Bacharelado em Performance de Música Popular e Negócios Musicais BA (Hons)

Nurture your creative flair for music while developing useful skills as an entrepreneur with our BA (Hons) Popular Music Performance and Music Business degree. This course is perfect if you want to self-manage your own band or project, release your own material, develop your live presence, and expand your horizons.

Throughout the course, you’ll focus on performance, technique, musicianship, artist management, releasing music, live music, music publishing, and marketing. These topics ensure you have all the tools you need to become a successful musician with a detailed knowledge of how the business works. Your day-to-day learning will take place in large live rooms, smaller studio settings, and lecture-based classrooms.

Our experienced, inspiring, and sought-after lecturers will help you progress through the three years. And, you’ll be able to refine your course through our optional modules. These optional modules allow you to specialize in areas such as creative performance, session skills, songwriting, technology, composing, arranging, recording, teaching, and research. As you complete the course, you’ll have a portfolio of work that equips you with the skills and drive to become successful in a fast-moving and competitive creative environment.

You’ll also have access to unrivaled work experience opportunities. These ensure that you can develop hands-on industry knowledge through placements and internships in a wide range of roles and organizations.

All in all, this creative and rigorous program will encourage you to make the most of any opportunities available to musicians and entrepreneurs in live performance, the recording industry, self-management and DIY, music and media, digital distribution, music education, and every other aspect of this exciting and expanding industry.

So, what are you waiting for? Combine your passion for music performance and music business today for a fulfilling music industry career in the future.

Key facts

• Mode of attendance: Full-time
• Length of course : This course is taught as a three-year course at levels four, five, and six.
• Awarding institution : BIMM University
• Campus delivery: London, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester
• UCAS code: W300
• Language of study : English
• Final award : BA (Hons) Popular Music Performance & Music Business
• Admissions Criteria: Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or above (64 UCAS points), OR BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.

BIMM University is a creative arts educational institution that offers English-taught Bachelor’s, CertHE and Master’s degree programmes in the worlds of modern music, film, performing arts and video games development. We aim to prepare students for successful, sustainable and international creative industry careers. BIMM University consists of 14 schools in the UK, Ireland and Germany with a diverse and international student community of 8,000 students from over 60 countries.

For 40 years, BIMM University has equipped our students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of the creative industries.

As a BIMM University student, you’ll benefit from a range of unique collaborative opportunities across music, film and performing arts, developing skills you will take into your future creative careers.

BIMM University comprises the acclaimed BIMM Music Institute (UK and Dublin, Ireland), Screen and Film School , Performers College , Institute for Contemporary Theatre in the UK . Additionally, BIMM University has a branch in Germany: BIMM University Berlin. Wherever you choose to study, your school will be fitted out with industry-standard facilities, and you’ll be supported by expert lecturers with the knowledge and experience to take your talent further.

BIMM inspires the next generation of industry professionals through the creation of inclusive and creative learning environments that remove barriers and create opportunities for equal participation in the creative industries. As a BIMM student, you’ll be part of a unique creative community with access to unrivalled connections and real-world industry experiences. You’ll have the opportunity to be yourself and study in an environment that works closely with the very industries you’ll find your place in.