers. Once you’ve completed the module you’ll have a really thorough understanding of different promotion strategies, giving you an excellent starting point for your next release.  

DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY & CAMPAIGN PLANNING

This module is a culmination of all the tools and principles you’ve learnt from our other modules and allows you to see the bigger picture - your digital marketing strategy. Within this, we’ll show how to bring together every single communication, message and piece of content to achieve your objectives.

We’ll first teach you about how to build a successful strategy, touching on value proposition development, customer acquisition and conversion. We’ll then share how to engage your audience, looking at segmentation, targeting and brand positioning, and how to use this information to plan an effective campaign. Finally, we’ll explore converting your audience, and how to build a competitive advantage. For more on the strategic side of digital marketing, you will study ‘Brand Development and Management’ in your final year. 

TALENT MANAGEMENT & ARTIST DEVELOPMENT

How can you find, and nurture, the very best talent? And if you’re thinking about setting up a talent management business of your own, where should you begin? In this module, you’ll start by exploring the legal, commercial, and practical sides of talent management, gaining a foundational understanding of how it all works. Then, we’ll explain the process of discovery, assessment, and development, focusing particularly on the diverse range of management roles and the skills you’ll need to succeed.

We’ll challenge you to develop proposals and plans for talent development across different creative disciplines, and teach you about the practicalities of setting up a talent management business — including how to protect the interests of both talent and manager. And last, but not least, we’ll focus on modern artist development across different creative and performance disciplines.

DIGITAL ADVERTISING

Advertising is a fast-moving, creative, and multi-faceted discipline — and with the wealth of formats and platforms online, it’s even more so in the world of digital marketing. Here, we’ll look at both the academic and practical sides of advertising, from understanding regulatory bodies to putting together a creative pitch.

Focusing specifically on online advertising, you’ll study theoretical topics like social and ethical issues; advertising around the world; and how advertising is regulated. And on the practical side, we’ll show you how to conceptualise, implement, and manage integrated advertising projects from a client perspective. That includes pitching ideas and strategies, following briefs, the importance of brand guidelines, and how to plan advertising campaigns.

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POSTGRADUATE COURSES

MMUS POPULAR MUSIC PERFORMANCE

MA SONGWRITING

MA CREATIVE MUSIC PRODUCTION

MA MUSIC BUSINESS

Our MMus Popular Music Performance programme aims to broaden and deepen your musical competencies, while developing your independent learning and critical thinking abilities. You’ll build upon your existing knowledge, skills, learning and experience, and will be challenged, both musically and academically, to move out of your comfort zone. You’ll receive the time, space, support and opportunities you need to progress your personal development, while being stimulated and motivated to achieve your goals.

The programme encourages you to develop the highest levels of instrumental expertise, performance abilities, academic research and critical reasoning skills. You’ll also explore your leadership and musical management skills through the role of musical director of an ensemble, culminating in the performance of challenging original and existing repertoire.

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Course Modules

Core Modules

Students take the following core modules:

Advanced Instrumental Studies (30 Credits)

Advanced Ensemble Studies (30 Credits)

Studio Performance (30 Credits)

Performance Research Project (60 Credits)

Optional Modules

Students choose one of the following optional modules:

Cultural and Philosophical Studies (30 Credits)

Music and Wellbeing (30 Credits)

Investigating Performance Traditions (30 Credits)

Our Masters in Songwriting course is a practice-based and industry-led programme, placing your development as a songwriter in a critical and contextual setting. Working in a peer community, with teaching and support from current industry songwriting practitioners and academics, you’ll explore and refine your creative output and goals, considering artistic, commercial, and intellectual outcomes.

While exploring the art and craft of contemporary songwriting, you’ll write at least one song every week. You’ll also collaborate with other ICMP students, and engage in small group “A&R-style” feedback and critical discussion sessions with your professional songwriting tutors and talented peers, regularly critiquing each other’s works-in-progress throughout the year.

Our Songwriting Masters students form a small but close-knit team, and you’ll immediately become part of the ICMP Songwriting department’s strong, diverse, and inclusive community.

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Creative Process (30 Credits)

As a songwriter, identifying the conditions that encourage your best work is crucial. You’ll learn how to examine and evaluate your creative process during this module, and will determine ways to further develop your songwriting. Through research, discussion, and self-directed writing exercises, you’ll explore subjects such as idea generation and organisation, song drafting and development, and explorative writing techniques.

Songwriting Musicology (30 Credits)

This module will provide context for your own songwriting practice through analysis of popular musicological perspectives, and reflecting upon the societal role and cultural identity of the songwriter. Your viewpoints will be broadened through the study of songwriting ideology and criticism, and with guidance, you’ll improve your ability to form and express critical arguments, particularly through essay writing and debate.

