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Music performance

Music

Study music performance at the London College of Music, one of the leading music and performing arts institutions in the UK, formed over 130 years ago. Delivered with creativity and passion, our innovative music courses are respected worldwide.

We offer a wide variety of music performance degree courses, enabling you to combine your studies with related areas of expertise or take an advanced specialist Master of Music (MMus).

Browse our music courses below, learn more about our fantastic facilities, view our students' work, meet our expert staff who offer 1:1 lessons, or explore some of the careers for music graduates.

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Music performance undergraduate courses

Music performance postgraduate courses

Course videos

BMus (Hons) Music Performance

Introduction to the London College of Music

A day in the life of a Music Performance and Recording student

Music Performance and Recording student Rebekah takes us through a typical day whilst studying at UWL.

A day in the life of a London College of Music student

Amy McLellan, Actor Musicianship student, takes us through a typical week as a student at the London College of Music, part of the University of West London.

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  • Why study music performance at the London College of Music?

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    Founded in 1887, the London College of Music offers ground-breaking courses that are vocationally and creatively focused, drawing on the expertise of our own renowned staff along with an inspiring programme of events, workshops and master-classes from visiting practitioners.

    We have one of the largest studio complexes in Europe, with 27 industry standard studios across the campus and new bespoke production rooms for theatre and acting.

    The College has ‘all-Steinway school’ status, so whether you are performing, recording or being accompanied, you will be accessing the best pianos in the world. As a student on one of our music performance courses, you will also benefit from one-to-one musical instrument and/or vocal coaching – find out more about why you should choose us by browsing to the course page that interests you.

  • What do I need to study music performance?

    The entry requirements for your music course will be given on its dedicated page, including whether you will be asked to submit a portfolio or attend an audition. If you do not have quite the right grades, you may be interested in one of our foundation-year courses. These are four-year courses that include an integrated foundation year to prepare you for undergraduate-level study.

    Choose a music performance degree above, where you will see whether a foundation-year option is available for that programme. On each course page you can find out about music performance assessment, course details and career opportunities. 

  • What can I do after my music performance degree?

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    Your music performance degree can open up a range of opportunities and lead to a variety of music industry jobs, with your options likely to depend on the exact performance course you choose. You could go on to work as a recording artist, session musician or a performer on tours or cruise ships. You could work in music promotion or music management, or become an educator of the next generation of performers. To get a better idea of your options, browse to the ‘Study and career progression’ section of the course that interests you.

    As a student at the University of West London, you will be entitled to lifelong careers support from our careers service.

Facilities

Facilities

Tour of the music studios

Join Dr Dan Pratt and Ben Bushell for a tour of the studios where you could find yourself, if you choose the London College of Music for your music performance and management course.

An array of synthesisers on display in the Townshend Studio at the University of West London

The Townshend Studio

The Townshend Studio is a creative space for learning, collaboration, experimentation and play.

The studio is a collection of instruments used by Pete Townshend, co-founder of The Who and Ealing School of Art (now UWL) alumnus, who described his time at the School as “a revelation”. The collection is comprised of 12 principal synthesisers, plus many other instruments which have been used by Pete throughout his career.

The Townshend Studio
Lawrence Hall, a black box theatre at the University of West London

Performance spaces

Our flexible, professionally-equipped performance spaces include Lawrence Hall, a 200-seat black box studio theatre, and Vestry Hall, a classical music performance space featuring a Steinway B Concert Grand piano, concert tuned percussion and seating for up to 150 

A production studio at the London College of Music

Production studios

We have four black box production rooms featuring performance dance floors, ballet barres, wall mirrors and ¾ drapes. All rooms have PA and AV support in all rooms. The digital stage pianos are by Roland.

A 1:1 teaching pod at LCM

One-to-one teaching pods

We have five acoustically isolated teaching pods featuring Roland and Korg digital pianos and mirrors to facilitate one-to-one teaching in voice.

A music performance room at the University of West London

Music performance rooms

All music performance rooms feature drums and backline plus PA support.

  • Drums by Roland and Pearl.
  • Backline by Marshall, Orange, Line 6, Fender and Gallien-Kruger
  • Stage pianos by Korg and Roland
  • Synths by Roland and Kurzwiel
  • PA by Yamaha, ABT and Nexo.
A Steinway piano in a basement practice room at LCM

Basement practice rooms

  • 12 instrumental practice rooms with Steinway pianos.
  • Three percussion practice and teaching rooms.
  • Percussion rooms feature Pearl kits with recording and playback systems.
The Media Resource Centre at the University of West London

Media Resource Centre

At our Media Resource Centre (used by all subject areas) you'll find extensive portable audio recording systems, including up to 24 track digital HD recording and portable Focusrite RedNet systems.

There is also video-camera and accessory support, including LED and tungsten lighting systems, track and dolly systems and stedi-cam rigs.

ARTSFEST

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Find out more about the work our students produce and view some of their recent work by visiting our Music Performance and Composition ARTSFEST page.

Where this course can take you

Two LCM musicians performing. One is playing a grand piano and the other is playing a saxophone. Both musicians are wearing all black.

A music performance degree can open up a variety of career options for you. You could go on to work as a:

  • freelance soloist
  • chamber musician 
  • session musician
  • touring musician
  • orchestral musician
  • member of a choir or opera company
  • conductor
  • composer and arranger
  • music teacher
  • broadcast professional
  • music producer
  • studio engineer
  • music manager.

You could also pursue a career in the wider music industry and go into events management, record production, as well as work in television, film, and media, talent agencies, instrument sales, and product development.

Expert one-to-one staff

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Expert one-to-one tuition

On our music performance courses, you will benefit from 1:1 lessons and specialist instrumental and/or vocal teaching. Here is a list of current instructors on our Popular Music course (subject to change):

Bass: Paul Westwood

Drums: Jeremy Cornes, Charlie Maguire, Oscar Reynolds, Dominic Sales, Jez Wiles

Guitar: Damien Cooper, Javier Fioramonti, Misha Nikolic

Keys/Piano: George Muranyi

Saxophone: Shaun Thompson

Vocals: David Laudat, Lisa Laudat, William Lester, Iain Mackenzie, Christina Malley, Ben Morris, Emma-Louise Nelson, Kat Yr Oskarsdottir.