The Music Foundation Year is a fully integrated programme with the BA (Hons) Music course, and will allow you to develop key musical skills in piano playing, theory and harmony.During your studies, you will develop your performance skills in 20 one-to-one instrumentalvocal lessons with the same specialists who teach on our degree programme. The course will equip you with essential skills for a performer such as interpretation, effective practising and handling performance anxiety. You will build your knowledge of music theory, and the study of harmony will be delivered in a fresh, creative way using the piano andor guitar. Your creativity will develop through improvisation, taking inspiration from the music you perform.Our Foundation Year introduces you to music history by examining music in the everyday environment of the home, asking how music is made and consumed, and its function in society.Whether you are a complete beginner or a highly accomplished pianist, you will develop piano playing skills needed for a career in music.Upon successful completion of the Foundation Year, you can automatically continue your studies on the BA (Hons) Music degree where you will build upon the knowledge gained in this initial year. The Foundation Year gives you the space to focus on the one subject, music, developing the skills and knowledge you need within a Humanities environment.How will this foundation year prepare me for further studySuccessful completion of this course guarantees you a place on our BA honours Music degree. The Foundation Year and the Music degree are fully integrated, and have been developed together to allow a seamless transition from one to the other.The year-long module 'Music in the Home' will furnish you with the intellectual skills you need for degree-level study, fostering critical enquiry and encouraging your curiosity. The dedicated performance strand prepares you for high-level study in the degree, where your individual lessons will be supported by seminars relating to the act of performance. The Foundation Year introduces the skills required to manage a freelance, portfolio career and work in arts administration, which are later developed upon in the BA (Hons) Music degree.Mode of Study1 year Full Time followed by a further 3 years Full Time or 4 years with a placement (sandwich)study abroad