Musicology in Songwriting (30 Credits)

To be a successful songwriter, you need a versatile toolbox of musical techniques and the confidence to apply them appropriately in a wide range of contexts. This module will equip you with those skills, helping you to develop a deeper musical proficiency, greater understanding of approaches, and a clearer standpoint when selecting appropriate methodologies. You’ll cover subjects including song analysis, alternative approaches to fulfilling ideas, and musical meaning and ideology.

The writer's voice (30 Credits)

Your writer’s voice is the key to defining your identity as a songwriter. This module is designed to help you develop and refine this unique voice, through a detailed exploration of the discipline of lyric writing. With support, you’ll partake in discussion seminars and practical workshops, evaluate a variety of creative approaches and their influence upon lyrical content, and apply your learning to your own lyric writing. This empirical approach will support you in achieving professional expertise in your writing.

MAJOR REPERTOIRE PROJECT (Optional - 60 Credits)

This module provides an opportunity to create a major new songwriting project, during which you’ll receive individual supervision by a dedicated tutor. Your project will typically take the shape of an artist album, song cycle, comprehensive collaboration, or a similar body of work. You’ll apply your skills in planning, creating, and evaluating material for your project, while also developing a delivery strategy for the particular context of your project. The Major Repertoire Project is designed for those wishing to pursue a career as a professional songwriter and/or performing songwriter.

Dissertation (Optional - 60 Credits)

The Dissertation is the perfect option for songwriters who decide to develop an extended research project. This investigatory module may lead you to consider one or more of the complex contexts, histories, themes or technical aspects of songwriting. You’ll produce a research proposal, detailed research plan, and a final extended written work, supervised by a dedicated tutor with specialist knowledge of your area of research. The Dissertation is designed for those wishing to pursue further study at the Doctoral level, and/or a career in academia or as a songwriter.

Our Creative Music Production Masters programme is highly practical, and will enable you to explore and evolve your creative music production processes. You’ll create and develop your professional sonic signature, and become proficient in mixing and mastering in the context of both creativity and sound.

Developed to replicate the existing modern music industry, this Masters programme offers substantial opportunities for collaboration and personalisation, allowing you to work with other students to realise your projects while concentrating on your own specific areas of interest within the field of music production.

During your time at ICMP, you’ll be mentored by highly experienced tutors. They’ll help you become confident in using the latest industry-standard equipment, and you’ll graduate ready to make your mark as a music producer.

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ARTISTIC IDENTITY IN PRODUCTION (30 CREDITS)

This module will provide you with clarity regarding your individual artistic intention within the field of music production, enabling you to evaluate current methodologies and establish a vision for future production practice. During seminars, you’ll analyse a range of personal and external influences, and through discussion and self-directed research, you’ll develop your communication skills by articulating and comparing ideas, while identifying new areas of creative exploration.

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES (30 CREDITS)

During this module, you’ll develop an understanding of a range of music production techniques, while exploring creative intention and processes. Through practical work, discussion, and self-directed exercises, and by studying topics including creative production processes, idea generation and organisation, creative intention, drafting and development, you’ll examine and critique your own creative work, identifying areas to cultivate and explore.

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO PRODUCTION (30 CREDITS)

This module will equip you with innovative production skills applicable to a range of circumstances. You will explore the role of innovation in studio production, especially in the context of your own work, and study alternative production approaches across different styles and genres. Your confidence will improve as you expand your outlook, practical skill base, and knowledge of innovative production techniques.

MIXING AND MASTERING (30 CREDITS)

During this module, you’ll develop your production skills through advanced mixing and mastering workshops focused on the use of equalisation, advanced dynamic processing, automation and time-based effects. The module explores mixing as a creative technical process by evaluating current methodologies, and you will develop a comprehensive understanding of the role of mastering within the delivery process.

MAJOR PRODUCTION PROJECT (60 CREDITS)

Your Major Production Project acts as a developmental “bridge” into professional work contexts, supporting artistic independence and the creation of generic and specific creative and entrepreneurial skills. As you develop your piece, you will be guided by an ICMP tutor who specialises in your chosen field. Projects typically take the form of an artist album, or similar body of creative production work.

In this dynamic and comprehensive one-year programme, you’ll master the skills, strategies and insider knowledge you need to forge a sustainable career in the world of music business. Developing key connections with prominent experts and specialists, you’ll enrich your understanding of the industry’s key challenges and opportunities through an immersive blend of practical and theoretical learning – leading you to graduate as an intuitive, influential key player in your chosen field.

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RIGHTS MANAGEMENT & FUTURE REVENUE STREAMS

The way audiences consume music is changing and expanding at a faster rate than ever before – leading to new challenges and opportunities in regards to rights management, revenue streams and legal implications.

