Classes & activities
Core Modules
Undergraduate students take weekly academic classes in addition to their principal study. The classes are designed to complement and add to every student’s creative development as performers.
Below are the module titles for 2020-2021. For detailed information about Academic Studies, download the BMus course handbook.
BMus Core Modules, Years 1 and 2
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Aural Skills 1
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Aural Skills 2
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Score Reading
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Artist Development
BMus Elective Modules; Year 3 and 4
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Aural Skills, Further
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Baroque Performance on Historical Instruments
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Baroque Performance on Historical Instruments, Advanced
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Compositional Techniques of the Germanic Traditions c.1780-c.1880
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Conducting, Advanced
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Conducting, Intermediate
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Contemporary Music Workshop
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Crossing Cultural Frontiers
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Free Composition for Performers
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Free Composition for Performers, Advanced
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Fugue
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Listening to Mozart, Thinking about Mozart, Playing Mozart
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Maestro: a History of Conducting through Film, Recordings and Marked Scores
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Messiaen in Context
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Methods in the Analysis of Tonal Music, Advanced
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Mozart’s Operas
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Musical Aesthetics and Criticism
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Open Academy
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Open Academy. Advanced
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Performing Baroque Music (with a focus on Handel)
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Performing Experimental Music
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Repertoire Studies
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Research Project
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Silent Film Improvisation
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Song Accompaniment
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Studio Performance
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Worldwide Repertoires
Department Classes
And Activities
In addition to weekly individual lessons, both undergraduate and postgraduate harp students participate in the following activities:
Chamber Music
Coached and assessed, our harpists collaborate with a fantastic pool of talented students and perform frequently in the Academy and throughout London.
Harp Ensemble
Made up of all Academy harpists, this group rehearses and performs a variety of music written for multiple harps.
Masterclasses
Repertoire Classes
You will study standard repertoire including training in orchestral, opera and ballet playing.
Early Harp
Jazz and Improvisation
Sight-reading
Discovery events
Discovery Events are the perfect way to find out more about the Academy and whether it’s the right place for you.