In this module, you’ll explore how the industry deals with issues relating to intellectual property, reputation, image, contractual frameworks and more, as well as the nature of revenue streams like merchandising, sponsorships and brand deals. You’ll come away with a comprehensive understanding of the financialisation of music, able to lend significant insights into the latest trends, debates and discussions around rights and revenue.

THE RECORDED & LIVE MUSIC ECOSYSTEM

A fascinating deep-dive of the music industry’s ever-evolving infrastructure, this module examines the dynamic relationship between two core subsectors – live and recorded music. You’ll begin with critical analysis of current business models and working practises in the UK, as well as the global scene, before moving on to explore the wider political and cultural discourse across the commercial spectrum.

Through discussions around ethical decision-making, artist empowerment, carbon-neutral touring and more, you’ll examine the latest advances in technology, changing cultural and political norms, and ways in which industry roles are shifting to become a forward-thinking, innovative leader in the fast-paced music landscape.

MUSIC BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP & FINANCE

Through this module you’ll master the core competencies, personal attributes and entrepreneurial skills you need to become a highly intuitive and competitive key player in your chosen field. Supported by industry professionals and experts, you’ll gain specialised insights and techniques to apply to business modelling, planning, financial management and more, putting you at a significant advantage whether you’re developing a business idea or solving a complex industry challenge.

You’ll take learnings from specific decision-making approaches and ethical frameworks, analyse the attributes of prominent innovative thinkers in the sector, and learn how to leverage business intelligence in order to maximise the potential of your ideas.

MARKETING, ACCESSING & DISTRIBUTING MUSIC

Shifts in consumer habits, new music discovery and data-analysis capabilities have transformed music marketing – and in order to engage communities, develop successful campaigns and optimise customer experiences, today’s marketers must stay on the pulse of innovation.

This module will give you the critical knowledge of marketing philosophies, strategies and approaches you need to cut through the noise in heavily saturated markets, putting professional tools and cutting-edge techniques at your fingertips to help you become fluent in tactical marketing decision-making. You’ll learn how to plan and support a product release, analyse data to inform your strategies, utilise your insights into the design of global music brands and build awareness through storytelling – setting you apart as an imaginative, intuitive marketing force.

MUSIC BUSINESS FINAL PROJECT

With a strong focus on your own personal and professional goals, your final project will consolidate the knowledge, skills and insights you’ve gained throughout the course, culminating in a professional, industry-standard project relevant to your career objectives.

Incorporating a range of relevant theories, frameworks and strategies gathered across the programme, you’ll work closely with your project mentor – as well as a range of industry guests and external coaches – to produce a highly innovative piece of work which offers a solution to a challenge or issue impacting the industry today.

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ICMP's Careers and Industry Hub is our dedicated careers and artist development team, run by industry experts and experienced career counsellors. From the day you start studying at ICMP, they'll provide you with a wide range of advice and guidance, all focused on building industry connections and providing you with as much practical and professional experience as possible. ICMP alumni can also continue to benefit from the Hub’s assistance, which remains available even after you’ve graduated.

The Careers and Industry Hub is connected to major record labels, publishers, promoters and management companies throughout London and the wider music industry. As an ICMP student, you’ll benefit from:

  • Bespoke skills workshops and industry guest sessions built into your studies
  • Monthly A&R Sessions, bringing you face to face with notable industry insiders
  • Regular careers and networking events
  • Bespoke mentoring sessions, covering everything from artist development and support to the business side of music, searching for work as a teacher, getting gigs, and raising your profile as a musician
  • Exclusive internship and audition opportunities

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WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES

Two years ago, we proudly opened the doors to our redeveloped campus. The building was significantly extended, each floor completely remodelled and designed for the future of music education.

Our new home features expanded studio capabilities, including two brand-new Audient-equipped studios and their own dedicated live rooms, which are large enough to record full-band setups. We have a further seven purpose-built live rooms and five practice booths – and all of our multi-functional classrooms can be used for individual and band rehearsals.

We maintain an incredible stock of prized and well-maintained instruments, boutique amps, and electronic equipment that can all be hired (free of charge) for on-site practice, rehearsals, and recording sessions. This includes guitars, basses, keyboards, drums, synths, drum machines and microphones, totalling over 1,100 pieces of gear.

Students also have access to writing, production, and collaboration rooms, as well as a dedicated floor of tech rooms and a library, staffed by a qualified librarian who is available to support you with your research.

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CAN ICMP HELP TO BUILD MY CAREER IN MUSIC?

Ultimately, career success comes down to the actions you take – but we can provide you with the skills, knowledge, insight, understanding, and contact network you’ll need to make the right moves. Over 94% of ICMP graduates are in employment or further education within six months of graduating, going on to earn an average salary of £24,000 – which is £5,000 higher than other UK music students*.

The course you choose will be tailored to your chosen career outcomes, and our Careers and Industry Hub will provide all the support you need, even long after you graduate. The Hub team works tirelessly to connect ICMP students to the latest industry opportunities, and offers tailored advice and guidance to give you the best possible chance of success. To learn more about the Hub, click here.

Throughout your studies, we bring the music industry into your classroom through our outstanding faculty of tutors and mentors. We also connect ICMP students to the industry (and each other) through an extensive collection of partnerships, activities, and special events such as auditions, showcases, 1:1 A&R sessions, panel talks, masterclasses, clinics, guest lectures, “speed networking” events, and more.

* Source: DLHE, Employment of Leavers from HE Survey – UK Domiciled Undergraduate Leavers 2016/17

WHO WILL BE TEACHING ME?

ICMP’s teaching faculty is made up of highly experienced music professionals, performers, artists, producers, songwriters, business experts, entrepreneurs, and academics. They are all deeply passionate and qualified educators, and have built a creative community that’s designed to support the next generation of music industry professionals.

As an ICMP student, your studies and career will be guided by music and creative industry insiders who bring decades of first-hand experience directly into your classroom. You’ll also be able to attend regular masterclasses, clinics, guest lectures, panel talks, and more, featuring a long list of top-level industry icons.

Past ICMP guests have included legendary musicians such as Beyoncé bassist Divinity Roxx, Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci, and Adele’s drummer Ash Soan, as well as representatives from highly respected industry companies like Universal, Sony, Warner Music, The Voice, The X Factor, AWAL/Kobalt, Polydor, Atlantic, Warner/Chappell Publishing, Radio 1, PIAS, Parlophone, Universal Publishing, Columbia, Spotify, and Virgin/EMI.

WHAT IS A TYPICAL CLASS SIZE AT ICMP?

Our core classes are typically no more than 16 students per class. This enables a high number of teaching contact hours, so our students get a personalised learning experience focused around their specific goals. Our tutors are able to spend more time interacting directly with each student, while students can also connect and collaborate with classmates at a deeper level.

CAN I USE ICMP FACILITIES FOR PRIVATE PRACTICE?

ICMP facilities are available for private practice, free of charge, outside of timetabled hours seven days a week. We also have a huge range of gear available to hire for on-site practice, rehearsals, and recording sessions, from guitars and basses to keyboards, drums, synths, drum machines and microphones. Finding the right place to practice can be difficult, time-consuming and expensive – so we do all we can to resolve this problem for our students.

HOW WILL I PAY FOR MY COURSE?

Tuition Fee and Maintenance loans are available to eligible students for all of our full-time courses. Tuition Fee loans for ICMP courses cover the full annual course fee, and Maintenance Loans are also available to eligible UK students to assist with living costs while you are studying.

Our Finance Team are available to talk you through the process of applying for Student Loans and answer your student finance questions.  

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WHAT ARE ICMP AUDITIONS LIKE?

Our audition process helps us advise and guide you onto the right course of study. However, it’s important to remember that ICMP auditions are very supportive, and are all about you!

This is your opportunity to demonstrate your ability and talk about your goals, in a very relaxed and supportive environment, one-to-one with an experienced tutor. Our Admissions Team are on hand via the 'Live Chat' function to answer any further questions related to our audition process.

I'd love to study at ICMP, what are my next steps?

To continue your journey with us, simply submit a full application and book your audition. Our friendly Admissions Team are available on +44 (0)20 7328 0222 and through email at enquiries@icmp.ac.uk. Alternatively, you can use our Audition Request form to start that stage of the process.

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FINANCE

We're dedicated to providing our students with exceptionally good value for money. Our 2021 three-year undergraduate degree courses are priced at £9,250* for UK and EU students, in line with other UK universities. Our team are on hand to assist eligible students with your Student Loan application..

 

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International

At ICMP we have a vibrant and exciting international community, with around 40% of our total student body being international. That means that the ICMP experience is a truly global one, providing you with opportunities for music and cultural development that is second to none.

 

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Accommodation

Here at ICMP we understand the importance of safe and affordable accommodation during your studies, and our support teams can provide advice and guidance to help you find suitable independent accommodation. We run events  designed to educate students on their options and allow them to meet each other prior to starting.  

 

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Disability and Wellbeing Support

Our Disability and Wellbeing team are in place to help you access the essential support required to maximise your potential during your studies.  We know that studying can be tough, likewise moving away from home for the first time. The team can support you through the problems you may encounter whilst studying and also help those with specific support needs access the appropriate support.

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